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an ad

like

the above

in the

classified section

of

your

newspaper,

you might think

it

was

too

good

to be

true. However,

it

accurately

describes

many technical representa-

tive and

field engineering

oppor-

tunities available

in the

electronics

field.

On

the whole, a tech

rep

job

pays

well, offers excellent

opportunities

for

travel,

and encompasses

a

number

of

duties.

A tech

rep is hired by

an

electronics

company

which,

in turn,

sells

his serv-

ices where needed.

The U.S. Govern-

ment, private

industry, and

local

and

foreign governments sometimes

need

electronics

technicians

for

special

projects.

So, they often sign

a

contract

for

enough

tech

reps to

get

the

job

done.

The

contract

might

call

for the

tech

reps to do anything

from teach-

ing a Job Corps class

in New Jersey

to

manning a

lonely tropospheric scatter

site

in Thailand.

On the job,

a tech rep's work

varies

from

assignment

to

assignment.

On

one assignment,

he

might be an ad-

visor,

telling a crew of

workers what

to

do. On

his next

assignment,

his

job

might

be

to teach a group of students

or

working

technicians the theory and

operation

of

new avionics equipment.

Then

again,

he might

operate

and

maintain a communications

system.

Most tech

reps

are called

upon to do a

bit

of

everything.

In

a typical

month, he

might spend a

few days

each

at teach-

ing a class

in

electronics

theory and

practices,

helping

out on

installing

or

NOVEMBER

1974

CAREER

OPPORTUNITIES

FOR THE

TECH REP

renovating

electronics gear,

and

re-

pairing

a

radio

or

radar

system.

Tech reps have been known to op-

erate,

maintain, and

repair

computers,

avionics equipment,

radar gear, corn

-

munications

systems,

test

equipment,

navigational aids,

and just about ev-

erything

else that

uses

electronic

cir-

cuitry. One

tech

rep might

specialize,

his

duties confined

to

repairing a

single complex

transceiver

model,

while another

might be called upon

to

repair a dozen or

so different

models

and types of equipment.

Some tech

reps specialize

in teaching.

An

assignment

might

put a

tech rep

in the heart

of

downtown

Manila,

right

in

the midst

of civilization.

On

the

other

hand, assignment

locations

can

be lonely and

far from

the

amenities

of

civilization, such

as

in the

heart of a

jungle or atop a

mountain.

Assign-

ments

can be almost

permanent

or

highly mobile, depending on

the

con-

tract. Some tech reps

stay

in

the same

location

for years, while others

must

pack

up

and

move to a new

location

every

few months.

Most

tech

reps

enjoy

their assign-

ments,

but

few find "paradise."

The

Manager

of

International

Recruiting

for

Page

Communications

Engineers

says,

"One

word of caution

to those

who

are tempted

to cast all aside

and

dash off

to unknown places:

To the

neophyte who expects

to

find

all

the

creature

comforts

he is

accustomed

to, my advice

is

to

look

before

he

leaps. Instead

of some pleasurable

BY ALLAN C. STOVER

off

-duty

relaxation

in

exotic

Bankok,

he

might find himself

repairing a

radio

(transmitter) on

an isolated

mountain-

top

in Iran."

Electronics

companies

employ

thousands

of

tech

reps,

stationing

them

in

every

corner of

the world.

You

can

find

tech

reps in

almost

every

state

of

the Union,

Germany,

on

the

island

of

Crete,

in Taiwan,

Ethiopia,

and

Iran,

Vietnam and

Korea, Spain,

Turkey,

the

Philippines.

New Guinea,

Jamaica,

the

Arctic, and on

some

Pacific islands, and

aboard ships

and

submarines.

RCA

Service

Co.

Technical

Services

representative

works

on

radar unit.

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