Topband: Vertical Array Over Uneven Ground

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> 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