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their families and friends
Dedicated to Tech Reps past, present, & future; any company, any projects, any country, any time
. . .
Some of the old outfits include Philco Techrep,
Ford Aerospace, Page Communications, RCA, Federal Electric, ITT Arctic,
Bendix (BFEC), Hughes, Loral, Collins, Raytheon, Lockheed, Kellog Brown
& Root, Bechtel, Bell Helicopter, AFSCN, to name just a few.
In Memoriam
- Please visit our In Memoriam page by clicking
here. If you have any personal recollections to share about our
comrades please send me a note, or put something in our Forums
Area and I will take it from there It is not real obvious but I have
optimized this area to make sure that it is picked up by the search
engines such as Google.
Click here to see an example. We have received a number of
emails from kids and grandkids of those no longer with us thanking us
for maintaining this area, please contribute any recollections you may
have.
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registration one to get your name on the Roster, the other to let you
contribute to the Forums area. Click Here
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FAQ- Please take the time to click on the FAQ
link, you will find more information about the services that ExReps
provides as well as a lot of How2 information about how to use the
systems.
I spend way too much surfing the web looking for
new features and services to add to ExReps, sometimes something catches
my eye and I have to go check it out, here are some of the recent items
In 2015 NASA will be testing a solar sail. Possible applications include:
Gather orbital debris over a period of several years - sort of like a drift net fishing trawler in space.
Included in a satellite's payload, and activated at the end of the spacecraft's mission. The sail, still attached to the satellite, could then be used to drag it out of its orbit.
Hold satellites in unstable locations. As an example, it could allow GeoStorm solar flare-tracking satellites to be located at points three times farther from the earth than is currently possible - the push of the Sun's rays against the sail would balance the pull of the solar gravitational field on the satellite, ultimately resulting in the spacecraft staying put.
Used as a propulsion system for deep space travel.
The Obama administration is leading a global effort to deploy “shadow” Internet and mobile phone systems that dissidents can use to undermine repressive governments that seek to silence them by censoring or shutting down telecommunications networks.
Is this a good idea who's time has come, or will it eventually bite us on the ass? - Write Me to discuss
Volcanic hot spots around the world appear to be pulsating together, like one giant planetary heartbeat.
"Hot spots... remain some of the greatest enigmas in earth science," commented geologist Mike Coffin of the University of Tasmania, Australia. "Plate tectonic theory does not explain them."
What's more, some of these hot spots have been linked to vast eruptions that have covered large areas with lava, Coffin said. These larger eruptions, in turn, are suspected of having something to do with some of the greatest mass extinctions in the history of life on Earth.
In a world where Google has put every bit of information at our fingertips, some people are now demanding less information when they surf the Internet.
Houdmann says a search on his site would not turn up pornography. If you search “gay marriage,” you would get results that argue against gay marriage. And if you type in “Democratic Party,” your first search result is a site on Marxism.
Normandy Landing Certificate of
Appreciation -
If there are fellow t/r's (as old as i) that served with the US forces
during the Normandy landings or duty on Normandy during the period
1944-1945, send the French consulate a photo copy of your discharge and
you will receive a very nice certificate of appreciation from the French
government. The address is:
Cold War Certificate of Recognition -
If you served as a member of the US Armed Forces between 1945
and 1991, you are eligible for a certificate of recognition from the
department of defense. Click
here
to see what it looks like, The Army has not updated its certificates for
their website;
My dad Robert Vogt died on Oct 31, 2011. Philco \"49-\"85 His Obit is not on-line any longer. But he does have a Facebook page: Robert Vogt. I know he loved the EXRep community, He was a hellava traveler and terribly missed. Please let the ExReps community know for me.
New Member: David Bates Philco-Ford, Ford Aerospace,Loral, AFSCN and Lockheed-Martin I worked for Philco-Ford, Ford Aerospace,Loral, AFSCN and Lockheed-Martin I joined Philco Techrep\'s in 1966 & went to Thule Greenland. The contract was taken over by Philco Ford where I remained for 13 years and then went to Sunnyvale with LMSC which eventually acquired Ford Aerospace.
Time for a cleanup, perhaps an overhaul. I am going to take advantage of the slack period between now and the new year to finally attempt to get caught up here on the ExReps Bullitin
New Member:Dan Wildman Philco TechRep Hello Jay , I just happened to type in Philco Techrep in google and out came your tecrep site. I was surprised and pleased to see a couple of names that I had worked with 50 years ago !! One of the names was typed in black ... hope that doesn't mean what I think . Anyway , include my name if you would like. Dan Wildman 1959 thru 69
New Member: George Preno mailto:siamboy1@yahoo.com Philco Ford TechRep, GTE I worked for Philco Ford, started in 1967, Tech Rep Division, Fort Wqashington, PA, Worked for Philco until 1978 at the Blue Cube. Mtn View , Ca. Then with GTE, Mtn View, Ca until 1990.
Member: Ken Kinzig Philco TechRep, Philco C&ED Worked for Philco TechRep Division from 1960 to 1969. Worked on Aircom and Criticom projects in Europe, Pakistan, Iceland, Turkey and a few I forgot. Went to Thailand, Vietnam and Laos from 1964 to 1969. I transferred to C&ED (Communications and Electronics Division). Got married to my lovely wife in Bangkok. She also worked for Philco in the Bangkok Office. Some of you might have know her as Joan Baran.
Yes we are still married and living in Colorado. The project was named IWCS (Intergrated Wideband Communications System). About 30 some sited scattered across Thailand, Vietnam and Laos.
New Member:Anthony Meyerhofer Melpar, Page Communications, RCA Americom - Worked in Iran on the Melpar Gendrmerie contract for under 1 year in early 70s installing shortwave radios. Then went to Asadabad Earth Station for a year +. Left just before the Iranian Persepolis celebration. Then went to work for Page Comm Engrs in Thailand. First in Southern Thailand south of Bangkok, then to the Warin site, outside of Ubon Airbase. Then stateside for RCA Americom at the Point Reyes Earth Station.
