Hi all,
I am from Denver, CO. I've been in electronics since the 1960's when my uncle gave me a crystal set. I dabbled in electronics as a child and was Shanghaied into the field of electronics when I joined the US Navy. I wanted Photographic Intelligence, but was suckered into electronics because I knew some of the basics. I went through basic EE and Avionics and was assigned to an attack squadron on board the USS John F Kennedy (CV-67) between 1972-1975 working on aircraft fire control radar, component level. I worked on circuits that had peanut vacuum tubes to the early silicon and germanium semiconductors, analog computers with the early digital computer with a drum memory plus an early core memory for the fire control solutions. My squadron then upgraded their planes with the avionics that had the military 74xxx type of logic, linear, some CMOS with the early microprocessors in the radar system. That Uncle? He served on two carriers, did shipboard radar and then had a career in electronic servicing for Kodak. Between us: 3 carriers, 7 1/2 years serving in the US Navy, 94 years total active professional electronics experience.
I got out of the Navy in 1975, replaced the military BS
for a cleaner and more accurate bogosity meter, got my FCC General Class Radiotelephone license and worked for a few mom and pop repair shops then worked for a consumer electronics retailer in one of their two dozen regional repair centers for nearly 20 years before being laid off. I repaired the RF items including cellphones, plus the CD players, large stereo receivers and other items. I then worked for a telescope manufacturer that has his own line of telescopes plus he manufactures after market items such as better motorized focusers, digital setting circles and carrying cases for the other major brands of telescope manufacturers. 2 months there. I was the last person he hired as full-time as he is struggling to stay in business to this day. That was just before 9-11. No jobs since. I am coming off of an autoimmune disorder that is eating away at my peripheral nervous system and trying to lead a more active life.
My interests are astronomy, electronics tinkering, gardening and photography. I am a board member of my astronomy club and do some public outreach plus doing maintenance at the dark sky site. I am an astrophotographer and modified both of my Newtonian telescopes using the electro-mechanical knowledge I have to do that. All four of these main interests started in the 1960's. Gardening by grandma; Photography and electronics, uncle; astronomy, John Glenn.
Joe
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