HP 8566B spectrum analyzer and 8510C network analyzer. HP RPN calculators. Really any late 80’s and early 90’s HP test equipment. Built like tanks and designed by engineers for engineers.
I agree. I had two weeks off between grad school and my current job. I’ve been maxing out my 401k for 25 years and have zero debt (mortgage paid off 2 years ago). Could actually retire now at 49.
Sounds like my employer, and I’ve been on-site for 1 year. Their excuse for 2% raises was that the economy was bad, despite record earnings and productivity during the pandemic. Now that inflation is 5%, I’m gone with another 2% raise.
Ha ha, "If you are very math-oriented maybe it will work for you". The AOE is definitely not math oriented, and not what is typically used for EE courses. If AOE was used for undergrad EE, then 2/3 wouldn't flunk out. Don't get me wrong, it's a good book, but it's definitely not for the math oriented.
Good summary. I'd also add that 80% of the difficulty is spent on optimizing the last 20% of performance (i.e. the last dB), which is what separates the hobbyist from the pros, or the art from the quantitative.
Looks like a neat book. I’d stress early on, once you get to inductance and capacitance, that the energy in a circuit is contained in the fields, which are the consequences of charges (or vice versa). It’s the fields that matter.
When you flip that switch, the drift velocity of charges in (on) the bare copper is only a few cm/s, but the field propagates at the speed of light, between the wire and it’s return (mathematically convenient ground). The energy is around the wires in the fields. The only true ground is at infinity.
If you can get that drilled into your head from early on, it will be beneficial to high speed circuits and RF. Introductory books never do that.
Do you realize how much full sized diesel trucks cost? They typically start at $50k, and can be configured close to $100k. People are buying them. Whether they can afford them, who knows, but they do sell. Flyover country is not broke. Plenty of these expensive trucks around here; I drive a Leaf.
Good point though about the outdoor charging, but running an external charger is cheap and easy on rural property. Some diesels have block heaters anyway.
What will be interesting to see is the range when towing. This thing will have the torque of 350 diesels, but what about the range in towing, compared to dual tanks. Operating costs could be far less with electricity.
Mine is actually on the side of the house, behind the trash cans (also forbidden). The HOA hasn’t messed with me because I let the HOA guy borrow it. Utility trailers are very useful.