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POPULAR
ELECTRONICS
VOLUME 24
POPULAR ELECTRONICS is
indexed
in
the Readers'
Guide
to
Periodical Literature
This
month's
cover photo
by
Bruce
Pendleton
FEBRUARY,
1966
NUMBER
2
Special
Feature
Project
CHOOSE
Part
2:
Correspondence
Schools
Ken
Gilmore
41
r.
Electronic Construction Projects
Reverb
for
Your Car
Solid -State
Tachometer
for
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or
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Dwell
Meter Adapter
Meet
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-Organ
The
Tickle Stick
Daniel Meyer
Murray Gellman
David
H.
Bozarth
William
S.
Gohl
Fairis
S.
Burt
50
54
58
70
82
Communications
Satellite Activity
Report
On
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Battle
"Betsy"
Matt
P.
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DX
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79
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Lou
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Letters
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Out of Tune
Tips
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