May 1973 Popular Electronics
Table of Contents

May 1973 Popular Electronics

Table of Contents

Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from Popular Electronics, published October 1954 - April 1985. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.

May 1973

Vol. 3, No. 5

Letters from Our Readers - Parts Cost $$$ in Canada	8
Effective Radiated Power, by Gladden B. Houck, Jr.	34
The MOSFET, by Adolph A. Mangieri	51
Do You Know Your DC Circuits?, by Arthur H. Seidman	58
Understanding Ungrounded Oscilloscope Measurements, by Virgil A. Thomason	67
Amateur 2-Meter FM Repeaters, by Willard R. Moody WA3NFW	84
Mac's Service Shop: Biological Effects of Electrical Shock, by John T. Frye	86
Fastest Electronic Device	90
Solid-State Scene: IC Comparators and Op Amps, by Walter G. Jung	94
Understanding Your Triggered Sweep Scope, by Virgil A. Thomason	100

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