Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: Re: KX3 Display LEDs

2012-01-04 Thread Milt -- N5IA
: Igor Sokolov Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 12:52 AM To: Milt -- N5IA ; Bud Morin ; Elecraft Discussion Group Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: Re: KX3 Display LEDs Kilo is 10^3 or 1000 while milli is 10^ -3 or 0.001 That is the difference 73, Igor UA9CDC - Original Message - From: Milt

[Elecraft] Fwd: Re: KX3 Display LEDs

2012-01-03 Thread Bud Morin
1 mm = 1 millimeter = 1000th of a meter 1 mA = 1 milliampere = 1000th of an Ampere 1 mW = 1 milliwatt = 1000th of a Watt 1 mT = 1 millitesla = 1000th of a Tesla 1 mil (shorthand) = 1 milli-inch = 1000th of an inch This mil has nothing to do with million 73, Bud Morin, K9ZT Original

Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: Re: KX3 Display LEDs

2012-01-03 Thread Milt -- N5IA
10:50 PM To: Elecraft Discussion Group Subject: [Elecraft] Fwd: Re: KX3 Display LEDs 1 mm = 1 millimeter = 1000th of a meter 1 mA = 1 milliampere = 1000th of an Ampere 1 mW = 1 milliwatt = 1000th of a Watt 1 mT = 1 millitesla = 1000th of a Tesla 1 mil (shorthand) = 1 milli-inch = 1000th of an inch

Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: Re: KX3 Display LEDs

2012-01-03 Thread Igor Sokolov
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: Re: KX3 Display LEDs And it probably has its origin in Latin. I do know that one thousand in the Spanish language is un mil when speaking of quantities. However, it is Kilo when speaking of weights and measures. Strange. de Milt, N5IA -Original Message