[Elecraft] DSP, design advances, and the open mind!

Fri Mar 14 13:14:03 2003

Lee....Its not that the schools don't want to teach RF engineering but that 
the students want to go where the money is at: DIGITAL! So do the schools 
want the money....and, if you think RF design is dying art, what about AC 
power distribution systems?! I worked at the California  ISO in Folsom 
(until I got laid off) and there's not that many power-distribution system 
engineers with a lot of experience left - they're all getting old, I mean 
real old....HI! Try and convince some young guy to take high-voltage AC 
design over a glamorous, high-paying career in digital design.....well, good 
luck!

Anyway, we're getting the Elecraft reflector off track as usual....

Cheers....ed

>From: Leroy Buller <[email protected]>
>To: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] DSP, design advances, and the open mind!
>Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:13:39 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>This is an interesting disucssion.  What concerns me is where are RF 
>Engineers coming from?  Who teaches RF engineering anymore?  I think a lot 
>of Universities are teaching digital electronics and RF Engineering 
>(analog) is becoming a lost art.  Then who is teaching them about them 
>about the state of the art when it comes to SSB, or CW.  Where are the 
>designers coming not only for HF but for VHF and higher frequencies?  I 
>guess they are out there...because of all the 2.4 Gig and above equipment 
>being built right now...either that...or one guy is getting rich.
>Your mileage my vary.....
>Lee - K0WA
>
>  Eddy Avila <[email protected]> wrote:Here here! Very well said, Vic!
>
>
> >From: Vic Rosenthal
>
> >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] DSP, design advances, and the open mind!
> >
> >[email protected] wrote:
> > Here is what I think is most important: One thing, of many, that I
> >have
> > > learned from George, is that a person is really missing out if they
> >blindly
> > > ignore the cutting edge advances in radio design - such as the Pro II.
> > > Modern rigs are simply way, way better than their predecesors.
> >----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> >Yes and no. Although the possibilities of modern technology are
> >incredible, the
> >fact is that most of the engineers who design these radios simply do not
> >understand the needs of the serious CW operator. How else can you
> >understand
> >the key clicks, poor QSK, dot chopping, spikes, etc. that appear in many
> >modern
> >rigs?
> >
> >Vic K2VCO
>
>
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