Now this is really way off topic. Yes, any rig requires a learning
curve... But math? And furlongs?
This has very little to do with Elecraft!
Just wait until Eric gets back home after the weekend, I can hear him
saying::
Folks, it's time to end this thread...
73
Richard - HB9ANM
In High School, 1953 to 1958, I was introduced to the Metric System in
Chemistry and Physics. I thought WOW, what a system, I can soon forget the
obsolete feet, inches, Fahrenheit stuff and use a system that makes sense. In
college in Engineering School I used mostly the Metric system which
Well, that may be more possible than many years ago when a switch to
metric was proposed.
At that time, the machine tool industry was well invested in the English
system for such things as screw threads and such.
Now that the automotive industry uses mostly metric hardware, the switch
may be
Since Eric seems to be on vacation or otherwise indisposed ...
With full credit to Richmond Johnson, a colleague at work and retired
USAF Col, I think the problem with going metric is that we all have a
Knower inside our head, as he said. I know what a mile is. I have
body parts that help
My remarks, while true were mostly tongue in cheek because someone wanted
Elecraft to use measurements in Fahrenheit instead of Celsius. Electronics is
the one area in the US where metric is usually used. Hams of all people need
to have their knower bilingual since we converse with the world
Fred wrote: “It took awhile
for my knower to know what a kilometer was without translating to
miles, but it did, and now I just know what a kilometer is, same for
meters, centimeters and millimeters. I know how hot my KPA500 is when
it says 60C.”
Exactly, Fred!!! Great concept. It’s
Hi Willis,
Whitworth is not dead yet!!I believe it is still used on
cameras for the tripod mount.
Want a mess to play with... My 79 Triumph motorcycle used
metric, our UNC/UNF threads and Whitworth on it. Need 3 tool boxes out..
73,
Bob
K2TK ex KN2TKR
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