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Best Practice Bulletins
As technology evolves, standards are not keeping up. They can take 5 years (or more!) to develop! Many technicians in the field could benefit from easy access to information in a format that works well on a phone or tablet. Best Practice Bulletins (BPB) can help fill these gaps. BPBs are an easy to understand application-specific document that you can view in an easy to understand format. While training is always needed, a refresher on your phone could mean the difference between success or failure! Check out the full Best Practices Bulltetins presentation by ETA Executive Board member Bill Woodward, FOD, for a more in-depth overview. |
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| 1/26/16 | Cleaning MIL-DTL-38999 Connectors - courtesy of Brian Teague and Microcare |
| 5/18/17 | Maintaining Cleanliness of High Density Connectors - courtesy of Brian Teague and Microcare |
| 8/28/18 | 3 major Issues with Duplex LC Connector style Cleaners - courtesy of Brian Teague and Microcare |
| 8/31/18 | Cleaning MPO Connectors With A Cassette Cleaner - courtesy of Brian Teague and Microcare |
| 12/11/18 | Best Practices for Maintaining & Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors - courtesy of Brian Teague and Microcare |
| 1/5/19 | Best Practice for Visually Trouble Shooting Fiber Optic Connectors - courtesy of Brian Teague and Microcare |
| 2/26/20 | Best Practice for Cleaning FC/APC Connectors - courtesy of Brian Teague and Senko |
| 2/26/20 | Best Practice for Cleaning MIL ST and MIL PRF 29504/14 Terminus - courtesy of Brian Teague and Senko |
| 4/30/20 | Importance of Having a VFL (Visual Fault Locator) - courtesy of Brian Teague and Senko |
| 6/5/20 | Cleaning & Inspection Training - courtesy of Brian Teague and Senko |
Careers
| ETA's Career Resource Center - FREE job postings! |
| How do I become an Electronics Technician? |
| CareerOneStop - sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor |
| O*net - sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor |
Education and/or Training
Electronics
Fiber Optics
Telcom Corner Café Podcast:
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| Fiber Optics Online Marketplace |
| Tektronix |
| A Day Made of Glass - Corning |
| See the Light® Webinars - Corning |
| Light Brigade |
| Laser Institute of America - laser applications and safety |
| FiberOpto Asia - fiber optics communications in Asia |
| Microcare Sticklers |
| Apex Optics |
| O-scope Testing Blog |
| Fiber Story by Larry Johnson |
Information Technology
| The Ethics of Cyber Security |
| Stop. Think. Connect. - Homeland Security |
| Foundations of Cybersecurity |
| Network Monitoring Tools |
| Cyber Aces - learn the fundamentals of cybersecurity |
| Top10 VPN - VPNs, encryption, wifi, privacy |
Military/Veterans
Photonics and Precision Optics
| Employment Resources |
| Reference & Training Materials |
SPIE publications in their “Field Guide” series. They are mainly aimed at engineers, but they could be useful to technicians also:
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| SPIE open access self-study resources: Fundamentals of Photonics, 10 tutorial modules written by experts, part of a project funded by the Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD) and the Scientific and Technological Education in Optics and Photonics (STEP), and supported by SPIE and other organizations. |
| Optipedia, a collection of encyclopedic articles on key topics in optics and photonics. Text, equations, and graphs were originally published in SPIE Press books. |
Photovoltaic
| Understanding Photovoltaics: An Easy-to-Follow Study Guide for Solar Electric Certification Programs by Jay Warmke, PV2, SWI |
| Solar Power Basics |
| Solar Power - Passive |
| Photovoltaic Technology |
| Solar Heating |
| Solar Energy Resources |
Wireless
| Bandwidth conversion calculator |
| Convert Data Transfer Rate Units |
| How Wireless Works |
| Antenna Theory |
| Antenna Search - type your address, click blue arrows, shows map and lists (under map) two types of towers licensed in a 5 mile area: cellular and commercial “hidden” antennas, as well as new FCC applications |
| Enterprise Wireless Solutions Center - sponsored by Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) |
| Tait Radio Academy - Learn everything there is to know about LMR radio communications from basic to advanced |
| NATE Climber Connection: PPE Inspection Safety Video |
| NICE Systems and The Evolving Public Safety Landscape |
| 1.2 - From 1G to 4G & Towards 5G - Evolution Of Communication |
| What is First Net? |
| Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) - Repeater Store |
About ETA
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ETA aligns with the ISO 17024 standard, vocational and education curriculums, and businesses’ resource initiatives through certification programs, conferences, and publications. Download ETA's Certification Booklet to see how ETA can help your career, business, or school.
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