[R-390] Depot Dawgs

[Barry]

On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:47:34 -0700, you wrote:

>Anyway you look at it, it is and has been a "DEPOT DAWG"
>
>Hank
>KN6DI

I have been on this list for years, I enjoy the 390A es 390 tech talk.

This is my first post, I hate the off topic stuff, but having put up
with it this long, maybe you can indulge me.

This has been discussed in the past, however, not recently.

I worked in a Depot for 5 years, Naval Air Rework Facility (NAS
Norfolk).

EVERY ITEM WE OVERHAULED HAD TO PASS THE FACTORY SPEC.

PERIOD.

Were there different manufacturer's for the same item? Yes.

Did various modules from various manufacturer's end up in a different
mainframe? Yes.

Did the build quality differ from vendor to vendor? Yes.

Zero defects were the stated goal at my facility, EVERY piece of gear
I personally overhauled had a document with MY artisan stamp (number
unique to the tech) on it. Plus, there was a SEPARATE Quality
Assurance Dept. that sampled 50 to 100 percent of the output of
equipment from the shop.

God forbid you got a QDR (Quality Deficiency Report) back from the
customer on a piece of gear you certified as spec.

It created a real problem for the shop and tech.

I suspect and have seen, this "DEPOT DAWG" moniker used by various
morons and radio snobs over the years. Who might not have a TRUE
appreciation for the depot overhaul process as I saw it.

Of course there could be one bad apple in every barrel, however, in
this case THAT apple didn't spoil the bunch.

To reiterate:

EVERY ITEM WE OVERHAULED HAD TO PASS THE FACTORY SPEC.

PERIOD!

Barry/W3AFH (Yes another one)

P.S. Don it was nice meeting you at Dayton this year (I was the big
guy with the long hair and utter disdain for the morons and radio
snobs)     ;-)




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