Don Wilhelm wrote: > OK, this has caused me to consult the American Heritage Dictionary, and > it defines 'discrete' as 1) Constituting a separate thing; individual; > distinct. 2) Consisting of unconnected distinct parts.
Don't know what the problem is here, we hams have verbified, nounified, and adjectified Q-Signals since people on 75 at night would key on their 1 KW AM transmitters with a relay "clang" you could still hear resonating in their shack as their signal first arrived at your receiver. "What's his QSX?" "Man, the QRM is fierce tonight" "You are being QRM'd by that stupid net a Kc below us" "Are you sure P51DX's QRG is right?" "Tom, you're way over Q5 tonight." OK the last one is a combination of several, especially considering that the QSA scale goes from 1-5. I presume 'way over Q5' is akin to 'bigger than infinity.' But you probably get the idea. Every time I set out to make my world-famous signature baked chicken, I start by 'discretizing' the dead bird. It makes perfect sense to me, and if Webster doesn't agree, he can go pound sand, and I don't know Oxford. I also fully understood the explanation of the turbo encabulator and don't know what the fuss is all about for that either. My wife's birthday [1 Apr] approacheth rapidly, might want to brace yourselves in the well-known "Skeptic's Position" and check your back for a paper fish. 73, Fred K6DGW Auburn CA Alright, it isn't world-famous but it is well-known in a small community a little north of Auburn, and I'll admit, "signature" is a stretch. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
