Hello Mac,

A little bit OT, it happens more often that I enter English words with
Dutch spelled characters. This sometimes leads to strange
constructions... English wasn't my best language when I was at school.
Sorry for the mistake.


Best regards,

Wim
PA3DJS
www.tetech.nl




On 11 ene, 02:55, "J. Mc Laughlin" wrote:
Dear Wim: Your observations are appreciated. I am delighted to learn of
evidence of improvements in instrumentation.

Along with my early observation of the need for capable RF engineers (and
that includes antennas), note in the digital age the continuing need for
smart analog-electronic engineers, as exhibited by your examples. Western
Europe, USA, Canada, ZL, and VK still have such people, but many are
reaching retirement. I am please to say that my university still has as one
of its objectives to educate engineers who have a good feel for when analog
is needed and when digital is needed. They might not have the full analog
insight, skill, or experience, but they know when an analog expert is
needed.

... and now for a moment with tongue-in-cheek: Too many words in English
sound the same, but are spelled differently. Some are spelled the same but
have multiple meanings that one must gather from context. This is the
consequence of borrowing from many languages - very notably from the north
part of your country. "Hi Mac" is a salutation. It should come as no
surprise that this Mac has never been "High."
The most wonderful thing about English is that because of its inherent
redundancies and the way it uses grammar, it is relatively difficult for
anyone to loose the meaning - especially in a technical forum. As a
contrast, consider the drastic consequences of making an error in an ending
of a Slavic language word. The word can become unintelligible.

Your contributions are always read with interest. 73, Mac N8TT

--
J. McLaughlin; Michigan, USA

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