AlfaMag Newsletter - May 2007
The Current
The official newsletter of AlfaMag Electronics, LLC.The fun newsletter to read..!!!
Highlights
"Featured Product"
"Information Jeopardy"
"Bits & Pieces"
"Rick's Favorite Recipe of the Month"
"AlfaMag's Store on Ebay"
Check out the AlfaMag store on Ebay, offering some of our overstocked parts and non-RoHS parts at discount prices. Many of the SW Series inductors and some of the CA Series common mode chokes are available, and we'll be updating it regularly.
Just go to Ebay and type in "AlfaMag" in the search, and our store information will show up on your screen.
Please give us a call or email if you have any questions. You can contact us at 1-800-413-6693 or email us at support@alfamag.com
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Information Jeopardy
"Electronics Quiz in 'F'"
1. This characteristic was formerly measured in cycles-per-second, but its modern unit of measure is named after a German physicist.
a. Function
b. Force
c. Frequency
d. Flux
2. The unit of measure for a capacitor is the....?
a. Farad
b. Farrad
c. Farid
d. Farrid
3. Some of you may know Boba Fett as a character in the Star Wars saga. However, in the world, the "FET" is a type of transistor. Its full name is _______ effect transistor.
a. Force
b. Fast
c. Fourier
d. Field
4. Voltage is sometimes referred to as EMF, or Electromotive __________?
a. Field
b. Factor
c. Flash
d. Force
5. When measuring the characteristics of a small-signal amplifier, say for a radio receiver, one might be concerned with its "Noise ______"?
a. Fall
b. Fundamental
c. Figure
d. Force
6. A given signal's second harmonic is twice the given signal's _____________frequency.
a. Fourier
b. Foundation
c. Fundamental
d. Field
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Answers: (1)c (2)a (3)d (4)d (5)c (6)c
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Bits & Pieces
"Little Red Book"
Harvey Penick was the golf coach at the University of Texas from 1931 to 1963 and the golf mentor for some of the greats: Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite, Kathy Whitworth, Betsy Rawls, and Mickey Wright. They returned to Penick even after years on the pro golfers; circuit to seek his help with their putting, chipping, and driving.
Like any good coach, Penick was a careful observer who learned how to golf from watching others. In fact, for decades Penick scribbled his random observations about golf into a notebook. One day he mentioned these golf diaries to a writer named Bud Shrake. Shrake saw the publishing potential in Penick's notebook and collaborated with him on a book published in 1992 under the title "Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings from a Lifetime in Golf". The "Little Red Book" sold more than a million copies, becoming the bestselling sports book in history. Penick was 87 years old.
Most older people haven't written a "Little Red Book," but, like Penick observing golfers, they've observed life and learned important things the hard way. A wise person takes seriously the wisdom of older people.
Craig Brian Larson, Baker Book House
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*** Rick's Recipe of the Month ***
"Cranberry Chicken"
Let's try something a little different, but very good at the same time. This is a recipe I got from one of our customers, and he say's that when he makes this at home for his family, there's never any leftover. When I fixed it at home, I had the same results....!!!!
Ingredients:
4 - 6 Boneless chicken breasts
1 can whole cranberries in sauce (14-15oz.)
1 8oz. bottle Russian dressing
1 package dry onion soup mix
1 medium onion (optional)
Preparation:
1. Mix the cranberries, Russian dressing, and onion soup mix together in a small bowl.
2. Arrange chicken breasts in a slightly oiled 13 x 9 baking dish.
3. (Optional) Slice onion and place on top of the chicken breasts.
4. Pour cranberry mixture over the chicken and cover the dish with two pieces of aluminum foil.
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for chicken for one hour, or until chicken juices run clear.
I did do the sliced onions on top of the chicken and it was great. A nice side salad and some Italian rolls compliment this dish wonderfully. It's easy to make, and it's absolutely delicious.
Ummmm, Ummmm....!!!!!
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The official newsletter of AlfaMag Electronics, LLC.The fun newsletter to read..!!!
Highlights
"Featured Product"
"Information Jeopardy"
"Bits & Pieces"
"Rick's Favorite Recipe of the Month"
"AlfaMag's Store on Ebay"
Check out the AlfaMag store on Ebay, offering some of our overstocked parts and non-RoHS parts at discount prices. Many of the SW Series inductors and some of the CA Series common mode chokes are available, and we'll be updating it regularly.
Just go to Ebay and type in "AlfaMag" in the search, and our store information will show up on your screen.
Please give us a call or email if you have any questions. You can contact us at 1-800-413-6693 or email us at support@alfamag.com
Information Jeopardy
"Electronics Quiz in 'F'"
1. This characteristic was formerly measured in cycles-per-second, but its modern unit of measure is named after a German physicist.
a. Function
b. Force
c. Frequency
d. Flux
2. The unit of measure for a capacitor is the....?
a. Farad
b. Farrad
c. Farid
d. Farrid
3. Some of you may know Boba Fett as a character in the Star Wars saga. However, in the world, the "FET" is a type of transistor. Its full name is _______ effect transistor.
a. Force
b. Fast
c. Fourier
d. Field
4. Voltage is sometimes referred to as EMF, or Electromotive __________?
a. Field
b. Factor
c. Flash
d. Force
5. When measuring the characteristics of a small-signal amplifier, say for a radio receiver, one might be concerned with its "Noise ______"?
a. Fall
b. Fundamental
c. Figure
d. Force
6. A given signal's second harmonic is twice the given signal's _____________frequency.
a. Fourier
b. Foundation
c. Fundamental
d. Field
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Answers: (1)c (2)a (3)d (4)d (5)c (6)c
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Bits & Pieces
"Little Red Book"
Harvey Penick was the golf coach at the University of Texas from 1931 to 1963 and the golf mentor for some of the greats: Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite, Kathy Whitworth, Betsy Rawls, and Mickey Wright. They returned to Penick even after years on the pro golfers; circuit to seek his help with their putting, chipping, and driving.
Like any good coach, Penick was a careful observer who learned how to golf from watching others. In fact, for decades Penick scribbled his random observations about golf into a notebook. One day he mentioned these golf diaries to a writer named Bud Shrake. Shrake saw the publishing potential in Penick's notebook and collaborated with him on a book published in 1992 under the title "Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings from a Lifetime in Golf". The "Little Red Book" sold more than a million copies, becoming the bestselling sports book in history. Penick was 87 years old.
Most older people haven't written a "Little Red Book," but, like Penick observing golfers, they've observed life and learned important things the hard way. A wise person takes seriously the wisdom of older people.
Craig Brian Larson, Baker Book House
*** Rick's Recipe of the Month ***
"Cranberry Chicken"
Let's try something a little different, but very good at the same time. This is a recipe I got from one of our customers, and he say's that when he makes this at home for his family, there's never any leftover. When I fixed it at home, I had the same results....!!!!
Ingredients:
4 - 6 Boneless chicken breasts
1 can whole cranberries in sauce (14-15oz.)
1 8oz. bottle Russian dressing
1 package dry onion soup mix
1 medium onion (optional)
Preparation:
1. Mix the cranberries, Russian dressing, and onion soup mix together in a small bowl.
2. Arrange chicken breasts in a slightly oiled 13 x 9 baking dish.
3. (Optional) Slice onion and place on top of the chicken breasts.
4. Pour cranberry mixture over the chicken and cover the dish with two pieces of aluminum foil.
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for chicken for one hour, or until chicken juices run clear.
I did do the sliced onions on top of the chicken and it was great. A nice side salad and some Italian rolls compliment this dish wonderfully. It's easy to make, and it's absolutely delicious.