[eagle] Re: Steve Cripps

-- Dr. Allen Katz, President Linearizer Technology, Inc. http://www.lintech.com Robert McGwier wrote: > Marc Franco wrote: > >>Howard, >> >>I don't think Steve Cripps is a ham (maybe he was at >>one point), but he seems to have a nice opinion of >>amateur radio. However, there are many other RF PA >>experts that are also hams, like Fred Raab W1FR (Solid >>State Radio Engineering, Krauss-Bostian-Raab), and >>Nathan Sokal, WA1HQC, the inventor of the class-E >>amplifier. They regularly write for QEX and they also >>attend the IEEE microwave symposium. In fact, these >>three experts were in San Francisco when the PA >>competition took place. >> > > > I asked Nathan to give us a discount on his amplifier design tools and > simulators. He gave us a 95% discount. We are purchasing all of his > tools in the new fiscal year. > > > >>The IEEE microwave symposium also has a ham radio >>social meeting. It was started in Philadelphia in 2003 >>by K2UYH, and has steadily grown since then. Next year >>it will take place in Hawaii. It will probably include >>a key note speaker, and a 23 cm EME operation. The >>refreshments are usually provided by engineering >>companies owned by hams. >> > > > Jim! We should have a design meeting in conjunction with the IEEE > meeting. ;-). > >>73, Marc N2UO >> >> >> > > > Bob > N4HY >