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January 1969 Electronics World
Table of Contents
Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles
from
Electronics World, published May 1959
- December 1971. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.
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As mentioned often here
on RF Cafe, especially with an ever-increasing amount of devices and appliances
with "no user serviceable parts inside," the demand for electronics technicians
is as great today as it was decades ago. Associated equipment is significantly
different now and a lot more of it consists of swap-out modules and assemblies
rather than performing repairs in the field. However, there still exists a
significant amount of legacy electronics everywhere, and it all needs to be
maintained until upgrades are installed. There are still many electronics repair
depots around the world with teams of electronics techs doing component level
troubleshooting and repair. The Internet is awash with sources of replacement
parts from OEMs, third parties (sometimes "grey market"), and cannibalized
discarded products. Production and design facility staff includes electronics technicians
for assisting engineers and for operating test setups. Now, as then, one of the
greatest obstacles to assuring a ready supply of qualified techs is pay and benefits.
See also
How to Become a Non-Degree Engineer in the May 1966 Electronics
World,
Cleveland Electronics Institute Electronics Slide Rule Advertisement
in the August 1967 Electronics World,
RCA Institutes Advertisement in the June 1969 Electronics
World, and
Engineering Level Opportunities for You in the February 1970
Popular Electronics.
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Posted July 23, 2024
(updated from original post
on 6/14/2017)
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