I'll "second" Chuck's advice but will add that having a BSEE will be very good for you to earn a living doing engineering work. If you can do both - pursue your degree and work part time "hands-on" then you will have be WAAAAYYY ahead of the game.
Chuck McCown - 2 wrote: > I would say if you have the time, money, desire and drive to get your BSEE, > by all means do so. > At least you already have all your general ed covered. > > Normally technicians come up through the ranks, many times with various > forms of formal or semi formal education from a variety of colleges and > technical training schools or the military. > > I have hired lots of technicians and engineers over the years. I'll take a > life long interest/experience in Ham radio over the degree in many cases. > Or military. Fresh BSEEs are not good for much. You have to teach them the > stuff the technicians already know. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:17 PM > Subject: [WISPA] Communications / Radio Tech career > > > >> Hi, >> >> I've recently graduated with a BA in English BUT am interested in >> shifting towards a career as a communications or radio technician. I >> don't really know much about how to go about doing this. Any tips? >> I've thought about going back to school to pursue a BS in Electrical >> Engineering, but would that be overkill? Any and all advice is welcome! >> >> Thank you, >> Ryan Van Dolson >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -- Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. Serving the Broadband Wireless Industry Since 1993 Cisco Press Author - "Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs" Vendor-Neutral Wireless Design-Training-Troubleshooting-Consulting FCC License # PG-12-25133 Profile <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jackunger> Phone 818-227-4220 Email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
