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Old September 30th 06, 05:50 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Owen Duffy Owen Duffy is offline
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Default Preferred calculators for EE use

On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 23:27:06 -0500, Tom Ring
wrote:


So, what calculators do you like best?


I am with you Tom, I like / prefer the HP calculators and have used
them since before the portable models you mentioned.

Right now, I have a HP42S with me on holidays, but I usually use a
'48GX at home.

You may have seen my adaptation of Clint Eastwood's quote when someone
asks me "who says so", and I reply "me, and two of my friends, Mr
Hewlett and Mr Packard".

However, I use a calculator for only a small percentage of problems
solving nowadays, there are better tools for most problems. I don't
have to reach far for a HP calculator, wouldn't be without it, but
most of the work is done using other tools.

Owen
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