[SBE] Career advice needed

[Joshua Smith]

"IMHO rubbing elbows with as many engineers as possible is always good.  Ask
the local engineers if you can "ride shotgun" or look over their shoulders
while they work for a day.  Heck they may like the company."

I was always taught that the best way to truly learn something is to be able
to teach it to somebody else, so as a young engineer myself I have to agree
with Kent.  When I get to explain what I'm doing to someone, it helps
understand it further.

- Joshua C Smith



Joshua C Smith, CBT
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On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Kent Winrich <kwinrich at gmail.com> wrote:


> Good for you for asking these questions!  Keep asking!

>

> I might have an older version of the NAB Engineering Handbook I can give to

> you.  Heck physics are physics.  Where are you located?

>

> IMHO rubbing elbows with as many engineers as possible is always good.  Ask

> the local engineers if you can "ride shotgun" or look over their shoulders

> while they work for a day.  Heck they may like the company.  Dont be

> bashful.  Whats the worst they could say?  No, thats the worst... move onto

> someone else if they say no, but DONT give up.

>

> Read as many trades as you can - on line or print.

>

> I also visit a web site http://www.broadcastengineering.info which is an

> engineering discussion forum.

>

> Kent Winrich

> K9EZ/4

> Chairman SBE Chapter 93 - Raleigh, NC

>

>

>

>

> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Russ VanderHorst <

> russ at russvanderhorst.info> wrote:

>

>>  Good Morning All,

>>

>> I am in need of some career advice. My name is Russ Vander Horst, and I

>> was the recipient of the SBE Greenberg scholarship for 2009.

>>

>> Because of any accident, my right shoulder rotator cuff was damaged and

>> required surgical repair back in March of this year. Healing is progressing,

>> but it will probably be another couple of months before my shoulder is back

>> to normal. After an appointment with my orthopedist, he believes it is in my

>> best interest to have surgery on my left shoulder as well, which will side

>> line me for another few months.

>>

>> I am enrolled in World College working on my B.E.E.T., specializing in

>> broadcast engineering, and am doing very well with it; however I am a

>> believer that you can only learn so much from a book. I “need to get my

>> hands dirty” and do an internship, but this is not going to be able to be

>> done for at least another 6 months.

>>

>> I would love to read the broadcast engineers handbook, but right now just

>> can't afford it…Also I have been downloading the FCC rules concerning TV,

>> and should have this done in the next couple of days, which I figure will at

>> least help me understand the guidelines I will eventually be working under.

>>

>> What I am curious about is what other aspiring broadcast technicians would

>> do in my situation to promote their learning while unable to do an

>> internship (which I would do unpaid of course). Are there web sites that I

>> can review? Does anyone have a copy of the broadcast engineer’s reference

>> book they would be willing to part with for a reasonable sum? Etc.

>>

>>

>>

>> Any advice that anyone is willing to give would be greatly appreciated!

>>

>>

>>

>> Thanks in advance J

>>

>> Russ Vander Horst , CBT

>>

>>

>>

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