It would be even better if somehow we had adopted the hexadecimal number base. 16 is much more divisible than 10. What did the Romans ever do for us?
On Tue, 4 May 2021 at 23:09, Skip Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > Back in the 90s I wrote many of the programs ....... for the new idaho > Driver's License, anticipating Y2K. > ....The programs were written in Metrc and Imperial, and by setting a flag > in the programs, could run in either system. There was a possibility at the > time that US would switch. > .... I wish we had .... Metric is a much better system. > > Skip > KL7IXX > > > On Tue, May 4, 2021, 1:39 PM Tony Ling <[email protected]> wrote: > >> "Can we please drop this hijack and get back to the question."? >> No we can't as long as the North American gallon remains a completely >> different gallon to the British gallon lol >> >> On Tue, 4 May 2021 at 21:17, Frederick R. McDougall <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Tom >>> 25.4 mm = 2.54 cm = (aprox) 1 English inch >>> This is also very close to 1 American inch. The main problem in the >>> imperial system besides the very arbitrary unit sizes is the problem of >>> every country using THEIR standard unit. As a Canuck I grew up knowing >>> that precision measurements required specifying the standard. >>> >>> Can we please drop this hijack and get back to the question. >>> >>> Fred VA6FRM >>> >>> On Tue., May 4, 2021, 07:50 Tom Henderson, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Odd that you have to give them 10 inches before they take the mile in >>>> Metric. In Imperial you only have to give them an inch (2.54 mm). >>>> >>>> Tom Henderson >>>> >>>> On 5/2/21 7:11 PM, Chaplain Dave Sparks wrote: >>>> >>>> Well, you know what they say about the metric nerds: >>>> >>>> "Give them 25.4 mm. and they'll take 1.6 km." >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Chaplain Dave Sparks - Callsign: AF6AS >>>> >>>> [image: Mailtrack] >>>> <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5&;> >>>> Sender >>>> notified by >>>> Mailtrack >>>> <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5&;> >>>> 05/02/21, >>>> 05:07:47 PM >>>> >>>> On Sun, May 2, 2021 at 3:27 PM Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yep but getting them to change is like pulling hens teeth, >>>>> or get the metric thing done. On the second one, my car >>>>> is metric, my radios are metric, my appliances are metric, >>>>> but go to the hardware store and buy metric hardware... >>>>> They have it but it is just 3x more than SAE... >>>>> >>>>> So getting rid of the term codeplug falls in that area... >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, May 2, 2021 at 4:50 PM Tony Ling <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The rather unhelpful term 'codeplug' originates from an EPROM based >>>>>> hardware key which AMTRAK train drivers inserted into a Motorola radio in >>>>>> the cab. This term pre-dates digital radios by decades. >>>>>> It is the source of much confusion, and I much prefer the term >>>>>> 'configuration file' which is much more descriptive and far less >>>>>> obfuscating. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, 24 Apr 2021 at 20:31, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> The Baofeng UV-82 doesn't use "codeplugs" as it is an analog radio, >>>>>>> also CHIRP isn't for digital radios, just analog. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Michal are you using the incorrect terminology, or are you talking >>>>>>> about a different model which IS digital? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 73 >>>>>>> David N1EA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 8:32 AM Michal Smialowski <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have a Baofeng UV-82 that was programmed, I downloaded the >>>>>>>> codeplug, added a frequency then uploaded the new codeplug to the >>>>>>>> radio. >>>>>>>> When I went to turn the radio back on, there was only a faint >>>>>>>> display visible on the top line. >>>>>>>> It looks like a series of black rectangles. Doesn't go beyond that, >>>>>>>> no channel, no frequency, none of the keys respond. I tried taking the >>>>>>>> battery out and turning it back on... no help. >>>>>>>> Tried downloading front the radio... nothing. >>>>>>>> Is the radio bricked or is there something else that I can try ? >>>>>>>> tnx >>>>>>>> Mike VE7SML >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> chirp_users mailing list >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >>>>>>>> This message was sent to D.J.J. 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