AF7YQ

Eric Anderson, AF7YQ’s ham radio interest led him to advanced degrees from MIT and to become Chief Architect and Camera software manager at Apple’s Advanced Technology Group, creators of the first LCD based cameras,  Chief Technology Officer at FlashPoint, and owner of more than 140 patents.  Now retired, Eric creates unique ham radio CW transceivers for his new company, Preppcomm.  AF7YQ is my QSO Today.

Hometown: Rochester, NY

First License: General WB2USQ

Current Rig: Icom IC-7300 HF Transceiver

​Terms
AM Transmitter 1 KW Circa  1950
Eastman Kodak Company
School Science Fair
Electromagnetic Wave
AM Carrier Current Transmitter
45 RPM Records
University of Rochester, BSEE
MIT, Computer Science EECS 
Artificial Intelligence Circa 1960
Eliza Program (1960)
Machine Learning
Hallicrafters SR2000 HF Transceiver
Multi Image Image Projection Animation Industry
Carousel Slide Projectors
Anthem ’82 – 9 projector multi-image slide show
Chevy Revolution (programmers view) 12 projector multi-image
Starlight Fantasy Slideshow history multi-image – can we get video?
Clearlight Company Star 2 system Micro Diamond 
Slide Projector Dissolve Units
Apple2 Computer
Apple Computers
Apple2E Computer
Eric Anderson + Apple Patents
Motorola 68000 Microprocessor
Apple Advanced Technologies Group
Ham Test Online
Icom IC-7300 HF Transceiver
History of Cameras and Secret Apple Projects
Flashpoint Technology Camera Development Apple ATG
Anderson Creations
Steve Jobs, Apple Founder
Patent Trolling
Northern Idaho Redoubt
Redoubt News
“Prepper”
China Communist Party
Northern Idaho Amateur Repeater Network
GMRS
Family Radio Service (FRS)
“Rubber Duckie” Antenna
Preppcomm, Inc. 
Sea-Pac Convention
Preppcomm DMX-40
Cognitive Association
Rig Programming Language (RPL)

Greatest challenge facing amateur radio now: cell phones and getting younger people into ham radio.