Daily Additions Archive: 49

Please Visit Wenteq Microwave in Appreciation of Their Support

Thanks Again to GigaLane for Helping Deliver RF Cafe

How 3D Printing Works: The Vision, Innovation, and Technologies Behind Inkjet 3D Printing (white paper)

Using the LINC2 Visual System Architect to Determine the System Spurious-Free Dynamic Range (SFDR), Dale Henkes

Automotive Electronics: Do We Really Need All This Stuff?

Engineering Crossword Puzzle, 10-23-2011

Many Thanks to PCB Material World for Continued Support

Sherlock Ohms: The Case of the Shocking Stall (very interesting)

Math Functions Reveal Circuit Parameters, by Martin Rowe

Submit Your Tale from the Cube, Win a Tek O-Scope

Minimize Noise in Power-Supply Measurements, by John Lo Giudice

Magnetic Amplifiers: How They Work, What They Do (I'll bet most people don't know)

FCC Report: Computers for FCC

Thanks to Alliance Test Equipment for Long-Time Support

U.S. Army SBIR Programs Spur Microwave Innovation

Turning Layoff Lemons into Startup Lemonade

Free Webinar: Mobile Technologies - Exploiting Development Technologies to Drive Desired Business Outcomes

Meet the Transistor- Jan 1955 Popular Electronics (invented in 1947)

Please Visit BRL Test in Appreciation of Their Underwriting

Sherlock Ohms: The Case of the Shocking Stall

Europe is Facing an Innovation Emergency

The Spy Who Loved Microwaves, by Patrick Hindle

Direct Measurement-Based Modeling of Ultra-Low Resistance Passive Components, by M.D. Brunsman

Broadband Bandstop Filter Using Periodic Fractal Electromagnetic Bandgap Structures, by Huang, Zhu, Guo, and Han

Many Thanks to Colby Instruments for Support!

Electronic Wife (Jan 1955 Popular Electronics)

RF/Microwave Connectors on Printed Circuit Boards (p.60), Gary Breed

The Tuning Eye - How It Works, Jan 1955 Popular Electronics (aka the Cat's Eye)

Circuit Envelope Simulation: A Powerful Resource for 4G Power Amplifier Design (p.36), Josh Moore

Amateur Radio Quiz: Coming Soon to a Band Near You!

Thanks to Cross RF for Helping to Make This Website Available

A Super-Het Radio Runs 5 Years on a C-Cell, Plus a Pentode Radio

Engineering Crossword Puzzle, 10-16-2011

Tales from the Cube: Tower of Babble

On Engineering Jobs and Joblessness

Many Thank to 3Gmetalworx for Support

How to Make Power Transformer Substitutions

RF Design Project Engineer Needed by Symmetricom

Get a Free Subscription to GPS World

More Photos of RF Cafe HQ (in case you care)

Thanks to RFMD for Long-Time Support

Long-Distance Car Radar

Sherlock Ohms: The Case of the Mismarked Resistor

Escalating ESD Protection Demands Inspire Innovative Architecture Strategies

Recent Developments in Battery Design - 1959 Popular Electronics (atomic batteries?)

Many Thanks to Planar Monolithics for Long-Time Support

Will SCOTUS Rewrite the Standard for Patent Invalidity? IMS Expert Services

Sherlock Ohms: The Case of the Crazy Antenna

Looks Like There Is a Venue for Everything: DailyJobCuts.com

An Engineer Recounts "The Day the Layoffs Came"

Ft. Monmouth: Gone But Not Forgotten (a great article by Barry Manz, MPD)

Please Visit HGC Microwave in Appreciation of Their Support

Event Calendar Updated

Your Guide to Create Professional Documents on Word

Operation Radio Airwatch - Airborne Radio Traffic Reporting c. 1959

Congrats to Brian B., of South Amherst, OH, for Being Another Book Winner!

Thanks to Hittite Microwave for Continued Support

Engineering Crossword Puzzle, 10-9-2011

Tales from the Cube: Coffee-Break Mistake

Going Electric: Things to Consider (common sense one-Cars from IEEE)

A Transmitting Tube is Born

Computer History Museum Honors Jim Williams and Bob Pease

Gallery: The Evolution of Mobile Phones

Tales from the Cube: The Red-Cable Blues

The Smarter Resume

Free e-Books for IEEE Members

Please Welcome American Radio Supply as a New RF Cafe Advertiser!

