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> There’s an old electronics joke that if you want to build an oscillator, you should try building an amplifier The way I heard it was "amplifiers oscillate an
by buescher 11mo ago
> There’s an old electronics joke that if you want to build an oscillator, you should try building an amplifier
The way I heard it was "amplifiers oscillate and oscillators don't".
- dbcurtis 11mo agoThe way I've heard it is: Being a microwave engineer is the easiest job in world. You basically only do two things, design oscillators and design amplifiers. What's the worst thing that can happen to an amplifier? It oscillates! And what's the worst thing that can happen to an oscillator? It won't start, but it's usually still a pretty good amplifier. Win-win!
- B1FF_PSUVM 11mo ago"The fears of a designer are amplifiers that oscillate and oscillators that don't."