[Boatanchors] WTB: Xtals (even mHz)

[Carl]

There were plenty of obscure terms available to Hertz instead of screwing up 
one of the most used a century after the fact. He should have stayed buried.

Carl


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quik.com>
To: "Kludge" <wh7hg.hi at gmail.com>
Cc: <boatanchors at qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] WTB: Xtals (even mHz)


The ultimate tribute to a scientist is to become "part of the furniture".
To that end physical laws and units are named after the greatest of the
great:

Volt
Ampere
Ohm
Watt
Henry
Farad(ay)
Joule
Oersted
Maxwell
Siebert
Newton
Jansky
etc.

I see no reason why Hertz should be any different, the lone holdout.

FWIW,

-John

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Brian Clarke
>> Why not get it right?
>
> Get what right?
>
> First off, I'm 65 years old and the SI system is only 60 years old.  I'm
> older so I go by my rules, not those of some folks who think naming a
> recurring event after some old dead person is better.
>
> Second, every radio I have germane to this group is calibrated in KC or MC
> or their lower case counterparts.  Shall I paint over that and re-mark the
> panels to suit what's in style now?  I don't think so and as long as
> they're
> calibrated thus, I'm going to continue to use the older units.  When I'm
> discussing newer equipment, I *may* use Hz (I'm fairly consistent in doing
> so regarding computers.) or I may confuse everyone by sticking with MC and
> KC.
>
> Third, do we talk about sun spot Hertz?  Do we re-Hertz?  Nope.  Let's be
> consistent then and just rent cars & trucks from Hertz.
>
> Fourth, this is NOT a personal attack, it is one on a system gone stupid.
> Change for the sake of change is not good and that's all using Hz in place
> of cps is - change for the sake of change.
>
> And finally, anyone incapable of handling this is more than welcome to
> note
> the mistletoe hanging from my shirt tail.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Michael, WH7HG BL01xh
> http://www.nationalmssociety.org/chapters/NTH/index.aspx
> http://wh7hg.blogspot.com/
> http://kludges-other-blog.blogspot.com
> Hiki Nô!
>
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