[Milsurplus] Shipboard machine shop

[Mike Feher]

I was fortunate in that in my small town the HS had a full machine shop
along with classes. We also had an after school electronics club complete
with a ham station. I forget the RX that we had, but the TX was a DX-100,
that I used to borrow during summer months. For those so inclined there was
also an Auto Shop. In my Junior and Senior years I went to a Electronics
Technical School from about 1 to 4 PM. That was sponsored by the Board of
Cooperative Educational Services. After that I still went to college for my
BSEE and some graduate courses in math and EE. 73 - Mike 

 

Mike B. Feher, N4FS

89 Arnold Blvd.

Howell NJ 07731

848-245-9115

 

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Regarding high school machine shop courses, my high school of Ridgewood, NJ
had a machine shop but the machines lay dormant as there where no qualified
instructors on the staff. The town had long since transitioned from a rural
village (I'm told Linwood Ave. was once a cow path) to an almost entirely
"white collar" community (although they still insist on calling it a
village).  Far be it that those parents should allow their college bound
kids to learn any manual skills.  It's more important to pass the S.A.T.s
than learn how to operate a Bridgeport milling machine or a Southbend lathe.
As for myself, I'm entirely self-taught from reading and doing.  Mike, W6MAB

 

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