Recent content by schmidty99

Hello all. Just thought I'd share some news. I passed the PE in April 2012 and was recently notified by the "Boss of the bosses" that I was being rewarded with $10K at the end of the year. Talk about a big suprise! This bonus will increase my before tax yearly income by 15%!! I work for a...

REDUCED!!! How about $20 for the Sample Power exam? I still have the Dr. Blanks too, $200.

For sale: one NCEES Sample Power exam. This is in excellent condition, as I only opened it once. I received it as part of a notes package from a online PE refresher course I took. I didn't use it because I am a electronics exam guy. (I finally passed the SOB on the 4th try this spring...

Thanks for the replies everyone! I don't intend to give up on this, and I definitely need to weigh my options. I've been in contact with the instructor for the Georgia Tech online course, and he thinks he can help me. Whether it be in Electronics or Power. I'll keep everyone posted. Thanks...

My last two diagnostics are virtually the same. With some stupid mistakes I'm sure. There is room for improvement everywhere. I live in West Central Wisconsin, and the local universities don't offer much in the way of engineering. Getting to Platteville or Madison would not be feasible (3 to...

GB: So you're saying stick with the Electronics and give myself more time to study? The worst part I felt this was the best prepared I'd ever been for the exam (thanks mainly to you and EB.com) and still I did WORSE by 2 points!! It would be different if I showed some considerable...

Guys: I just got the word today that I failed the Electronics test again, with no diagnostic improvement (44/80). That was my third try, and I feel a bit like giving up. Self-studying obviously isn't working and I can't find a electronics refresher. I'm thinking about switching to Power if...

southfloridaengineer: What books are you using were helpful for the A.M., and which Signal Processing book are you using? I had lots of trouble with the A.M. part, maybe a better reference would help. Time management was a big problem for me in the A.M. I think I panicked toward the...

Hmmm. I also took the electronics exam and I felt the PM portion was much "easier" for me than the AM. Not sure why, things just went better. My main issue was spending too much time on the AM problems. It left me with way too many circles to fill in in the last minute. Maybe I just managed...

Thanks to everyone for there help! I'm as about as prepared as I'm ever going to be! We'll see ya on the flip side!

I hit Wikipedia but didn't come with anything similar, not that I could make heads or tails of. I'll be on again in the morning, heading to Madison in the afternoon. If you can find something, I'd be happy to take a look at it. Good luck everyone, and thanks for all your help, especially...

I agree GB. I'm not panicking about this type of problem, its just that I can't find a good answer, examples, etc. I have an engineering electromagnetics book as well as the ARRL, but they hardly touch it. Jonjo: I'll be looking for anything you have to offer. Thanks guys!!

This problem is asking for the the current distribution that would give the radiation pattern shown. Sorry, I can't post the picture of the problem, but I was wondering if anyone had any info on how to deal with something like this. I can't find anything in my books and the internet isn't...

I think I'm just going to try and work some very problematic areas. I'm pretty much burnt out on the studying, but I'm working back through some of the NCEES problems I attempted a month or so ago and see how I do. This will be my 3rd attempt at the real thing, and I think I am better prepared...

Thanks for the clarification GB! I know its doubtful a problem like this will be on the exam, but if I didn't clarify it, it sure would have been! Thanks again, and stay tuned! I might have more this week!