I suspect most Americans are more comfortable with our own measuring system plus our ham bands where antenna formulas are still published in feet and inches.
I suspect most (or at least many) Americans are resistant to change and unwilling to give anything different than what they are used to a fair try before dismissing it.
When I don't have to deal too extensively with materials made to specific sizes for the U.S. market, I do much of my measuring and work using the metric system. Why? Because once I got used to it, I find it much easier to work with. My notes on projects going back over 20 years usually give dimensions in metric (eg. plate line dimensions for a VHF amplifier in millimeters). I have grown somewhat weary of converting to another system just so that other Americans won't grumble about my choice of units. I may stop that practice. If other Americans don't understand the measurements and can't be bothered to do the conversion, they probably don't really want/need the information.
Paul _______________________________________________ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
