Daily Specials Archive: 50

GSM ORFS Measurement Question on RF Cafe Forum

TRU Corp Needs Sales Engineer & Managers for RF & Microwave Connector Line

Free White Paper: Addressing the Needs of Midsize Electronic Manufacturers

Congrats to Michael V., of Clayton, MO, for Winning the December Book Drawing!

Please Visit everything RF in Appreciation of Support

Microsoft Visio 2010 - Free Quick Reference Card

11 Top iPad Engineering Apps

Free White Paper: Semiconductor CFOs Focus on Gross Margin, Market Cap, and Revenue Recognition

Distinguishing Between Scientists & Engineers

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6 Things Job Interviewers Want to Know

Thanks to Orbel for Continued Support!

RF Cafe Engineering Crossword Puzzle - 1/1/2012

You Know You're a Ham When...

16 Modern Chinese Engineering Wonders

A Unique Crossword Puzzle for Software Types

14 Ways People Wasted Time at Work Before the Internet

Please Visit JyeBao in Appreciation of Their Support

A Thumbnail History of the Philosophy of Mathematics

The Radio Is Buried in the Dash

Youth@HamRadio.Fun: Contesting Like Crazy

How SOPA 2.0 Sneaks in a Really Dangerous Private Ability to Kill Any Website

Is There a Moore’s Law for Energy Efficiency?

IEEE Radio & Wireless Week Coming January 15-18

Inside the Dry Cell, April 1959 Popular Electronics

Thanks to Phase Matrix for Support!

Eveready Battery Ad from 1950

PCB Prototype Milling Equipment for Sale (Used)

Mathematician's Jokes

Free Microwave Product Digest Subscription

RF Cafe Engineering Crossword Puzzle - 12/25/2011

MIMO: An Overview (p.46)

ARRL Straight Key Night: A Time to Celebrate the Beginnings of Amateur Radio

ISM Radio Bands: Will the Concept Work in the Future?, (p.26) by Tom Perkins

Please Visit AWR in Appreciation of Support

2012 IEEE RFIC Symposium Call for Papers

Vlad Dvorkin on a Clever Way to Measure IP3 and Non-Linearity

The Scope Guru Meets “jolly” Old St. Nick

Top Ten Reasons Why Large Companies Fail to Keep Their Best Talent

IEEE Has 4 Publications to Debut in 2012

Please Thank Oscilent for Supporting F Cafe

Simple Predistorter Polishes PA Performance

Cubicle One-Liners

Sherlock Ohms: Satellite Miscommunication

Attorneys Turn to iPads to Prepare and Question Experts

Can I Have “Amateur Radio” for $800, Alex?

Thanks Also to Guided Wave Technologies!

Former Government Employees as Expert Witnesses

How to Invent

Them Wuz the Good Old Days, July 1944 QST Article

Top 10 Ways to Screw-Up Your Engineering Career

IMS Expert Services: The Top 10 Expert Rulings of 2011

Many Thanks to Kete Microwave for Continued Support!

Design Tunable Filters Using Feedback, by Taghi Kandelousy

"What’s All This Last Column Stuff, Anyhow?", Bob Pease's Final Column, Written in Anticipation of the Inevitable - kind of a dark finale

Pioneering UHF Data Radios Pave the Way to White Space Broadband

The Navy Trains Radio Technicians November, 1942 QST

RF Cafe Engineering Crossword Puzzle - 12/18/2011

Please Visit Apex Wireless in Appreciation of Their Underwriting

ASC Invites You to a Free Webinar on "Thermal Management for Your RF Designs"

Top 10 Reasons Why Large Companies Fail to Keep Their Best Talent

Tales from the Cube: Merry-Go-Round-Missile Mishap

5 Ways to Spot a Bad Boss in an Interview

Building a Massive Neutrino Hunter Beneath the Mediterranean

Thanks to Antenna Factor for Long-Time Support

Molybdenite Moves from Potential Silicon Replacement to a Transistor Prototype

An Amplifier That’s Quantum Quiet

Wideband Voltage Variable Attenuator with Fewer Components, by Chin Leong Lim

Jitter and Timing Analysis in the Presence of Crosstalk, by Chris Loberg

How the 10,000-Year Clock Measures Time

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Please Visit Reactel in Appreciation of Their Backing

