On 2009-05-10 22:47:45 -0600, Bill M said:

Joe Bento wrote:


I've been unemployed since March, and while actively searching for
electronics technician jobs around the Salt Lake area, I've been using
some of my idle time building all those roundtuit projects.

I can't speak for employment in SLC but I recently had a lady in SLC
spend a copious amount of bucks to send me (in Puerto Rico) a small
table radio for repair. She couldn't find anybody in SLC doing such
work. Go figure.
Another guy in SLC that was on these forums went from noobie to
established 'radio guy' in about a year doing restorations but he moved
away.
There's some sort of market out there that may relieve the dependence
on welfare. Worth looking into.

Now that is interesting! I've certainly done my share of radio
restorations - the electronics, mind you. I haven't learned the
woodworking skills required for cabinetry.

Perhaps I need to advertise a bit. I always thought this area to be
devoid of any vintage radio activity. The lack of any sort of hamfests
around Salt Lake makes me really appreciate my annual pilgrimage to
Dayton.

Fortunately, I have always managed to save a bit of my salary to avoid
any dependence on assistance programs. Tapping into that savings now
just moves any retire date further off into the future.

Joe