Don, I don't think the metric system is sane!!! I have found out what 5 and 8 meters is when it comes to the length of antennas but I now have the conversion bookmarked in favorites!! Paul Gates Elecraft K1 #231 XG1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's!
----- Original Message ----- From: "W3FPR - Don Wilhelm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "mc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "elecraft group" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 10:10 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] stranger than real life > They call it the 'English' system, but even the English folks now measure > things in the metric system - only we Americans are the holdouts to the > more > convenient and sane metric system. > > For myself, I have a good concept of how long a foot (or yard, or inch) > is, > and I don't have that same familiarity with a meter or centimeter even > though I have worked with metric units in engineering circles for over 30 > years of my life. The situation will only change if metric is legislated, > and the entire machine tool industry completes the conversion that was > talked about back in the late 60s and early 70s - it never fully happened, > so we must live with a mixed system until something BIG happens - like > govermental decree to eliminate the old system. I must still have > 'English' > and metric size wrenches in my toolbox, and my toolboxes would be much > lighter with only the metric sizes --- Long Sigh ---- I don't expect > resolution in my remaining lifetime. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > When studying the HAM workbooks from ARRL, I found a few > > inconsistency in statements, example one of many: Is there a > > reason why HAM's use 40 meters (or other band) at 7.125 kHz (or > > other frequency) then say the antenna should be 34.5 feet > > > > would it not be easier to keep everything in metric > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.8 - Release Date: 6/11/2005 > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
