I suspect most Americans are more comfortable with our own measuring system
plus our ham bands where antenna formulas are still published in feet and
inches.
I suspect most (or at least many) Americans are resistant to change
and unwilling to give anything different than what they are used to
a fair try before dismissing it.
When I don't have to deal too extensively with materials made to
specific sizes for the U.S. market, I do much of my measuring and
work using the metric system. Why? Because once I got used to it, I
find it much easier to work with. My notes on projects going back
over 20 years usually give dimensions in metric (eg. plate line
dimensions for a VHF amplifier in millimeters). I have grown
somewhat weary of converting to another system just so that other
Americans won't grumble about my choice of units. I may stop that
practice. If other Americans don't understand the measurements and
can't be bothered to do the conversion, they probably don't really
want/need the information.
Paul
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