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Thanks to Phase Matrix for Their Support

June 12, 2011 Crossword Puzzle - IMS2011 Edition

1728 Software Systems (lots of good calculators) Has New URL

Congrats to Mark M. of Carlisle, PA, for Winning the May 2011 Book Drawing!

Many Thanks to Orbel for Continued Support!

The 10 Greatest (Accidental) Inventions of All Time

See AWR's Display at IMS2011 on Their FaceBook Page (RF Cafe photo)

New Spectrum Chart for Wireless Services, Free by QRC Technologies

Highway Robbery for Wireless at Trade Shows

A Strategy for Better Test Equipment Management

June 5, 2011 Crossword Puzzle - IMS2011 Edition

Circuit Lets You Isolate and Measure Current, by Anton Mayer

Congrats to Darren W. of Ontario, Canada, for Winning an RF Cafe Stein!

Please Visit Microphase at Booth 529

Skyworks Looking for RF/Microwave Engineer

Resistances Affect Voltage Measurements

Tales from the Cube: The Exer-scope-ist

Western Graduates Head to China for Internships (anyone happy about this?)

Reactel Looks Forward to Seeing You at IMS, Booth #3915

RF Filter and RF SAW Filter for Product Development , by Oscilent

Please Stop by to See PMI in Booth #2304

Many Thanks to RFtronics for Their Support

IMS Vendors: "How to Stand out and Become an Effective Trade Show Exhibitor"

Please Stop by Booth #733 to See the Good Folks at NIC

Visit RFMD at Booth #1402 at IMS2011

Thanks to Vector Telecom for Continued Support!

Last Chance - Free IMS2011 Exhibit Passes Courtesy Anatech (send e-mail)

Free: Pentek's SDR Handbook

Red Cross Emergency Test (comic), May 1941 QST

A Radioman's Nightmare

5-29-2011 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

Can the AutoPen Be Used to Sign Legislation?

Women in Microwaves

Calculus: Is It the Key?

Please Thank NoiseWave for Supporting RF Cafe!

Counterfeit Consumer Electronics and Brand Authentication Systems

Nardalert S3 Refines Role of Personal RF and Microwave Safety Monitors, by Narda Safety Test Solutions

Jefferson Rubber Works - Rubber Products - Listing Added

Kaelus - PIM Testers - Listing Added

Thanks to Amplical for Long-Time Support

Tips, Tricks, and Traps of Semiconductor Capacitance-Voltage (C-V) Testing - Free Webinar

Wideband GaN Power Amplifiers for Software-Defined Radios, by RFMD

New Tool for Finding IEEE Content

Restoring Balance to Your Work and Life

RF & Noise Components - Circulators &  Couplers - Listing Added

Thanks Again to Z-Comm for Long-Time Support 

Model Law Exemption to Professional Engineering Licensures is Under Review

Don't Let Doubts About Your Age Sabotage Your Career

High-Current and High-Frequency Filtering With Feedthrough Capacitors

Akribis Metrology - New & Refurbished Equipment - Listing Added

Thanks to PMI for Their Continued Support!

Check Out the EEWeb Engineering Forums!

Microwave Coupler Feeds Outdoor Antenna Through Walls, by Gunther Knapp

Mr. Spock Photographed in Yemen?

Amateur Radio Quiz: Hip, Hip, Hooray for the TLAs!

Please Thank ISOTEC for Supporting This Website

5-22-2011 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

Quadrature ( I-Q ) Modulation Tutorial

The Decline of the H1-B

EE Life: 16% of Polled Are Out of Work

Research at Government Laboratories and Universities (p.28)

An Outphasing Transmitter Using Class-E PAs and Asymmetric Combining: Part 2 (p.34), Ramon Beltran of RFMD, Frederick H. Raab, and Arturo Velazquez

Advanced Antennas - Military & Aerospace Electronics

New JavaScript Based VSWR<->Return Loss<->Γ Calculator

Thermal Design Begins at the Circuit Board, by John Coonrod

Sherlock Ohms: The Case of the Stinky Washer (yet another unintended consequence of greening)

'Superjobs': Why You Work More, Enjoy It Less

Many Thanks to Spectrum Microwave for Their Support!

Multipaction Discharge in Coaxial Components
Rudy Fuks

Methods for Characterizing the Dielectric Constant of Microwave PCB Laminates, John Coonrod

QST Looks at Television - Jan 1945 QST

CO2 Mitigation: An Inconvenient Calculation (by Lord Monckton)

1932 Wireless World - Grounding and Power Supply Fluxuations

Many Thanks to American Microwave for Supporting RF Cafe!

