Re: [Elecraft] OT: transistor theory flaw

2009-05-29 Thread Stephen Prior
It's like the word 'specialist' over here. Every tradesman's vehicle it seems to me, claims that it's owner is a 'specialist'. John Smith, Drainage Specialist for example- maybe he's specialising because he's incapable of doing anything else ! :-) 73 Stephen G4SJP On 29/05/2009 04:10, David

Re: [Elecraft] OT: transistor theory flaw

2009-05-28 Thread Sandy
To: 'Elecraft Group' elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 10:00 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: transistor theory flaw Tnx Mike. It reminds me that vacuum tube theory wasn't understood for many years after they were developed. Shoot, here in the USA DeForest thought a vacuum tube

Re: [Elecraft] OT: transistor theory flaw

2009-05-28 Thread Matt Palmer
all the time! 73, Sandy W5TVW - Original Message - From: Ron D'Eau Claire r...@cobi.biz To: 'Elecraft Group' elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 10:00 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: transistor theory flaw Tnx Mike. It reminds me that vacuum tube theory

Re: [Elecraft] OT: transistor theory flaw

2009-05-28 Thread Sandy
: [Elecraft] OT: transistor theory flaw I disagree, the experts are always right, its just the people who are claiming to be an 'expert' are not always so. I hear this in a commencement speach this year keep a healthy disregard for the impossible and all engineers should have this. This 'flaw

Re: [Elecraft] OT: transistor theory flaw

2009-05-28 Thread David Yarnes
@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: transistor theory flaw I have ALWAYS abhorred and loathed the title: Expert. I am always skeptical of people who use that title. __ Elecraft mailing list Home

[Elecraft] OT: transistor theory flaw

2009-05-27 Thread Mike Markowski
I just read this short article and thought many on the list might find it interesting: http://eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=NQXUQGBIEWGHCQSNDLRSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=217600659 If that URL gets broken, here is a smaller url to the same: http://tinyurl.com/o4cwpj

Re: [Elecraft] OT: transistor theory flaw

2009-05-27 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Tnx Mike. It reminds me that vacuum tube theory wasn't understood for many years after they were developed. Shoot, here in the USA DeForest thought a vacuum tube *needed* some gas to work properly (and his tubes all had abysmally low gain as a result). If what the learned experts knew was