[NJARC] Isaac Blonder

[jonsradioglo at verizon.net]

      To all,
  I am sorry to hear of the passing of Ike Blonder. My prayers go
 out to his family and friends.
  As I write this,I am looking at my B-T audio amplifier model A-1B
 that Isaac and Ben autographed in July,2002. I remember his talk
 about getting a job working for General-Electric in Bridgeport Conn
 in the final test dept. He said over half the radios failed the 
 "thunk" test and had to be reworked.GE used spot welds to attach
 wires to the chassis and this was a common problem that was never
 fully resolved.Isaac also talked about going to England to work
 on their radar.He went to class and then failed the final exam
 because he didn't write his answers exactly as the instructor ex-
 plained. He then took the exam again but wrote his answers as the
 instructor wanted and passed. 
    I believe he gave his talk in 98 or 99 in Freehold.
             Jon Butz Fiscina