5-15-2011 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

5 Secrets to Getting a Job After Graduation

Microwave Product Digest Magazine - Free

Is Your Age Working Against You?

Visited Website Tracking by Browsers - Here Is My Proof

Thanks to Procyon PCB for Supporting RF Cafe!

Subscribe to RFID Journal for Free

How to Stand Out and Become an Effective Trade Show Exhibitor

UK Investors - Investment Week (free)

IMS2011 Graduate Student Challenge Final Announcement

Thanks Anatech Electronics for Continued Support!

I Can See Canada from My Back Porch

Escher's "Relativity" from Folded Card Stock

Director of Manufacturing Needed by Wavestream

4G: An Early Adopter's Guide - A Good Primer

5-8-2011 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

Please Also Welcome Oscilent as a New RF Cafe Supporter

Whitepaper: "You Can Connect Employees' Personal Smartphones "

"The Principles of Project Management - Free 66 Page Preview!"

New RF Cafe Quiz: Introduction to Antenna Analysis Using EM Simulation

So Much Radio Spectrum, So Little Interoperability!

Please Welcome NP Technologies as a New Sponsor!

New JavaScript Ohm's Law Calculator

Build Tube Amplifier Airplane Detector, May 1942 PopSci

Win a Free iPad by Taking IEEE Spectrum Survey

Forbes: How To Get A Job If You’re Over-Qualified

IEEE: A Degree Isn't Enough Anymore

Oscilent Needs a Electronic Component Sales Manager

Congrats to Harry E., of Williamstown, NJ, for Being an April Book Winner!

Please Visit 3GMetalworx for Backing RF Cafe's Presence

Career Focus: Is Now the Right Time for Engineers to Become Entrepreneurs?

Congrats to RF Cafe April Book Winner Steve K., of Batavia, IL!

When Your iPhone Falls in the Toilet, a Beer Mug or Pile of Snow

Krasnow: "FCC's Public Airwaves Concept Must Go"

Many Thanks to Connector City for Their Support

Take the IEEE 2011 Salary Survey (then get access to Salary Calculator)

The Thrill is Gone - T&M World

EI: Brrr! Transmitter Failure in the Arctic Chill

Litron Inc. - Package Laser Cutting & Sealing - Listing Added

The Centennial Bulb -Mesmerizing Live Video!

5-1-2011 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

EI: We Have Met the Enemy and It Is Management

7031 kHz - A Humorous Tragedy from the September 1972 QST

Jello Hypnotically Bouncing at 6200 FPS

Thanks to Microphase for Long-Time Support!

Tales from the Cube: Floats Like a Butterfly, Stings Like a Bee

Sherlock Ohms: The Case of the Missing Signals

New Javascript Noise Figure <-> Noise Temperature Calculator

The 10 Essential Elements of Design

New - 5 Most Recent RF Cafe Forum Posts Shown at Bottom of All Pages

Thanks to BRL Test for Their Support

Today’s Antennas Tune into the Needs of Modern Wireless Devices

High CV Tantalum Capacitors - Challenges and Limitations

Tackling the Challenges of LTE-Advanced, by Jan Whitacre

MTT-S Attendees: How to Stand Out and Become An Effective Trade Show Exhibitor

Master of Science Degree in Education and 100% Online

Many Thanks to Analog Devices for Support!

Employee-Owned Smartphones: Seize the Opportunity

Smart Policies for Personal-Liable Smartphones

Radio Amateurs in Navy Radio, April 1945 QST Article

Please Thank Apex Wireless for Helping to Deliver RF Cafe

The Rare-Earth Crisis (video)

Approximations for erf and erfc (thanks to Ilya L.)

4-24-2011 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

Ph.D. Comic Strip

Engineering Education in Context

Using a Microwave System Analyzer to Measure Satellite End-to-End Group Delay (p.42), by Graham Stevens

Wireless Week Magazine

Thanks to Antenna Factor for Supporting RF Cafe!

Designing at Frequencies Below 100 MHz (p.50), by Gary Breed

A Brief Overview of DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale[=Worldwide])

Time to Hang a Shingle? The Era of Independent Consulting

IMS2011 Program Book Available Online!

How Do Your Employees Really Feel About Working for You?

Is Now the Right Time for Engineers to Become Entrepreneurs?

