[Amps] Metric system

[David C. Hallam]

And then there's that wonderful measure of velocity furlongs per fortnight.

David C. Hallam
KC2JD

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From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]On
Behalf Of S. J. Blackwell
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 5:30 PM
To: n9rla at yahoo.com; david.kirkby at onetel.net
Cc: amps at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Metric system



The cgs system is nice. I also occasionaly use the rationalized MKS system,
but mostly I use the stone, barley corn, fortnight system.
73'
Sam, W5LU



>Dr. David Kirkby wrote:
>
> >I can't see why people (especially hams, most of whome have an IQ > 80)
>have difficulty with the
> >metric system.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>Most people get discouraged, and confused,  because they keep trying to
>convert back and forth between metric and "standard" measures.  But if
>you get used to working in meters, liters, and degrees Celsius it's
>really easy.
>

>73
>Dan
>
>--


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