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[[Chuck Nolan]] had asked me to work on a dual trace version of the [[515]]. | [[Chuck Nolan]] had asked me to work on a dual trace version of the [[515]]. | ||
I needed to learn about tee coils and Chuck told me to ask Ron. | I needed to learn about tee coils and Chuck told me to ask Ron. | ||
Ron had been in the Navy during WW2, worked as a telephone line installer in central Oregon | Ron had been in the Navy during WW2, worked as a telephone line installer in central Oregon and had gone on to get a physics degree at Reed College. | ||
and had gone on to get a physics degree at Reed College. | |||
He was the first person to acquaint me with the Euler equation. | He was the first person to acquaint me with the Euler equation. | ||
Ron had done the [[L]] unit, a [[K]] unit with a 10× AC coupled preamp. | Ron had done the [[L]] unit, a [[K]] unit with a 10× AC coupled preamp. | ||
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Ron had joined Tek in the early 50s and I left the TV group in 1983 to join Tek Labs. I believe that Ron retired around the same time. I heard that he had died 8 or 9 years ago. Hell of a guy! | Ron had joined Tek in the early 50s and I left the TV group in 1983 to join Tek Labs. I believe that Ron retired around the same time. I heard that he had died 8 or 9 years ago. Hell of a guy! | ||
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{{Designer|Ron Olson}} | {{Designer|Ron Olson}} | ||
{{Patents|Ron Olson}} | {{Patents|Ron Olson}} | ||