[Milsurplus] Professionally converted radios

[Peter Gottlieb]

NASA used to have a very nice, thorough, and effective soldering 
course.  I still use those techniques quite effectively to this day.

Good workmanship is more than soldering; the appropriate components and 
mechanical layout are needed, and it all must be consistent with good 
electronic design.  To do a great modification job requires an extensive 
set of skills that few have.



Mike Morrow wrote:
>> There is good work, usable work, and shoddy work...
>>     
>
> During my years an officer on a nuclear submarine, I was
> in charge of the Reactor Controls division.  These were
> USN nuclear-trained Electronics Technicians 2/C through
> ETCS.  I usually had to keep myself from interfering when
> observing the soldering skills of many of my people.  They
> were all professionals dealing with some fairly critical
> equipment, yet at least half just did not have the touch
> when it came to making a proper solder joint.
>
> This was a USN-wide problem, so finally schools were
> established to deal with nothing but soldering techniques.
> That helped, except for it not emphasizing the need to use
> *non-conductive* liquid solder flux on PCBs!
>
> Mike / KK5F
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