The vintageTEK museum is now a member of the Oregon Museum Association (OMA). OMA is a non-profit membership organization that provides resources and services to over 200 museums, cultural institutions and associated professionals throughout Oregon. vintageTEK is listed on their website.
The vintageTEK museum is also listed on the Washington County Visitors Association website.
Do you get the Tek Retiree Volunteer Program (TRVP) newsletter?
They have recently moved from printing and mailing the newsletter to email only to reduce costs. If you wish to be on the email list, sent them an email requesting to be added to the distribution list at tek-retirees@tektronix.com
Our October Photo of the Month is a 1949 photo of Dick Rhiger's bench at Hawthorne during the 517 development. The 517 achieved a performance of 50 MHz and was introduced in 1951. This oscilloscope did not utilize plug-ins and required a separate chassis for the power supply. More information can be found on our High Speed Oscilloscope and the Type 517 page.
vintageTEK was included in a recently published video wiki "Must-See Museums In The Pacific Northwest" hosted on the ezvid wiki. To see the video please go to our Must-See Pacific NW Museums page.
vintageTEK recently had a remote booth at the NW Electronics Design and Manufacturing Expo (NEDME) show. This was our 7th year of attending NEDME and the booth was well attended. We always enjoy doing remote booths and visiting with old friends and introducing the museum to new friends.
Our home page lists recent additions to the website but you can also stay in touch by following us on Twitter. We only send a few tweets per week of news and information about the museum and website. A follow us button is on our home page.
We recently posted audio interviews with Howard Vollum. Linda Brody of the Oregon Historical Society interviewed Howard in 1980. These recordings can be listened to on our Audio Gallery.
In addition, we recently posted an article from the February 1973 issue of Theatre Organ on Howard's organ studio. The details of the installation of his pipe organ is quite fascinating.
Please stop by if you are in the area for a tour of the museum. If you can't make it on an open day then please contact us and we will strive to accommodate your schedule.
If you have an item, story, documentation, photos, or videos to donate, please contact us. Our email is on our home page. Please do not reply to this newsletter as this email is not monitored.
If you have time to contribute, we'd love to have you as a volunteer. Stop by to discuss opportunities and needs. We sometimes have opportunities where you don't need to be at the museum to contribute.