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| 7-26-2009 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle |
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| The REAL Extreme Makeover in Erie, PA |
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| EE Times Special: The Eagle Has Landed (digital edition only) |
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| White Paper: PLM in Electronics Report; Turning Products into Profits |
| Tuesday Webinar: Multiple Access Techniques OFDM |
| New Kirt's Cogitation: "That's One Small Step for Man..." |
| The Language of Non-Engineers |
| 7-19-2009 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle |
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| New RF Cafe Page: SI Base Units & Derived Units |
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| S.M. Electronics Has Changed Its Name to Fairview Microwave! |
| New Page: λ/4-Wave Coaxial Resonators |
| IEEE Special Report: The Smart Grid |
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| "90 Page IP Telephony Pocket Guide" |
| Free White Paper: "Kicking the NetMeeting Habit: A Two-Step Program to Unleash the Full Potential of Web Conferencing" |
| 7-12-2009 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle |
| A Renewed Growth Strategy for the Semiconductor Industry |
| Chevin Fleet Solutions - Fleet Management - Listing Added |
| New RF Cafe Poll: Do you wear a tie to work? |
| Tech 101: How a Denial-of-Service Attack Works |
| If You Like Big Wooden Sailboats... Our Day Sail on the Brig Niagara |
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| Wireless Microsystems - RFIC Design Services - Listing Added |
| Electronic Design Consultants (EDC) - RF Design Services - Listing Added |
| Free Webinar: Multiple Access Techniques: OFDM |
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| Screaming Circuits - PCB Assembly (any qty.) - Listing Added |
| Gill Instruments - Ultrasonic Anemometers - Listing Added (cool stuff!) |
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| PedaSoft Offering 30-Day Free Trial on Their 3D EM & System Simulation Software |
| Why Incompetence Spreads Through Big Organizations |
| 7-5-2009 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle |
| July 2009 T&M Challenge: Power Amplifiers |
| COMSOL Community Networks Engineers |
| MegaPhase Announces Contest Winner |
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| Fellow USAF Radar Tech James Rumage Checks In |
| The Importance and Value of B2B Advertising During Times of Economic Uncertainty |
| RF Cafe Quiz #22: Remember the Basics? |
| NextGen Pb-Free Solder: Today's Stuff Too Energy-Inefficient |
| Practical Electromagnetic Shielding Primer - Clemson University |
| Take the "Test & Measurement Challenge" - Win $300 |
| Andrey Gleener R&D Services - Embedded Antenna Design - Listing Added |
| 90 Page IP Telephony Pocket Guide |
| 6-27-2009 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle |
| Application Engineers: Serving the Customer |
| Innovation: Genius, Practice, Or Luck? |
| Patents Largely a Joke in EDA and Semiconductors |
| Long Live the [Vacuum] Tube! |
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| VADSYS Digital System Technologies - Optical Transmission - Listing Added |
| IEEE 802.15.4 Transceiver IC Targets ZigBee, RF4CE Remote-Control, Smart Energy Apps |
| TI App Note - System-Level ESD Protection Guide |
| McKeever Electric & Supply Listing Added |
| IEEE: Tracking Tech History |
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| Hiring and Firing in Startups |
| The RF Reader - 84-page compilation of published articles on RF written by the engineers at Analog Devices |
| What Was That Noise? |
| Huge License Plate Gallery - Worldwide (thanks to Sarah) |
| The New Power Brokers: High Voltage RF Devices, by Vye, Pelletier, Theeuwen, Aichele, Crampton, Pengelly, & Battaglia |
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| Communications Int'l Announces RF Technician Position |
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| 6-21-2009 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle |
| A-GPS OTA Test Method: Business and Technology Implications |
| R&S: A New Technique for Group Delay Measurements w/o LO Access |
| New Kirt's Cogitation: RF Cafe Visits Beantown |
| Test the New USPTO Beta Website |
| The Pitot Tube and a Math Lesson, by Jon Titus |
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| Transformational Change: The Revolution to Come in Electronics Design |
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| JAD Technologies - Components Distributor - Listing Added |
| The Boss is Always Right, Even When He's Wrong |
| Irwin Jacobs' Qualcomm Leap (told his principle violated the laws of physics) |
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| Sherlock Ohms: The Adventure of the Camera-Shy Computer (an impressive bit of sleuthing) |
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| HFE: Developments in Packaging: RFIC, MMIC, LTCC, SiP, SoC (pg. 30) |
| A.T. Wall Company - Waveguide Products - Listing Added |
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| IEEE - Maximizing Your Employability: Remaining Highly Marketable in Any Economy |
| IEEE - Engineering the K-12 Curriculum for Technological Innovation |
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| Corry Micronics - RF Passive Components - Listing Added |
| IMS 2009 RF/Microwave Museum Photos - Very Cool! |
| Free White Paper: "ABCs of RFID: Understanding and Using Radio Frequency Identification" |
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| Australian Microwave Components - MMIC Design - Listing Added |
| Thermal Management Solutions for PCBs Used in Digital and RF Power Electronics |
| A-Cal/Associated Calibration - Metrology Services - Listing Added |
| New Vendor Page: Alternative / Green / Renewable Energy Products & Services |
| Basics of Noise in Amplifiers |
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| USAF Radar Tech Jim Carthew Added to the Radar Shop Page - New FPN-16 Photo |
| 6-14-2009 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle |
| Former TPN-19 Radar Tech Thomas Sherrill Sends in New Photo |
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| Sherlock Ohms: The Adventure of the Singing Chassis |
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| Fun, Fresh Air, Friends and Food: It Must Be Time for ARRL Field Day! |
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| Digital Technique Improves on Phase Noise Measurements |
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| Phase Matrix - RF/Microwave Components & Test Equipment - Listing Added |
| Radiometrix - Wireless Modules - Listing Updated |
| People, Process, and Technology Innovation |
| Teardown of the Palm Pre |
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| Platinum - U.K.-Based CV Writing Services - Listing Added |
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| 6-7-2009 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle |
| FM Ingenierie (English) - Oscillators & Attenuators - Listing Added |
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| MW&RF Magazine Asks That You Take Their Survey |
| Sachsen Fahnen - Trade Show Exhibit Supplies - Listing Added |
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| SMA VNA Calibration Kit for Only 30€, by Heuermann HF-Technik |
| Heuermann HF-Technik GmbH - RF Instruments & Products - Listing Added |
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| June 5 is the Last Day for Advance Exhibit Hall Passes to IMS 2009 |
| Congratulations to Ben B. for Winning a 22 oz. RF Cafe Stein! |
| Vote in the Iron Circuit Designer Contest - Win a Camera |
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| Congratulations to Ljube B. for Being the May 2009 Book Drawing Winner! |
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| IEEE: Experts Expect Résumé Fraud to Rise |
| Dedicated TPN-19 Radar Photos age Added |
| Congratulations to Emmanuel J. for Winning a 22 oz. RF Cafe Stein! |
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| 5-31-2009 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle |
| Free Copy of "A Brief History of Communications" (sign up for IEEE COMSOC below) |
| IEEE Communications Society Offering Free Membership |
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| RF/Microwave Solid State Switches, by Rick Cory |
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| Check out Michael's "Born Tourist" Website |
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