News and Information from Besser Associates •February 2007
In this issue:
- Top-Selling DSP Author Coming to San Diego
- RF Transceivers Course Now in San Diego and Boston
- Mentoring Tip: Best Time to Ask for a Raise
- Sign Up Now for Sunny San Diego, California
- Courses Coming to Sunnyvale, CA this March
Top-Selling DSP Author Coming to San Diego
Rick Lyon's book "Understanding DSP" consistently ranks among the top bestsellers for DSP technical books at Amazon.com. At the end of February, this top-selling author will be presenting his three day course, DSP Made Simple for Engineers in San Diego. In his course, Rick uses the same practical approach that has made the book a bestseller. Not only will you have a chance to learn this subject directly from the author, but you will also receive a free copy of the book!
In addition to teaching courses, Rick has been busy publishing articles on the subject of DSP. His most recent articles include: "Teachware: Online Signal Processing Books", IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, Best of the Web column, Vol. 24, No. 1, January 2007; "Novel Differentiator Handles Discrete Time-Domain Signals", Electronic Design magazine, Sept. 14, 2006; and "Reducing CIC Filter Complexity", IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, DSP Tips & Tricks column, Vol. 23, No. 4, July 2006. You may need a subscription to the relevant magazines in order to gain access to the articles listed here.
RF Transceivers Course Now in San Diego and Boston
Our comprehensive course on RF Transceiver Architecture, Design and Evaluation is now offered in both San Diego at the end of February as well as Boston in May. This program has become very popular recently thanks to the rise in integration in wireless products. The course allows you to understand the issues that designers must face when implementing a certain protocol in the wireless portion of their systems. Questions such as "how do you choose an IF frequency?" and "what are the problems with using a ZIF receiver?" are addressed in detail as part of the seminar. Students are encouraged to bring their laptops to the course and work on example problems using a simulator and spreadsheets. The latest version of the course also covers system-level RF testing and troubleshooting.
Mentoring Tip: Best Time to Ask for a Raise
From time to time, we would like to offer short tips from some of our Associates on how to make the most of your wireless career. When it comes to asking for a raise, consider this simple advice from instructor Ed Niehenke: don't bother your boss during the middle of a busy workday. Instead, try to broach the subject at a time when you are working late. That way, one of your best merits is already on display — namely the fact that you are a hard worker! Also, your boss is less likely to be distracted by workday interruptions like phone calls and meetings. For more practical tips on negotiating a raise, have a look at these articles from Career Know-how and Yahoo! Hot Jobs.
Sign up Now for Sunny San Diego, California
There's still time to sign up for our San Diego session of wireless courses! The Besser Associates program for 2007 in San Diego features some of our most popular seminars - at one of the nicest facilities that we use. Why not stay an extra day and enjoy some of the local attractions? Our courses are held outside of the downtown area to minimize travel costs, but you are still close enough to enjoy some sightseeing.
International customers note: favorable currency exchange rates make our courses an even better value!
| Applied RF Techniques I | |
| Feb 26-Mar 02, 2007 | Course 001-3722 |
| Presented by Les Besser | $2195  |
| RF Transceiver Architecture, Design and Evaluation | |
| Feb 26-Mar 02, 2007 | Course 031-3705 |
| Presented by Ed Niehenke | $2195 |
| Short Range Wireless Networks | |
| Feb 26-Mar 01, 2007 | Course 085-3706 |
| Presented by Robert K. Morrow | $1695 |
| RF and Wireless Made Simple | |
| Feb 28-Mar 02, 2007 | Course 004-3701 |
| Presented by Al Scott | $1295 |
| DSP Made Simple for Engineers | |
| Feb 28-Mar 02, 2007 | Course 027-3703 |
| Presented by Rick Lyons | $1295 |
| Antennas & Propagation for Wireless Communications | |
| Feb 28-Mar 02, 2007 | Course 037-3707 |
| Presented by Steven Best | $1295 |
| RF and High Speed PC Board Design Fundamentals | |
| Feb 28-Mar 02, 2007 | Course 042-3704 |
| Presented by Rick Fornes | $1295 |
Courses Coming to Sunnyvale, CA this March
The new RF Measurements for GSM Evolution course will demonstrate the use of modern signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and vector signal analyzers to measure RF components and systems to each of the specification sets in the GSM global hierarchy. This 3 day course is a follow-on to Besser Associates popular RF Measurements—Principles and Demonstrations course, and will be offered this March 26-28 in Sunnyvale, CA with a special promotional price of $995 if you register by February 19th.
Our popular Advanced Power Amplifier Techniques course will be offered in Sunnyvale, CA. Each attendee will receive a copy of Steve Cripps' book RF Power Amplifiers for Wireless Communications, Second Edition.
| Advanced RF Power Amplifier Techniques | |
| Mar 12-Mar 16, 2007 | Course 114-3714 |
| Presented by Steve Cripps | $2195 |
| RF Measurements:Principles & Demonstration | |
| Mar 12-Mar 16, 2007 | Course 135-3709 |
| Presented by Al Scott and Rex Frobenius | $2395 |
| IEEE 802.11 Operations | |
| Mar 12-Mar 14, 2007 | Course 153-3711 |
| Presented by Robert K. Morrow | $1295 |
| Multi-Carrier Modulation: Applications of OFDM in ADSL and Wireless LAN | |
| Mar 12-Mar 16, 2007 | Course 167-3712 |
| Presented by Burton Saltzberg and Ahmad Bahai | $2195 |
| RF and Baseband Development Techniques for Software Defined Radios | |
| Mar 12-Mar 14, 2007 | Course 188-3708 |
| Presented by Rick Fornes | $1295 |
| WiMAX Broadband Wireless Access | |
| Mar 14-Mar 16, 2007 | Course 176-3710 |
| Presented by Douglas H. Morais | $1295 |
| RF Measurements for GSM Evolution | |
| Mar 26-Mar 28, 2007 | Course 189-3771 |
| Presented by Al Scott and Rex Frobenius | $1395 |
| RF Wireless System Design Fundamentals | |
| Mar 28-Mar 30, 2007 | Course 063-3772 |
| Presented by Rick Fornes | $1395 |
