On Nov 29, 2010, at 9:21 PM, Mike Hord wrote:

> Ouch!  I didn't look that far, although it looks like they have quite a f=
ew
> different reciprocity arrangements (including with Utah, FWIW) that will
> lessen that.
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> They'll need to address, that, though, as their undergraduate distance
> learning is more expensive than, say, the University of Minnesota, which
> is at least as good a school.

I am hoping to complete my degree someday.  I have 10 years experience with=
 the Navy as an electronics technician, and I've worked as an engineering t=
ech and communications tech for the past 20 years.  The degree would certai=
nly bring a lot of personal satisfaction as well as being invaluable if I h=
ad to interview with another employer.  My Navy electronics training is get=
ting to be too many years in the past for any potential employer to recogni=
ze the quality training in lieu of a degree - which had been the case in th=
e past.

My main experience is in RF design, and I currently maintain a wide area, m=
ulti-site  900MHz MPT-1327 trunking system, 800MHz iDEN system, and Harris =
simulcast repeater systems.   As anyone in the field knows, this knowledge =
is invaluable if you remain with your current employer.  It can be very dif=
ficult as well as frustrating to prove your abilities without the prerequis=
ite degree to a potential employer, however.

Joe



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