Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hello everyone,
My name is Ron. My username was derived from a nickname my Dad gave in the year I was born, so that should tell you about my age...Just think Soviet satellite "Sputnik". My interest in electronics at an early age got me into a vocational school where I studied TV/Radio repair (in the days when they were entirely dependent on vacuum tubes). I fortunately had a scholarship and went on to get my bachelors and masters in Electrical Engineering. I've worked in just about every sector: aerospace and...