Speaking of Grumman and the LM. I know this is off topic, but I just had to
tell you all back in the mid to late 80's in my early years at H.P., I was
doing field service on what we called Test and Measurement equipment, and I
was specializing in microwave network analysis. Grumman was one of my
accounts, and I visited them in Bethpage, Calverton and some other minor
site, I believe. Anyway, there was one lab I went to somewhat frequently
and the older engineers there took a shining to me, I guess. They brought
me into the lab (they may have called it a hangar) where the LM was made.
Doesn't sound like much of a story now, but you must imagine what a thrill
that was. I was 13 years old when Apollo 11 made its historic voyage, and
have been an amateur astronomer longer than I've been a ham. So this was a
VERY big deal to me. I only hope those fellows know what a gift they gave
me by simply giving me a personal tour of that place.
OK, now back to my KX1
Regards,
Vin KR2F
K1-4 s/n:1977
KX1 s/n:1476
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremiah McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 10:01 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Weller
Gregory Beat wrote:
Grumman used the TCP irons for the Lunar LM construction in 1960s; Collins
for the "S" line production and rework stations in 1960s and 1970s and
NASA
in 2002 used a Weller WTCPT pencil (tied to station's 24 VAC bus) on ISS
Alpha for soldering tests in microgravity.<
A very informative post...Thanks, Greg...
I own one of those Grumman soldering stations...The company let me keep it
when I retired in 1993 and it is still in use today...It is at least 35
years old and works perfectly...
Jerry, wa2dkg
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