Doodle Labs Announces COFDM Wireless Broadband for the VHF Military Bands

DeLorme inReach™ Selected by Men's Journal for 2011 Gear of the Year Honors

RFMD Intros RF1293 and RF1293A Switch Filter Modules with 5 Linear 3G/4G Paths

Many Thanks to Linx for Long-Time Support

RF Cafe Engineering Crossword Puzzle - 12/11/2011

NuWaves Needs a PCB Assembler

Simple Tester Checks Christmas-Tree Lights

Reverse Mentoring Cracks Workplace

Build a Dual-Meter Transistor Tester, February 1960 Popular Electronics

IFI Offering Free Phone Apps for RF Field Calculations

Where Does FFT Process Gain Come From? - Jon Titus

Free Microwave Engineering Europe Subscription

5 Career Lessons Workers Are Thankful For

Listen to the SolderSmoke MP3 Podcasts (139 in the archive)

3 Questions After Iran's Claimed Shoot-Down of U.S. Drone

Thanks to Microphase for Support!

Get Transmission & Distribution World for Smart Grid News

IEEE Member Gift: Engineer's Guide to Lifelong Employability: What Are You Worth?

Sherlock Ohms: Murphy & Ohms Lost This One

Please Visit RFtronics in Appreciation of Their Backing

Broadcast Engineering Magazine - Free Subscription

Tales from the Cube: Copier Causing Mysterious Oscillations in Lab

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Many Thanks to Vector Telecom for Long-Time Support

Ultracapacitor Applications in the Power Electronic World

Check Out the SolderSmoke Website

Skyworks Has Immediate Opening for RF Technicians!

RF Cafe Engineering Crossword Puzzle - 12/4/2011

Congrats Also to Aditya H. for Winning a Book in the November Drawing!

Please Visit Noisecom in Appreciation of their Support

Sherlock Ohms: Murphy & Ohms Lost This One

Bobo’s Travels: Saga of a 21st Century Engineer

Schematic for Regenerative Super Het Radio by Ron Quan

Congrats to Tom D. for Being a November Book Winner!

Setbacks and Surprises Part of the Deal for a Startup

Thanks to Noisewave for Continued Support!

A Beam-Steering Metamaterials Antenna

Free Microwave Product Digest Subscription

9 Things That Motivate Employees More Than Money

Cracking Down on Conflict Minerals

One Transistor Pocket Radio, July 1960 Popular Electronics

Thanks to Amplical for Helping Deliver RF Cafe

Choosing the Right RF Switches for Smart Mobile Device Applications, by Skyworks

COMSOC: 5-Day Wireless Communications Engineering Intermediate Fundamentals Review

Cover Letters: Too Much "I" Doesn’t Leave Room for Me

Connecting RF and Protocol Measurements for Troubleshooting and Optimizing Wireless Links, by Ben Zarlingo

Much Appreciation to IPP for Their Support

Sherlock Ohms: The Case of the RF Disturbances

Low Cost, Highly Flexible Scalar Network Analyzer, by Sook Hua Wong

Inductors at UHF: EM Simulation Guides Vector Network Analyzer Measurements (p.40), by John Call

How How to Land a New Job Faster: Be Your Own Talent Agent

RF Cafe Engineering Crossword Puzzle - 11/27/2011

Thanks Also to Boonton for Continuing Support!

Build an Electroscope, Jul 1955 Popular Electronics

Amateur Radio Quiz: Forming Attachments

"As God As My Witness, I Thought Turkeys Could Fly" - a classic WKRP in Cincinnati Thanksgiving episode

Surges and Setbacks for Trash-to-Gas Electricity

Would You Ride This? : Mieders Alpine Coaster

LED Lighting vs. Incandescent Lights for Commercial Buildings

Get NASA Tech Briefs for Free

Thanks to 3Gmetalworx for Long-Time Support!

Free Subscription to Military & Aerospace Electronics

Engineer's Guide to Lifelong Employability: The Transition from School to Work (free download for IEEE members)

Tales from the Cube: Where There's Smoke

IEEE: Encouraging Students to Try Engineering

2011 Talent Shortage Survey Results

Please Visit Fotofab in Appreciation of Their Support

Ultracapacitor Applications in the Power Electronic World

What Is ISO 14001 and Should I Care?

