[Elecraft] Units

[David Cutter]

I think the term used for the SI is "coherent," ie 1 x 1 = 1, none of your 
dynes, cubits, foot-pounds etc.  A pity our cousins from across the water 
are not all on board the SI express.

David
G3UNA


> On 12/8/2008 9:49 AM, Barry Garratt wrote:
>
>> Actually a radian is an angular measurement whereas a Hertz (hertz) is a
>> frequency measurement.
>>
>> 1 radian = 57.2958 degrees
>>
>> 1 hertz = 1 cycle per second
>
>    But, but, but.....  1 cycle = 360 degrees  = 2*pi radians, so
>    frequency can be expressed in radians/second, although the
>    numbers get unwieldy because frequencies which are an integral
>    number of Hertz are not an integral number if expressed in
>    radians/second.
>
>    I'm still not used to the Siemens (pronounced Zee-mans)
>    replacing Mho for units of conductance.
>
> --  73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
>     Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402