Please Thank GigaLane for Supporting RF Cafe

IEEE: Jobless Innovation?

Designing Compact V/W-Band Gunn Sources, by Saabra Deen

Learning Science Through Gaming

Linearity Looms Large for Next Generation RF Systems, by Srikanth Sridharan

Military & Aerospace Electronics

Why the U.S. Must Promote Engineering

"Broadcast Brevities" - 1932 Wireless World (the more things change...)

Presentation: Role of GaN RF Power Technology for Tomorrow's Commercial and Defense Wireless Applications

IEEE COMSOC Free Tutorials

An Analog Approach to Power Amplifier Predistortion, by Frederic Roger

4-17-2011 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

Many Thanks to Fotofab for Helping Deliver RF Cafe!

Florida RF Labs Has an RF Test Technician Job Available

Battling Phase Noise at RF and Microwave Frequencies, by John Hansen

Florida RF Labs Has a Product Manager Opening

White Paper - "Smart Meters and Smart Meter Systems: A Metering Industry Perspective"

Please Visit TEGAM Test Equipment in Appreciation of Support

Wireless Design & Development Magazine

Fractal Microstrip Antenna Aids Wideband Applications, by Abolfazl Azari

Thanks to RFMD for Their Support

Broadcast Engineering Magazine

New RF Cafe Quiz: Emerging Wireless Technologies and the Future Mobile Internet

Very Nice Frequency Chart in PDF Format, by QRC Technologies

Mav6 Just Posted Many Engineering Jobs

Alliance Test Equipment Continues Support - Thanks!

Electronic Components

Impedance: A Multidisciplinary Concept, by Kevin Craig

Congrats to Hannes R., of Los Gatos, Calif, for Winning an RF Cafe Coffee Mug!

Could IBM’s Watson Make Expert Testimony Obsolete?

Thanks to Narda Microwave East for Long-Time Support!

Amateur Radio Quiz: Uda Thunk It?

NASA Tech Briefs - Lots of Good Info

Microwave Product Digest Magazine

How Do You Connect Your Oscilloscope?, by Martin Rowe

Test & Measurement World

Seeking mm-Wave Collaborators for NASA Research Prop

Please Welcome Wenteq Microwave Back as an Advertiser!

 April Snow Pic from Our Back Porch

New Return to Zero Comic Strip

Fierce Telecom - A Telecom Industry Newsletter

Microwave Engineering Europe Magazine

4-10-2011 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

GPS World Magazine

Table of Time-Harmonic Mode Equations for Circular Waveguide, by Brian Sequeira

Table of Time-Harmonic Mode Equations for Rectangular Waveguide, by Brian Sequeira

Memristors... Made of Blood?

"Unbiased" - March 9th 1932 The Wireless World Column, UK Style

Requiem for the Incandescent Light Bulb (cool pictures)

Agilent Offering Free Passes to IMS2011 Exhibit Floor

Spectrum Defense Matters Newsletter

Do We Want Science Education or Science Entertainment?, by Jon Titus

Call for Papers: Smart Grid Electronics Forum

Quantum Dots Get Doped

Practical Hints and Tips - March 9th 1932 The Wireless World Article

Please Visit Sunshine Design in Appreciation of Their Underwriting RF Cafe

White Paper: Harmonic Measurement for IEC 61000-4-3 and Other Radiated Immunity Standards

4 Steps for Making Better Power Measurements, by Agilent

Unpaid Jobs: The New Normal?

Many Thanks to Cross RF for Support

IEEE: European Job Outlook Bright

White Paper - "A Discussion of Smart Meters and RF Exposure Issues"

Congrats to Adrian S. of S. Africa for Winning the March '11 Book Drawing!

On the Very Highs - July 1944 QST

Thanks to Pulsar Microwave for Their Continued Support!

Are Your Smart Phones Tough Enough for Work?

Electronics Poetry - "Pre-Radio" June 1944 QST

4-3-2011 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

Tales from the Cube: Cheaper to Keep 'er

10 Great April Fool's Jokes for Engineers

Hams in Combat - April 1945 QST

Sherlock Ohms: The Mystery of the Popping Caps

Stacked Patch Array Design - A Question (w/cool 3-D color graph)

The Iconoscope - July 1944 QST

Win a Blu-ray Player from IFI!

Tales from the Cube: A Wrench in the Works

What HR Won't Tell You About Your Résumé

39 More Secrets Your HR Person Won’t Tell You