The 100-Year History of the Electric Car

RF Cafe Engineering Crossword Puzzle - 11/20/2011

Many Thanks to Phase Matrix for Continued Support

Whoopee -- It's Performance Review Season!

Quality Crisis in Electronics Industry-Survey

Jon Stewart on OWS - Utterly Hilarious! (starts at 7:40)

Improved Thermal Management of Microwave PCBs Using Advanced Circuit Materials, by John Coonrod

Sherlock Ohms: Case of the Non-Magnetized TV Magnet

Apply Now to Host a Real-Time Conversation with Crewmembers Onboard the ISS

RF Module Manufacturing Facility for Sale (a unique opportunity!)

U.S. Skilled Labor Shortage: Fact or Myth?

Custom Interconnects Launches FuzzButton® Website - Up to 10 GHz

Think Experts are Immune from Liability? Think Again

Resume Rules Not Made to Be Broken

7 Jobs That Require the Most Education, but Pay the Least (note big media - champion of the "little guy" - pays least)

TDR Interpretation Question on RF Cafe Forums

10 Commandments of Experts

The New Role of Surveys in Patent Infringement Cases

Ham Radio in the 21st Century (thanks to Michael L.)

Logitech LX3 Optical Wheel Mouse - Scrolling Problem Solved

Thanks to American Microwave for Support!

IMS2012 is Headed to Montréal, Canada

Inside the Power Amplifier (July 1959 Popular Electronics)

Tales from the Cube: Eastern Dreams

RF Cafe Engineering Crossword Puzzle - 11/13/2011

Where to Put Engineers

The One Chart You Need to See to Understand Mobile

OhmArt - Some Really Good, Some Not So Much

Here's a Sneak Peek at the 2012 RF Cafe Website

How to Get the Internet on Your Car Stereo

When is a Square Wave Truly Square?, by Philip Arnold

Process uW Signals with High-Speed Logic, by Kenneth Puglia

Congrats to Oct. 2011 Book Winner George, K. , of Westford, MA

A "WAVE" in Naval Electronics

Apply to Perform Research Demo At IEEE Radio Wireless Week 2012

2011 "The Cost of Waiting" Survey (interesting)

Organizing Tool Helps Manage Your Job Search, from IEEE

Free Webinar: “Thermal Management for Your RF Designs”, by ASC

Many Thanks to American Standard Circuits for Continued Support!

Sr. Microwave Design Engineer Job Opening by Synergy Microwave

CAD Designer Job Opening by Synergy Microwave

Slideshow: Garmin GPS Teardown

Military Radar Comes to Home Security Market

RF Cafe Engineering Crossword Puzzle - 11/6/2011

9 Equations True Geeks Should (at Least Pretend to) Know

New Horizons for RFID

How to Align Receivers - 1954 Popular Electronics

Transistor Wars & Moore's Law

Noncompete Agreements Carry High Cost for Engineers

A Next-Gen Ice Radar - IEEE Spectrum

How Strange Can Space-Time Get?

Comparison of FY 2012 Appropriations for Defense Science and Technology Programs

How to Land a New Executive Position in Today's Engineering Job Market

Is Your Salary Competitive? Try the IEEE-USA Salary Survey and Calculator

Please Visit NIC for Filters & Oscillators

Forum Visitor Needs Low Frequency RF Switch w/Difficult Specs

Lissajous Had a Figure for It - Popular Electronics

Mechanical Simulation Engineer/Specialist - Nokia San Diego

RF Cafe Engineering Crossword Puzzle - 10/30/2011

Tales from the Cube: The Ex-scope-ist

Thanks Again to Z-Comm for Long-Time Support

Sr. RF Specialist - Nokia San Diego

Senior Mechanical Project Lead - Nokia San Diego

Artech House $19 Sale on 29 Titles (thanks to Gregory B.)

The Hiring Problem, by Brian Fuller

Sr. Engineer, Display and Touch - Nokia San Diego

Sr. Mechanical Engineer - Nokia San Diego

Electrolysis and Corrosion - Boats & Radio Towers

Optimize Wireless Power Transfer Link Efficiency, by Steven Sandler

Tubes are Still Better Than Transistors for Audio Amplifiers, by Lou Frenzel

Sr. RF Engineer - Nokia San Diego

Baseband Engineer - Nokia San Diego