Re: hobby electronics

On Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:04:21 -0400, Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net>
wrote:

On Tue, 02 Jul 2024 09:28:17 -0700, john larkin
<jlarkin_highland_tech> wrote:
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It's my opinion that there are few hobbyists that really work with
parts and make circuits, and most EE grads are EE/CE dual majors that
code more than they solder, and don't have instincts for electricity.
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Here's a youtube on the subject:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLnolhyT5SI
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Some of these guys blame surface mount, which seems wrong to me. There
are lots of thru-hole parts and parts kits around.
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I'd like to hire a few kids who love component-level electronics, but
they are hard to find.

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Send your hunting teams out to radio amateur meetings.  Bring nets.
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Joe Gwinn

Is there still ham radio? Internet, cell phones, email, games,
texting, and free long-distance seems to have killed that.

I plan to explore the local maker spaces, hoping to find kids who like
real electronics, or at least can program Raspberry Pi at low level.