When I took my no code tech license in 1993 I didn't have to do what you did
in 1957.

But I did spend years in college attaining a degree in Electronic Technology
, learned all about tubes and electron theory, electronics related math,
drew schematics, learned about solid state and early digital IC's, op amps,
did work study doing bench work at a BSR factory, learned how to repair
motracs and radar units in a professors garage shop (he was a ham and the
local service guy for the radios the cops used). Moved into the working
world in the late 70's , Trained on teletype repair at the Skokie, Il.
plant., Worked as an engineering lab tech programming EPROMs and ROM for
early electronic control units writing code onto paper tape, used sniffers
on networks, Made engineering changes to prototype circuit boards, Worked on
repair of mainframe water cooled computers with scopes, meters, and all
kinds of magic tools and test equipment, learned personal computers and
telecommunications networks, specialized in bus sized high speed laser
printers (3800) and 3745 telecommunications boxes, learned how write
mainframe code, learned how to write PC code, can fix computers in my sleep.
Have a bunch of WORKING self repaired reel to reel tape decks and radios in
my garage collection. Fix my own cars. Maintain my own home.

I'm a no code tech.

It doesn't mean I'm a button pusher. Don't treat us like dirt.

Steve
N2UBP



-- When I took my test in 1957, the FCC guy testing , told me the most
difficult test was the amateur advanced.

Back then You both sent and received Morse, and a solid one minute out of
three was the passing mark. The test itself consisted of drawing
schematics,
supplying missing components to a schematic, etc. Unlike today's NO CODE,
No
ELECTRONICS exams.