[Elecraft] OT: The day I found out I was going to be an engineer

[Larry (K8UT)]

One of my favorite Dilbert videos - when mom discovers her son has "the 
knack"."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zee9HV7c11E

-larry (K8UT)


------ Original Message ------
>From "Nate Bargmann" <n0nb at n0nb.us>
To elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Date 9/16/2023 22:09:44
Subject Re: [Elecraft] OT: The day I found out I was going to be an 
engineer

>* On 2023 16 Sep 13:24 -0500, jerry wrote:
>>  On 2023-09-15 17:31, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>>  > I was 8 years old.
>>
>>  *** I've been trying to interest my 9 year old in electronics & radio.  Am
>>  leveraging his love for making things.  Which
>>  mostly is alas focused on Legos.
>
>Don't push too hard.  Even though dad fixed some TVs up until I was six
>or seven, I didn't gain an interest in electronics until after high
>school at age 17.  As a youth I had Lego, Tinker Toys, and Erector Sets.
>All were educational in various ways.
>
>Exposure to various hands-on things will let him find what he likes.
>Even simple computer programming will be beneficial.
>
>73, Nate, N0NB
>
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