Sherlock Ohms: The Case of the Mysterious Computer Resets

Congrats to Michael W., of Clearwater, FL, for Being the September 2011 Book Winner!

Senior RF System Engineer/Technical Expert Needed by GPS Source

Radar and Loran July, 1959 Popular Electronics

Please Thank Amplifier Solutions for Long-Time Support

Engineering Crossword Puzzle, 10-2-2011

Making the Right Choice in High-Linearity Power Amplifiers, by Mark Schmeichel

Learn from Men Who Are Pioneering Electronics

Tales from the Cube: On the Dark Side

2003 U.S. Frequency Allocation Chart, by Dept. of Commerce

Many Thanks to everything RF for Continued Support

IEEE Survey Reveals IEEE Members’ Attitudes Toward Workplaces and Careers

Should You Talk to the Press About Your Company?

Computers Yesterday and Today - A 1960 Perspective

Does Paper Proliferation Equal Scientific Success?

Why the Speed of Light Matters

Solutions for Radar Applications, by Dave Cruickshank and Brian Hartnett, Skyworks

Doing Business in China - Inc. Magazine

Transistor Topics - February 1960 Popular Electronics

Please Check Out Lemos' Wireless Products

Radar Antennas for Modern Radar Systems, by Cobham Antenna Systems

The First Supercomputer vs. 'The Desk Set'

My 1st Stacked-Image Photo of Jupiter Using Celestron 8" Telescope!

Nuvistors and Micro-Modules, June 1959 Popular Electronics (nu-what?)

Engineering Crossword Puzzle, 9-25-2011

Survey: Are We Engineering Quality Today?

Thanks Again to Anatech Electronics for Continued Support!

Would You Marry An Engineer?

Job Seekers Are Getting Tested (getting harder to hide from your past)

Radio Waves, Sunspots, and Planets - June 1959 Popular Electronics

Mixers, Detectors Serve mm-Wave Bands, by Jiri Polivka

Thanks Also to TEGAM for Their Support

Multiple RF Engineer Positions at Miteq

Multiple RF Technician Positions at Miteq

Reliability Engineer Position at Miteq

Practical Quantum Computers Creep Closer to Reality

Many Thanks for IPP's Continued Support!

New Bandstop Filter Using Simple Defected Microstrip Structure, by Xiao, Zhu, and Fu

Doppler Radar Charts the Airlanes, May 1959 Popular Electronics

Can a Job Be Recession Proof?

Sherlock Ohms: The Case of the Unexpected FM Transmitter Turnoff

Please Thank Vida RF for Helping Deliver RF Cafe

Survival of the Stupidest

IEEE: Fighting Engineering Unemployment

RadioShackCatalogs.com - for the Nostalgic Techie (thanks to Bob D.)

After Class - Speaking of Magnetism Oct. 1958 Popular Electronics

Power Amplifier and Front End Module Requirements for IEEE 802.11n Applications (p.38), by David Guo, RFMD

Many Thanks to Comdel for Long-Time Support!

RF Cafe Quiz #43: Plasma Antennas

Simple RF Meter Project, Oct. 1958 Popular Electronics

Tattoo of Schematic Brings Geek-Chic to New Level

Understanding Noise, ENOB, and Effective Resolution in A2D Converters

Navigating the Shifts in U.S. Patent Law

Engineering Crossword Puzzle, 9-18-2011

Extending Design and Simulation with User Defined Equations and Variables (p.48), by Dale Henkes, ACS

Light Emitting Diodes - Too Expensive for Widespread Use?

A Question of Semantics - Who Did Invent Radio?

Thanks again to Orbel for Continued Support

Competition for 2011 IEEE ComSoc Young Researcher Award Started

Instrumenting an Earth Satellite (by a Highschooler... in 1958)

Official IEEE Facebook Page Unveiled

RF/Microwave IC Design Engineer Wanted by ViaSat

Please Visit Cobham Antenna Systems in Appreciation of Their Support

Sherlock Ohms - The Case of the Missing Tee Piece

The New ‘Pencil and Paper’ Test for Process Patentability - IMS Expert Services

Put PEP in Your Antenna Tuner

Enigma Component Shop for the Hobbyist- Now Stocking RF Transistors

Many Thanks to Dow-Key Microwave for Long-Time Support

ViaSat Needs an RF/Microwave Engineer

the Solar "Battery" - October 1954 PE

Tales from the Cube - Coffee-Break Mistake

Need to View an Outlook PST File w/o Outlook Loaded?

