Don said:  “Yes, but you have to do a bit of math.”



…or use one of the most useful pieces of software ever written (for an 
engineer, anyway), Convert (http://joshmadison.com/).  I used it throughout my 
career which required skills in both metric and imperial systems.  Like Morse 
Code or learning a new language, it gets easy after you do it for a while, but 
usually conversion isn’t really necessary.  All modern electronic components 
are spec’d in metric.  Electronic power and temperatures limits have always 
been in metric units, even for old tubes, so it makes sense that Elecraft chose 
to display Deg. C.  


Keeping a few key temperatures in mind really helps.  Water freezes at 0 deg. 
C, 20 deg. C is about room temperature, 70 deg. C is uncomfortable to touch, 
and water boils at 100 deg. C and will definitely hurt to touch.  Write this 
down, keep it in front of you.  Get familiar with a few component spec sheets 
for some of the components in your radio whose temperatures are displayed, and 
you will soon start thinking in “degrees Celsius”.


Learn, learn, learn.  It will keep you young!





Regards,


Mark
ars: KE6BB
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