Re: [TenTec] Vertical Dipole "Fringe Benefits"

["denton" <denton@oregontrail.net>]

Your system of measurements are not funny...ours are.
Look at any set of our building blueprints and look at the scale these are 
drawn...12"=3/8"...cheeeeeee......now where did I put the architects 
scale...
It really was fun when I used to run Autocadd at work and was trying to get 
my work scaled to fit on the size of paper I was plotting  for an 
architect....
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "NJ0IP" <Rick@DJ0IP.de>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Vertical Dipole "Fringe Benefits"


> Thanks Denton.  Sorry folks.  I forgot about that.  Guess I've been using
> these funny measurements too long.
>
> As Denton says, a meter is about a yard.
> To be almost exact it is 3.05 ft. (and exactly 3.048 ft.)
> For all my planning I simply use "3".
> When I build, I use the exact value (if needed).
>
> Without exception, every time I quoted a meter value during this topic, it
> wouldn't matter if you used 3 or 3.05 or 3.048.  That's the beauty in 
> these
> openwire fed antennas.
>
> With coax and resonate antennas, it's another story.  Then you do need to 
> be
> exact.
>
> Next time I state a value in meters (except for bands) and fail to quote 
> the
> approximate length in ft., I promise to buy everyone a beer - but you 
> gotta
> come to Munich to collect ;-)
>
> 73
> Rick
>
> P.S.  How are you guys managing to follow Lance in the Tour de France, 
> with
> all the distances and speeds stated in metric?  GO LANCE, GO !!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of denton
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 8:58 AM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Vertical Dipole "Fringe Benefits"
>
> Think of a meter as a long yard or slightly over 3' and it's easy to
> visualize.....
> I have often dearly wished we were on metric on this side of the
> pond...makes it a lot easier to do the math in my head...but then, I am a
> retired engineering aide!
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joseph A. & Ruth O. Ryan" <ablee@bellsouth.net>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 8:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Vertical Dipole "Fringe Benefits"
>
>
> > Rick:
> >
> > A humble suggestion re your interesting e-mails re antennas (including 
> > the
> > vert. dipole)...
> > Assuming that a majority of the reflector members are located here in the
> > USA, might
> > you consider using the old fashioned measurement system, or at least 
> > both.
> > Most folks in the USA have not, and probably won't in the next 20-50 
> > years
> > (if ever), converted
> > to, or use, the metric system of measuring things (except those
> > technocrats
> > that lurk in the
> > halls of 'white tower' edifices (ie MIT, Yale, Princeton, etc).
> > Reading your dissertations causes this old man to have his eyes 'glaze'
> > over - and doesn't easily
> > translate.
> > Just a friendly suggestion.
> >
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