The Amp Hour

An Interview with Alan Yates - Recondite Radiation Raconteur

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Welcome to another awesome guest: Alan Yates, VK2ZAY!

  • Alan works on pyrotechnics for fun(?!)
  • While he's not worried about burning out over doing similar hobby/paid work, Chris has written about burn out recently and how that might be a part of it.
  • He also is an active ham operator, mostly working with PSK31 type communications.
  • Ham could have been a good option for the recent SF BART shutdown.
  • Low frequency transmissions could be possible with fractal antennas.
  • RF, Analog, all are needed in spades in the Bay Area...or elsewhere!
  • Alan did two killer designs for the 555 contest, the adding machine and the HF spectrum analyzer.
  • For radiation related sites, Alan is also a fan of TechLib, Burkhard Kanika's site and the Maxim app note 2236.
  • Alan also likes the 2N4117A for an input JFET. Chris is more a fan of National's LMP7721 for an ion chamber.
  • HP has announced a drastic shift in their business by selling off their PC division and moving away from consumer goods.
  • Why isn't HP making innovative products anymore? Possibly because they're not spending the time like they used to!
  • Though it has many names, Chris just learned it is called "bootlegging" as well.
  • In other news, Taiwanese companies are getting undercut by Chinese companies in parts of the already low T&M market.
  • You could make your own kit (though not a new scope yet) with the newly revised Heathkits.
    • You can contact Alan on Twitter and see more of his great videos on his YouTube channel. We really appreciated having him on the show!
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