Re: USB microscopes for very small SMT

Steve Sousa wrote:
"Joerg" <notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:XNb0l.6463$pr6.3456@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

But today it's easier than ever to get into analog. Back when I grew into it there was no Digikey or Mouser. We had to either save hard to buy a few precious RF transistors or scavenge some out of discarded TV sets. Nowadays you buy a BFP620 with a whopping 65GHz ft for one Dollar. That doesn't even buy you a cup of coffee out here.

When I was a teenager I built most of my gear. I painfully remember not being able to build a preamp with large enough bandwidth for my frequency counter because I didn't have enough money for a couple of hot RF transistors. My parents would have given it to me but I felt asking them would not be right.

Oh, and if some of your professors tell you analog will die out don't believe a word of it. I never did.


Well, is not really the teachers, but i've only met only one or two analog guys,
it's got a lot to do with the market, where i see everything going to "software".
I'm convinced that analog skills are much more valuable, any EE can program,
but few can draw an analog circuit. And i find it very interesting, but i'm
afraid of serious circuits being too complicated.


The economy in the US is pretty bad right now. I've had several SW/firmware/FPGA/uC guys call me. They all need contracts or jobs. None of the analog guys ever called so far ...


When I begin to (partially) retire I will. But not as a book, it'll be on a web site so people can access it without cost.


Yes, that was the idea, please see my reply to JL for that.


Yes, the web is best for publishing these days. No censoring from peer reviewers or editors and not much in cost. But right now I am using my free time for other stuff, like ministry and tech help at church etc. Some things are way more important than electronics can ever be ;-)

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