# Contextual Electronics, ClubJameco and Solderpaste - Lifelong Learning Likelihood

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2013-06-05
- Length: 1h 18m
- Episode: 148
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-06-05-contextual-electronics-clubjameco-and-solderpaste-lifelong-learning-likelihood
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-148-lifelong-learning-likelihood/

## Summary

Chris Gammell announces his new paid online course, Contextual Electronics, which guides students through a complete hardware design project using KiCad and open-source hardware. Dave Jones discusses his new Samson Go microphone setup for his EEVblog videos and reflects on the high cost of equipping a modern electronics lab, citing a Keithley 2015 multimeter. The hosts also debate the practicality of low-cost pick-and-place machines for hobbyists and analyze the complexities of high-speed SERDES design on Altera FPGAs.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-06-05-contextual-electronics-clubjameco-and-solderpaste-lifelong-learning-likelihood#t=0) Introduction and Contextual Electronics Course
- [8:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-06-05-contextual-electronics-clubjameco-and-solderpaste-lifelong-learning-likelihood#t=486) Lab Equipment and the Samson Go Mic
- [13:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-06-05-contextual-electronics-clubjameco-and-solderpaste-lifelong-learning-likelihood#t=822) Cost of Equipping a Modern Lab
- [17:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-06-05-contextual-electronics-clubjameco-and-solderpaste-lifelong-learning-likelihood#t=1068) Heathkit Nostalgia and Microcontroller Accessibility
- [24:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-06-05-contextual-electronics-clubjameco-and-solderpaste-lifelong-learning-likelihood#t=1440) Engineering Culture and Pedantry
- [31:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-06-05-contextual-electronics-clubjameco-and-solderpaste-lifelong-learning-likelihood#t=1870) Low-Cost Pick and Place Machines
- [56:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-06-05-contextual-electronics-clubjameco-and-solderpaste-lifelong-learning-likelihood#t=3377) High-Speed SERDES and FPGA Troubleshooting
- [1:13:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-06-05-contextual-electronics-clubjameco-and-solderpaste-lifelong-learning-likelihood#t=4434) Eagle 6.4 and LTSpice Integration

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Club Jameco (company)
- Contextual Electronics (product)
- KiCad (tool)
- Samson Go (product)
- Keithley 2015 (product)
- Rigol (company)
- Heathkit (company)
- Altera (company)
- Stratix V (chip)
- Eagle (tool)
- LTSpice (tool)
- OSH Park (company)

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