[ETS/PARC List] Fw: Thanksgiving for engineers; Ham radio; Barrie Gilbert s home lab

[Victor J. Pennetta]

One of my trade magazines has an article on ham radio!

73,
Victor


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                  EDITOR'S NOTE 

                  With Thanksgiving just around the corner here in the US, we've seasoned this Fun Friday newsletter with holiday themed content. But before the turkey, how about trying a little ham ... ham radio, that is. Be sure to catch our story on ham radio today and what it has to offer. Also be sure to catch the photos from Barrie Gilbert's home lab, the steam engine made out of glass, and the answers to last week's 5 Engineers question, "What engineering breakthrough are you most thankful for?" Take a break and enjoy a little fun on your Friday. And to all of our friends in the US, happy Thanksgiving a few days early.




                  TALK TURKEY WITH HAM

                  Ham radio in the 21st century
                  Ham radio today differs greatly from that of past years, but it still offers a fascinating way to explore electronics. Here’s a look at how it has changed and what it has to offer both old hams and newcomers alike.
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                  TALES FROM THE CUBE

                  Tanks a lot!
                  Solving a test-setup problem that threatened to halt production and initiate an expensive recall was a combination of methodology and luck, and on this occasion luck favored this engineering team.
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                  Don't forget to vote in our Tales From The Cube: Tell Us Your Tale Contest, sponsored by Tektronix.

                 INSIGHTS, EVENTS, HUMOR

                  The home lab of Barrie Gilbert

                  Cooking For Engineers: Thanksgiving recipes

                  Kindle Fire is a non-fiction e-book enabler

                  William Shatner's "Eat, Fry, Love," a turkey fryer fire cautionary tale

                  Wireless-powered telemetry monitors dragonflies at the neuron-level

                  Robotic ostrich may become the world's fastest, most absurd robot

                  Who should be the 2012 Test Engineer of the Year?

                  A steam engine made out of glass

                  An Engineering Mind: Thanksgiving and mechanical meat separator

                  A man, his solar panels and a rooftop interview

                  Teardown: The West Bend No. 1 electric-frying-pan thermostat

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                  5 ENGINEERS 


                  We ask, you answer
                  Welcome to our "5 Engineers" section, where we ask a question and showcase 5 select answers from this newsletter's audience. Last week's question was: What engineering breakthrough are you most thankful for and why? Check out the below 5 answers and scroll down for the next question.


                  The handheld engineering calculator is one of the greatest advances to engineering in decades. Of course, it killed sales of slide rules, but replaced those with something superior. After the initial introduction came additions of user memory, programmability, and importantly, an advanced low power display. -- J Mading

                  The transistor, of course. Otherwise, I'd be toting my iPhone around in a shopping cart to carry all the tubes. -- cedguru

                  Strictly from an engineering viewpoint, I'd have to pick the PC. It has been the driving force for so much innovation, as the demand generator behind Moore's Law, for DRAM and semiconductors in general. Add on its providing the infrastructure for so many engineering tools and nothing else can come close! -- Ratsky

                  The wheel. It's much easier to get to work with a round wheel than a square block on my civic. Or walking. When I'm going 10 miles uphill, both ways, through the snow, I'd much prefer to go at it in a car with my handy, dandy wheel! -- jbrookley

                  Time Dilation. As this allows one to promise delivery of projects for yesterday that one starts tomorrow. -- AdolfoM

                  This week's question is: What gadget are you hoping to get this holiday season?

                  Post your answer here. And be sure to check back on Friday, December 2, to see if your answer was selected.

                 
           
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