Electrical engineers on the brink of extinction threaten entire tech ecosystems

Re:Electrical engineers on the brink of extinction threaten ... by Johnythree on Monday July 18, 2022 @06:15PM (#32144718)

I find SMT easier than through-hole. And I say B.S. to your line of "rewire a stereo to broadcast instead of receive". There's very little commonality between a stereo and a Transmitter. Whatever, there are still thousands of Hams building Transmitters.

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Re:Electrical engineers on the brink of extinction threaten ... by 0x20cowboy on Monday July 18, 2022 @06:49PM (#32145102)

Don’t know what to tell you other than I did. It only would broadcast around the house and maybe a few houses down.

Here is someone else doing it as well: https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=27&v=AudEdHpXTi4&f...

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Re:Electrical engineers on the brink of extinction threaten ... by Taniwha on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @04:50AM (#32149077)

I teach kids how to solder at the local Makerspace, I start with SMT first because it's easier - through hole requires more skill and you have to be more aware of heat management to do it well.

We stockpile old proto boards that were never used for practice and give the kids old motherboards and hot air to scavenge from for practice

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