What about other comms technologies that could run off battery/generator backup when the wall-wart fails? Satellite comms? What else is out there? I'm not some hardcore Ham advocate, but simply asking.
Went to college for Biology/Pre-Dental, with aspirations to be an oral surgeon (don't ask me why). Graduated 1995 w/ B.S. in Bio... directly into a full-time job as a CSR for a finance company. Then the Graphics guy got fired in '96, and I sat down in front of a Mac for the first time. In '97, based on my desktop publishing exper., I got my current job. Four years later, I fill six roles at work: Desktop Publisher, Marketing Coordinator, Webmaster, Sys. Admin., MIS Mgr. and just now getting into Python programming.
So, in my opinion, the non-traditional career path is the most fun, since you (and your employers) will recognize your adaptability, they'll throw more stuff at you to do, and you'll ultimately have the opportunity to do tons of different things.
"Jack-of-all-trades" isn't that bad a title, if you can do 'em all well. And you rarely get bored. Good luck.
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Ham is obviously vindicated at this point.
What about other comms technologies that could run off battery/generator backup when the wall-wart fails? Satellite comms? What else is out there? I'm not some hardcore Ham advocate, but simply asking.
Went to college for Biology/Pre-Dental, with aspirations to be an oral surgeon (don't ask me why). Graduated 1995 w/ B.S. in Bio... directly into a full-time job as a CSR for a finance company. Then the Graphics guy got fired in '96, and I sat down in front of a Mac for the first time. In '97, based on my desktop publishing exper., I got my current job. Four years later, I fill six roles at work: Desktop Publisher, Marketing Coordinator, Webmaster, Sys. Admin., MIS Mgr. and just now getting into Python programming.
So, in my opinion, the non-traditional career path is the most fun, since you (and your employers) will recognize your adaptability, they'll throw more stuff at you to do, and you'll ultimately have the opportunity to do tons of different things.
"Jack-of-all-trades" isn't that bad a title, if you can do 'em all well. And you rarely get bored. Good luck.