Please Welcome LPR Global / GNI Microwave as a New Sponsor

Sherlock Ohms - The Case of the Way-Too-Hot Power Supply Unit

9-11 Special 10th Anniversary Edition Crossword

The Creative Destruction of Electronics - EE Times' Brian Fuller (I've always liked this guy)

Tricks of the Trade - Oct. 1954 Popular Electronics

Calculation of Potentiometer Linearity and Power Dissipation

Star Trek Turns 45: Fun Facts About the Series

Please Visit Fairview Microwave in Appreciation of Their Support

10 Renowned Scientists Make Their PopSci Debut

IEEE: Where the Jobs Are in 2011? Software Engineering

Nine Things to Do to Rebound from a Layoff

How Not to Say 'I Was Fired'

The Operational Amplifier - 1967 Electronics World

Do You Really Remember Where You Were on 9/11?

Amateur Radio Quiz: The “Well-Connected” Amateur

Congrats to Dennis R., of Fuquay-Varina, NC, for Winning the August Book Drawing!

Engineering Crossword Puzzle, September 4, 2011

What's Your Ideal (Engineering) Vacation?

Many Thanks to Empower RF Systems for Their Support

Charge-Pumping Measurements, by Mary Anne Tupta

LibreOffice 3.4.3 Released - Open Source (free) MS-Compatible Office Suite

Musical Instrument Sound Chart

NCalculators Electronics, Math, Science, and Financial Online Calculators

After Class - Power Transformers (Aug 1955 Popular Electronics)

Easy Ways to Find Networking Contacts at Target Companies

Thanks to Analog Devices for Continued Support!

Value Engineering for the Electronics Industry - Wireless World

IEEE-USA "How Engineers Make a World of Difference" Online Video Scholarship Competition ($5k in prizes)

Impact of Materials on Microwave Cable Performance, by Paul Pino

USAF Radar Brother Jim Flinn Checks In (w/photos)

Broadcast Concepts - AM/FM/TV Amps & Filters - Listing Added

RF & Microwave Crossword Puzzle - August 28, 2011

What Makes a Great Engineering Manager?

Designing with Your Eyes Open, by Rick Eads

"Light Maters" Articles by Cary Eskow Always Very Informative

Chips in Space - The Building of an Amateur Satellite (Part 2)

Free Trial Download of AN-SOF v2.5 Simulator

Magnetic Properties of Recording Tape

Behind the U.L. Label

Thanks Again to KR Electronics for Continued Support

WHO Adds a New Chapter to the Rad Haz Debate, by Barry Manz

HP to Consumers: Drop Dead

What is an Audio Watt?

Keep Your Engineering Skills Up to Date

Conducting mm-Wave Measurements with a Signal Analyzer and External Mixer, by Anritsu

The Restructured Engineer: How I Re-Invented Myself and Kept Going

Lingo of the Schematic

10 Tips and Techniques for More Effective Presentations

Build This Novice CW Transmitter

Please Visit Spectrum Microwave for Components & Systems

JavaScript T-Network Tuner Simulator, Kevin Schmidt, W9CF

Free Microwave Product Digest Subscription

Engineering Crossword Puzzle, August 21, 2011

Many Thanks to JFW Industries for Helping Deliver RF Cafe

Does "Crime" Pay More Than Engineering?

Return of the Prodigal Ham - Feb 1955 PE

The Evolution of Motorola's Wireless Business

Thanks to MECA Electronics for Long-Time Support!

An Oscillator Design Question for You

White Paper on Low PIM Switch Solutions, by Dow-Key Microwave

MMIC Design Engineer Opportunity -- Nitronex Corporation

Indian Outsourcers Now 'Insourcing' Jobs to Silicon Valley

PopSci's 25 Most Awesome College Labs 2011

Nanostructured Silicon Key to Better Batteries

Pease Visit Spectrum Microwave for Your Filter Needs

IEEE: Google's Motorola Bid Highlights the Power of Patent Portfolios