Well spoken John. I've been meaning to jump in here on this one as
well. As a professional and practicing electrical engineer it is
obvious to me that very few of the products that get assembled have
something new and unique, something patentable. Most are similar to
previous design efforts and are built on building blocks and connected
together to make an overall functioning widget. Many of the designs are
directly from application notes, many of them, all assembled together,
along with other standard circuit models that have been used as tools by
engineers from the days of tubes (upgraded along the way to transistors,
ICs, ASICs, etc). The ingenuity of the overall design is in putting
together all of the pieces in a coherent fashion to result in a product
that does what is desired.
I don't think that "home" brewing is or should be much different. I
agree with the list I saw that delineated several levels or categories
of homebrewing. But it all boils down to a couple of things. If the
end product is not something that was bought off the shelf and used as
is there is some level of homebrewing involved. Not everyone has the
ability to start from scratch and build from the ground up, but that is
okay. There is plenty of homebrewing that can be done at any level or
category of homebrewing and doing so at any of those provides the
homebrewer satisfaction. Of course using the end product provides
ongoing satisfaction long after the project is completed!
72,
Mark, NK8Q
John wrote:
Gentlemen, the keyword here is "brew".
Just as in the making of homebrewed beer, something that has been put together from a
collection of parts, following some sort of recipe or own plans, constitutes
"homebrew".
72 and a half.
John.
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