Electronics

When about 12 years old, I used to visit all the local TV/radio repair shops to scrounge abandoned dead radios. Then I took them home to salvage the parts. I reused the parts to build various electronic projects, that never worked. In high school I wanted to become and electronic technologist, I didn't know what an electronic technologist did, but since my hobby was electronics, that was what the school guidance counselor recommended.

Later in high school, I changed my mind to be an organbuilder. Over the years I took various electronics courses: computer science, digital electronics and passive circuit anaylsis. I also have my advanced radio operaters licence.

electronics workbench

Electronics workbench

I used to have a bunch of 30 year old, research grade Hewlett-Packard testgear which I carefully restored. But since I retired, I have replaced almost everything with new gear. It is mostly Chinese, beautifully built and very accurate. My 'scope is H-P, of course.