Re: [Elecraft] Way OT - The Metric System is Inevitable

2014-06-23 Thread Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft
Yup, we're way OT. Let's end this thread at this time so we can return to our regular Radio related mayhem.. 73, Eric List Moderator elecraft.com _..._ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help

Re: [Elecraft] Way OT - The Metric System is Inevitable

2014-06-23 Thread Brian Denley
Engineering was metric (MKS) in the late 60s when I got my degree. Sure we did some calculations with feet and inches by mostly it was meters, kilograms, etc. Brian KB1VBF Sent from my iPad > On Jun 22, 2014, at 11:06 PM, "Dauer, Edward" wrote: > > Three of the more important aspects of my l

Re: [Elecraft] Way OT - The Metric System is Inevitable

2014-06-22 Thread K8JHR
ER... um... ah... I have nothing to add to the metric system deal...BUT AS LONG AS EVERYONE IS OFF TOPIC and saying what they are imbibing this evening, I might as well join in, MAKE A TOAST AND DRINK to everybody's good health ! Thus, I am enjoying a double shot of superb George T. Stagg Stra

[Elecraft] Way OT - The Metric System is Inevitable

2014-06-22 Thread Dauer, Edward
Three of the more important aspects of my life already are metric - healthcare (dosages are are almost universally in mg/l and many infusions are calculated in mg per meter of body surface squared); bicycling (even American-made frames use hex bolts measured in mm); and wine (a quarto is 250 ml, a