[Boatanchors] WTB: Xtals (even mHz)

[Bruce]

Hello Brian,

I said nothing against the metric system.

What I said concerned the Hertz.

The Cycle was in common usage for over 100 years.

Cycle, Kilo Cycle (KC), Mega Cycle (MC).
Very simple, no spelling problems.
Even a layman understands what a cycle is.

The Hertz was not adopted until 1960, and did not
start to be in common usage until the 1970s.
Spelling issues: kHz? Khz? KHZ?
Ask a layman what Hertz means: A company that rents cars.
How you feel when you are sick.  Etc.

73, Bruce WA8TNC
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Brian Clarke wrote:
> Why not get it right?
>
> In New Zealand, that tiny little island nation that dared to stand out
> against the might of that which proclaims itself right, was educating its
> citizens in the metric system of measurement over 60 years ago. At
> engineering school 50 years ago, we learned how to work comfortably with
> measures ancient and modern. Systeme Internationale has been in operation in
> most of the civilised world for at least 40 years - so, if you missed it,
> then you may be representative of a whole generation of conveniently left
> greenies, like Al Gore whose only degree in science was given to him at the
> same time as Dolly Parton got hers.
>
> 73 de Brian, VK2GCE
> ============================
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce"<bsugarberg at core.com>
> To:<boatanchors at qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 3:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] WTB: Xtals (even mHz)
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Let's just forget about all that "hurts" stuff, and just go back to
>> kc and mc.  Life would be a lot simpler and easier.
>>
>> 73, Bruce WA8TNC