On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 20:37:16 -0400, Jerry Stuckle
wrote:
I should also add - "ran a 2way shop for about 11 years".
You really shouldn't truncate my quotes. What I said was
"I did RF design and ran a 2way shop for about 11 years."
That means that I bounced back and forth between RF design and 2way
radio for about 11 years with a few gaps in between. The elapsed time
was from 1971 through about 1983.
Somewhat after graduating college, I worked for Communitronix
repairing CB and commerical radios (mostly CB) and installing radios
in cement mixers. I vaguely recall that the owner fired me, probably
for good reason.
I then went to work for Pacific Mobile Communications in Stanton CA,
which still exists today. Mostly, it was maintaining three repeater
sites in the L.A. area.
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/Old%20Repeaters/index.html
The building to the right was the main site on Santiago Pk:
http://www.trabucooutdoors.com/assets/images-1/odds_ends/santiagopk.jpg
PMC is associated with Alpha Electronics, which made sub-audible tone
boards for various radios, DC and tone remotes, etc. The later tone
boards used hybrids. We had our own hybrid production line, PCB
etching facility, assembly line, and production test. When not
dealing with the radios, I helped design all of these.
After that, was hired by Standard Communication (SCC) of Wilmington to
integrate various products, mostly from Alpha Electronics, into their
product line. I didn't stay long, mostly because of the 1.5 hr
commute.
Somewhat later, I left the area and eventually landed in the Santa
Clara area, where I worked for Intech Inc designing mostly marine
radios. Finding photos is a bit difficult, but I did manage to find
one of the Intech M3600 2-30 MHz HF SSB marine radio:
http://www.hellocq.net/forum/read.php?tid=226493
Offhand, I recall doing about 12 products in 9.5 years. Numbers and
details if you want them. Oh, some manuals here for the AN-SRD/21 and
AN-SRD/22 direction finders for the USCG.
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/AN-SRD-21/
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/AN-SRD-22/
After Intech, I went to work for Granger Assoc where I designed a
900MHz SCADA system to be used by Southern Calif Edison for remote
power factor capacitor switching. I did the transmitter, power amp,
RF switching, duplexer, and whatever nobody else wanted to do.
I left Granger in about 1983 to become a real estate speculator,
consultant, and student. I decided to turn my hobby into a profession
and become a computer consultant. I attached myself to computer store
and built up the repair business, while maintaining my RF consulting
business.
Since most of my experience since that time has been in on radio
related areas, I won't bother to detail them. There were also some
short term jobs and contracts mixed in with the aforementioned work
that are not worth mentioning.
That hardly
qualifies you as an "expert".
I do not claim to be an expert. What I said was
"I guess that having more years of experience entitles
me to tell you how to run your life."
You indicated that on the same basis, you could tell
Mr Lostgallifreyan to:
"I suggest you not try to teach those who know
more than you your "facts".
I would appreciate it if you would extend me the same courtesy and not
try to teach me your "facts".
As for "RF design" - what did you design
- TV amplifiers?
See detail above. List of products and responsibility if you want
them. I'll have to do some digging to find them all, but am willing
if you think it will help you in some way.
--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060
http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558