Hi Al,
You almost gave me a heart attack this morning. When I first started reading
your email below I mistakenly thought you were referring to Elecraft as the
company you called.
Fortunately my heart rate and blood pressure dropped back to normal by the time
I got to the end :-)
No need for more coffee today!
73,
Eric
/elecraft.com/
On 12/10/2019 6:12 PM, Al Lorona wrote:
I just read the Elecraft December Newsletter, so I made a quick phone call.
It's still morning over there.
Big Radio Company: How may I direct your call?
Me: Yes, hello, I'd like to speak to your CTO.
BRC: Oh, I'm sorry sir, but I can't do that.
Me: How about a co-founder?
BRC: No...
Me: Why not? I'm about to buy a new radio, and it's down to Elecraft and you
guys, and Elecraft says I can go hang out with one of the big wigs and play
radio, so I'm calling you to see if you'll match that offer. You know, maybe I
can come over and hang out in your ham station -- you do have a station, don't
you?-- and your big wig can come out and have a soda with me, and we can trade
stories and shoot the breeze and then call CQ on 20. Yeah?
BRC: No, sir, I'm sorry. <lowering her voice> To tell you the truth... we don't
even *know* who the CTO is.
Me: Excuse me?
BRC: We see important-looking people pass by all the time, but we don't
actually know which one is the CTO. We're a big conglomerate now.
Me: Well, maybe you can find someone under him, like the VP of engineering. I'd
like to meet him. Or her.
BRC: Oh, no. That's not possible. <lowering her voice again>. You see, he doesn't
actually design any of our products. He has a team working under him, and they do all the
work. <pausing> He does select the knobs that go on the radios, though.
Me: The chief knob-picker, eh? Gee, I was hoping for someone who knows how to
match impedance, or optimize a sigmoid response. Got any amplifier experts?
BRC: Not really.
Me: AGC gurus?
BRC: Not that I know of.
Me: Anybody who solders?
BRC: Oh, yes! You could have lunch with Maria. She's our absolute best solderer.
Me: Can she dig a signal out of the noise? Does she like hiking?
BRC: <silence>
Me: Never mind. You know, I'm glad I called you. I think my mind is made up.
Good-bye and thank you!
BRC: Good day, sir, and thank you for calling.
Al W6LX
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