I think I agree with Don too, but I also learned something. I had never
thought about the fact that "kc" needed to have a lower case "k". I'm one
of those old guys who still has trouble speaking in "herz" vs. "cps" unless
I really stop to think about it. I think I have plenty of company though!
The big "M" vs. small "m" is something I'm very aware of usually, but I'm
not sure what a big "K" indicates vs. a small "k". I've always just
considered either to mean "kilo".
Interestingly, back when I went to work for the bank I retired from (I went
there from the public accounting field), I was somewhat dismayed to discover
that people were consistently abbreviating "thousands" by using a large "M".
If they wanted to say "millions", they were using the expression "MM". Now
I know that the financial industry does use the abbreviation "K" (or
"k")for "thousands", and you see it all the time in reference to bond
issues, etc. So I put out a memo criticizing the use of "M" for
"thousands", and got a whole bunch of flak back about it. I simply expanded
my explanation in a follow-up memo, pointing out the basis for using such
abbreviations--K=kilo, M=mega, and m=milli. I said if anyone could provide
published authority for using "M" for "thousand", I would concede. No one
responded, and many, but not all, dropped the practice. I may have erred,
based on Don's memo, by using a large "K" for kilo however. But it's too
late now--I'm retired!!!! But I still have no idea how they ever got
started using "M" that way. It sure didn't make any sense to me.
Dave W7AQK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Elecraft Reflector" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Units
On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:58:53 -0500, you wrote:
Wait just a minute. Those old units should be "kc" and "Mc" to be correct.
The proper units multiplier designations and their abbreviations are:
kilo = k = 1000
Mega = M = 1,000,000
milli = m = .001
That is why the capitalization/non-capitalization of "M/m" is so important.
73,
Don W3FPR
[snip]
I agree 100% Don. Thanks for pointing that out.
Tom, N5GE
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