I understand the metric system. I have to convert everything. My mind has been in OUR system for 70 years and doesn't visualize anything until I convert it. Additional comments withheld .
I don't force you to do anything my way so why do you try to force me to do things your way? Too old for this xxxx. 73, Jim KG0KP -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charlie T, K3ICH Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2014 6:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Temperature Sensors Personally, I can't WAIT until we endorse the metric system. Then we'll only have ten months so we can completely eliminate those nasty January's and February's. Chas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark via Elecraft" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 11:37 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Temperature Sensors > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
