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AVIONICS AND RADAR TECHNICIAN

Specialty Definition: AVIONICS AND RADAR TECHNICIAN

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Occupations

Inspects, tests, adjusts, and repairs avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, pulse, navigation, auto pilot, and compass systems, installed in aircraft and space vehicles, using handtools and test equipment: Inspects components of avionics equipment for defects, such as loose connections and frayed wire, and for accuracy of assembly and installation. Tests avionics equipment under simulated or actual operating conditions to determine performance and airworthiness, using test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, digital meters and counters, and circuit analyzers. Adjusts, repairs, or replaces defective components based on analysis of test results, following blueprints, schematics, handbooks, and other technical documents, using handtools. Calibrates installed or repaired equipment to prescribed specifications. Adjusts frequencies of radio sets by signaling ground station and turning setscrews. Must possess Radiotelephone License issued by Federal Communications Commission. May accompany flight crew to perform in-flight adjustments and to determine and record required post-flight repair work. May sign overhaul documents for equipment replaced or repaired. May operate ground station for air-to-station check of radar or other equipment. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: AVIONICS AND RADAR TECHNICIAN


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 56 49 4F 4E 49 43 53      41 4E 44      52 41 44 41 52      54 45 43 48 4E 49 43 49 41 4E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

            

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01010110 01001001 01001111 01001110 01001001 01000011 01010011 00100000 01000001 01001110 01000100 00100000 01010010 01000001 01000100 01000001 01010010 00100000 01010100 01000101 01000011 01001000 01001110 01001001 01000011 01001001 01000001 01001110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#86 &#73 &#79 &#78 &#73 &#67 &#83 &#32 &#65 &#78 &#68 &#32 &#82 &#65 &#68 &#65 &#82 &#32 &#84 &#69 &#67 &#72 &#78 &#73 &#67 &#73 &#65 &#78

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0056 0049 004F 004E 0049 0043 0053      0041 004E 0044      0052 0041 0044 0041 0052      0054 0045 0043 0048 004E 0049 0043 0049 0041 004E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3556434948433753235483825235383552254393742484337433548

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INDEX

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