Re: about electronics

From	john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com>
Newsgroups	sci.electronics.design
Subject	Re: about electronics
Date	2026-04-30 11:38 -0700
Organization	Highland Technology
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On Fri, 1 May 2026 03:26:24 +1000, Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org>
wrote:

>On 1/05/2026 2:27 am, john larkin wrote:
>> On Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:54:50 +0100, JM
>> <sunaecoNoChoppedPork@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:39:23 -0700, john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I wish we could hire good EEs for $137K.
>>>>
>>>
>>> That would get you about 3 engineers in the UK (ignoring the
>>> overheads).
>> 
>> Yikes. Do any EEs in the UK work for $45K? I pay student interns more
>> than that.
>
>I was getting more than that when I left the UK in 1993. Since then they 
>have had Brexit and couple of comically inept Conservative governments.
>
>The current exchange rate means that the UK pound buys $US 1.36 which is 
>lot less than it did in 1993. It had hit $1.94 in August 1992, but 
>dropped back to $1.50 over the next year.

Wasn't it classically about $5? I see that in old brit novels.




John Larkin
Highland Tech Glen Canyon Design Center
Lunatic Fringe Electronics

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  Re: about electronics Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-04-25 02:14 +1000
    Re: about electronics john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-04-24 09:39 -0700
      Re: about electronics Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-04-25 03:32 +1000
        Re: about electronics john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-04-24 10:46 -0700
          Re: about electronics Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-04-25 14:44 +1000
            Re: about electronics john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-04-25 08:03 -0700
              Re: about electronics Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-04-26 02:28 +1000
                Re: about electronics john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-04-25 10:56 -0700
                Re: about electronics Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-04-26 21:27 +1000
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    Re: about electronics john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-04-24 10:38 -0700
      Re: about electronics Buzz McCool <buzz_mccool@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-24 11:22 -0700
      Re: about electronics Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-04-25 15:07 +1000
        Re: about electronics john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-04-25 08:14 -0700
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                Re: about electronics john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-04-27 13:24 -0700
                Re: about electronics Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-04-28 17:44 +1000
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                Re: about electronics Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-04-29 03:24 +1000
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