Computer History Archives Project (CHAP) | Vintage Film COMMUNICATIONS Careers Electronics Computer Technology Avionics Telecom Radar 1969-70 @ComputerHistoryArchivesProject | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Can you help us DATE this film? A short vintage recruiting film highlighting 18 special skill set career jobs in COMMUNICATIONS, Avionics, Electronics, Data Processing, Telecommunications, Networking, Telephone Repair, Switchboard Repair, Radar, Computer Systems, and many others. No date, but it looks like 1969 or 1970. If you can help identify any specifics about the equipment shown, please share. What type of propeller aircraft is shown? Was part of this filmed in Germany (U.S. base)? A nicely done recruitment film. Partly restored to preserve a bit of history, this segment runs about 7 minutes. Hope you will enjoy it. ~CHAP (Computer History Archives Project)

Hint: The UNIVAC 1710 card punch shown at 02:30 dates from 1969, according to some viewers and seen at rcsri.org/collection/univac-1710 .

Some of the Career Jobs mentioned were:
-Avionics Communications Equipment Repair
-Avionics Mechanics Specialist
-Avionics Navigation Equipment Repair
-Central Office Telephone and Switchboard Repair
-Communications Security Equipment Repair
-Data Communication Switching Center Specialist
-Dial Telephone Systems Repair
-Encryption and Decryption Device Repair
-Field Lineman and Telephone Installation
-Field Radio Multi Channel Communications Repair
-Ground Control Radar Repair
-Manual Telephone Switchboard Repair
-Multichannel Communications Equipment Repair
-Satellite Communication Ground Station Equipment Repair
-Tactical Communications Security Equipment Repair
-Telecommunications Center Specialist Repair
-Telephone Switchboard Operator

The film shows a wide variety of Radar antennas, several helicopters and an aircraft landing under ground control assistance.

Special Thanks to Speakeasy Archives
for Digital scanning and restoration
laserfilmlab.com