An introduction – of sorts.......
Decisions, decisions, to regale you all with my many years of experience around things electronic, or to keep it short and simple – perhaps something in between?
I have become sensitive to the reality that when discussing my past life(s) that I have a tendency to become verbose and bore most people to the edge of tears. If my dear wife Susan were present with us here she would be giving me the visual “cut it short” signal by passing her fingers across her throat and attempt to make it look like a casual motion such as adjusting her necklace or earrings. She has often commented that I could carry on a discussion with a tree and walk away believing that I had won the debate. Thus I will attempt to be brief until I become better known around these parts and you know better than to offer me an open invitation to ramble on about topics of little importance to persons that have a healthy perspective of a functional life.
I learned my vacuum tube and electronics knowledge while serving in the U.S. Navy for six years as a Missile Fire Control Technician. The 1st radar I was trained to maintain used digital logic but it was all tubes, including the internal computer and thus I learned my digital logic on vacuum tube technology and later advanced to transistors, and IC’s. I was around when we changed over the FC system from analog to digital. The upside to having all that experience with hundreds of tubes is that I’m pretty good around tube electronics. The down side is that my tube amp output is usually a digital “1” or “0” and drives a 20 mA current loop.
I worked on and fixed teletypes that had a bell on the carriage return and made a very sweet “ping” sound.
I remember when programming code still had line numbers.
I worked on 300 baud modems that were the size of a file cabinet drawer and were rack mounted.
I learned my Q.C. stuff at Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC) - now long gone.
I spent the last 20 some odd years around Meteorological gear and love the science!!!
Blah – blah – blah, etc.
I’m into the DIY end of audio and love the smell of a hot soldering iron in the morning.
I’m 49 for the 16th time and I AM NOT EITHER in denial about it!!! It’s a state of mind – which should give you some sort of warning.
It is my pleasure to be here amongst fellow audiophiles!!!
Decisions, decisions, to regale you all with my many years of experience around things electronic, or to keep it short and simple – perhaps something in between?
I have become sensitive to the reality that when discussing my past life(s) that I have a tendency to become verbose and bore most people to the edge of tears. If my dear wife Susan were present with us here she would be giving me the visual “cut it short” signal by passing her fingers across her throat and attempt to make it look like a casual motion such as adjusting her necklace or earrings. She has often commented that I could carry on a discussion with a tree and walk away believing that I had won the debate. Thus I will attempt to be brief until I become better known around these parts and you know better than to offer me an open invitation to ramble on about topics of little importance to persons that have a healthy perspective of a functional life.
I learned my vacuum tube and electronics knowledge while serving in the U.S. Navy for six years as a Missile Fire Control Technician. The 1st radar I was trained to maintain used digital logic but it was all tubes, including the internal computer and thus I learned my digital logic on vacuum tube technology and later advanced to transistors, and IC’s. I was around when we changed over the FC system from analog to digital. The upside to having all that experience with hundreds of tubes is that I’m pretty good around tube electronics. The down side is that my tube amp output is usually a digital “1” or “0” and drives a 20 mA current loop.
I worked on and fixed teletypes that had a bell on the carriage return and made a very sweet “ping” sound.
I remember when programming code still had line numbers.
I worked on 300 baud modems that were the size of a file cabinet drawer and were rack mounted.
I learned my Q.C. stuff at Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC) - now long gone.
I spent the last 20 some odd years around Meteorological gear and love the science!!!
Blah – blah – blah, etc.
I’m into the DIY end of audio and love the smell of a hot soldering iron in the morning.
I’m 49 for the 16th time and I AM NOT EITHER in denial about it!!! It’s a state of mind – which should give you some sort of warning.
It is my pleasure to be here amongst fellow audiophiles!!!
