[Amps] Metric system

[Jerry Muller]

I prefer octal because I only need to fold my thumbs under in order to be 
able to count. With hex I have to walk around with one shoe off and my fly 
unzipped :-)

73, Jerry K0TV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Dutson" <kdutson at sbcglobal.net>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Metric system


> Being a programmer I prefer base 16 (hexadecimal).  Next January I will
> celebrate 40th birthday. <grin>
>
> 73, Keith NM5G
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Steve Thompson
> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 11:16 AM
> To: amps at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Metric system
>
>
>
> Colin Lamb wrote:
>> I am getting to the age when I would like to convert from the present
> system of measuring age in years to something with a bit more time between
> anniversaries - something like 500 days per measurement, or so.  Not sure 
> if
> converting will allow retroactive application, but even applied to the
> future would be acceptable.
>
> Without telling anyone, I switched to counting in 12s (Babylonian?) for
> 'special' birthdays. Everyone thinks it's going to be a big deal when I 
> hit
> 50, but I'm looking at 60 as the next big party.
>> Perhaps aging can be based upon time between amplifiers, or time taken to
> construct amplifiers.
>
> That would make me extrememly young, or extremely old, depending on which
> way it works :-)
>
> Steve
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