[Elecraft] K3 Topics is bad subject line

Don Wilhelm w3fpr at embarqmail.com
Tue Sep 9 23:51:10 EDT 2008


Charles,

Sorry, but engineers and good, clear, concise writing do not typically 
run together.
Way back in engineering school, I had a 'Western Civilization" class 
professor who was bold enough to tell his sophomore class of EE students 
that *his* class was the most important in the curriculum.  That 
statement generated a lot of snickers and side comments.  Then over my 
years of real world engineering experience, I found that writing and a 
knowledge of history were indeed the major  required assets of any good 
engineer - one must be able to communicate effectively with 
non-engineering types.
 Unfortunately, that fact is usually learned "too little, too late" and 
only in the 'school of hard knocks'.

73,
Don W3FPR

Charles Harpole wrote:
> ...  Until the engineers among us learn to use
>
> the English language, the subject lines now in use are mostly useless.
>   
>


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