Thanks for all the helpful suggestions. Yes, I learned all the temperature conversion formulas in high school chemistry.
Unfortunately, I don't live in the metric universe, I just visit it. With all the complicated things the K3 firmware does, it seems that Celsius to Fahrenheit would be an easy and convenient feature to have. 73, Ron, K5HM [email protected] www.qrz.com/db/k5hm -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin Stover Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Temperature Sensors I ditto the use of Convert. It's not just for engineers. On 6/21/2014 10:37 PM, Mark via Elecraft wrote: > Don said: “Yes, but you have to do a bit of math.” > > > > > …or use one of the most useful pieces of software ever written (for an > engineer, anyway), Convert (http://joshmadison.com/). I used it throughout > my career which required skills in both metric and imperial systems. Like > Morse Code or learning a new language, it gets easy after you do it for a > while, but usually conversion isn’t really necessary. All modern electronic > components are spec’d in metric. Electronic power and temperatures limits > have always been in metric units, even for old tubes, so it makes sense that > Elecraft chose to display Deg. C. > > > Keeping a few key temperatures in mind really helps. Water freezes at 0 deg. > C, 20 deg. C is about room temperature, 70 deg. C is uncomfortable to touch, > and water boils at 100 deg. C and will definitely hurt to touch. Write this > down, keep it in front of you. Get familiar with a few component spec sheets > for some of the components in your radio whose temperatures are displayed, > and you will soon start thinking in “degrees Celsius”. > > > Learn, learn, learn. It will keep you young! > > > > > > Regards, > > > Mark > ars: KE6BB -- R. Kevin Stover AC0H ARRL FISTS #11993 SKCC #215 NAQCC #3441 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
