[time-nuts] lawnmower robots may be the end of VLF timekeeping

[Peter]

While OT, in the interest of accuracy, it was linear guru Dave Fullagar, then at Fairchild, who designed the "741".  Yes, it was Bob Widlar who pulled the wool over your eyes :-)

Peter

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From: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On Behalf Of Mike Feher
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I remember that. It was when National was too cheap to cut their lawn. Regards - Mike 
 
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From: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On Behalf Of Alexander Pummer
Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2015 9:13 PM
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Bob Widlar -- yes the designer of the "741" -- of National Semiconductor had a better idea, he bought a few sheep
73
KJ6UHN Alex

On 5/9/2015 2:02 PM, Mark Sims wrote:
> iRobot (the Roomba vacuum cleaner people) have applied for an exemption to allow them to send beacon signals in a 6-7 GHz band to fence in their new lawnmower.  The band they want to operate in is apparently for indoor only low power applications.
>
> The easy solution is to just buy some goats...  the emit very little in the way of EMI...  but do emit other,  uhhhh,  signals.