Something about me

[garmonbosia]

I've been playing TF2 for about a month and rather enjoy playing on your server.  I figured I'd post a few tidbits about myself by way of introduction.  I like engineer/heavy, although lately I've been playing pyro alot.

I'm 23, and working on a graduate degree in electrical engineering at Virginia Tech.  I don't have all that much free time, but lately I've been spending it all playing TF2.    

My username is a reference to a line from David Lynch's movie "Twin Peaks: Fire walk with me", spoken by the little guy who is my avatar.

[Combat Wombat]

Welcome! Haven't seen you in the server yet, but hopefully that will change.

[LiquidSnake]

welcome to the forum.

im finishing up my undergrad in EE next semester. whats your emphasis for your masters?

[DickTater]

sweet stuff, dude.
havnt seen you on the server, but hope to

[garmonbosia]

welcome to the forum.

im finishing up my undergrad in EE next semester. whats your emphasis for your masters?

I'm mostly interested in RF Integrated Circuit Design and RF-MEMs devices.  The old "black magic".  For my dissertation I'm designing and fabricating a 94 GHz radar receiver.  

What about you? planning on grad school, or looking for a job?  I hear the job market is a bitch right now.  Thank god I went to grad school, the best way to put off having to deal with the real world.

[Stu]

 For my dissertation I'm designing and fabricating a 94 GHz radar receiver.

I was planning a radar reciever for my project next year (i dont do degree level, but its a BTEC electronic engineering). How much in terms of work and equipment do you need for it?

Also, welcome to the forums.

[garmonbosia]

 For my dissertation I'm designing and fabricating a 94 GHz radar receiver.

I was planning a radar reciever for my project next year (i dont do degree level, but its a BTEC electronic engineering). How much in terms of work and equipment do you need for it?

Also, welcome to the forums.

Alot of that depends on the frequency.  At 94 Ghz, I have to design everything custom: Antennas, feed network, comparator IC.  At lower frequencies, there's alot of off the shelf components that you can use, so that helps.  Also depends on the type of radar receiver.  For traditional radar, it may be as simple as a detector diode, like the kind you find in a radar gun.  I'm working on monopulse radar,  the type used in tracking radar, which is slightly more complicated.

I'd say that physically building it is not too hard, check out the Intro to Radar Systems by Skolnik for a good look at the conceptual requirements.

[Dominator]

Wow I just completed my wireless networking class and we learned all about all types of antennas/receivers and such.  Looks like you can to the right place