[Elecraft] OT: Metric system

[ab2tc]

Hi all,

I am sorry, Eric, but I want add another comment to this. I was raised and
educated in Norway which I believe is one of the original signatories to the
metric system. I have come to deal with the non-metric units common here
since I moved here and I don't find it a big problem.

But I have to correct what I believe is a misconception (that the US hasn't
adopted the metric system). NIST, the federal organization responsible for
metrology in the USA is *totally* committed to the SI system which is the
current formal definition of the "metric" system. I think what sets the US
apart from most other nations is that SI units are not mandatory in
commerce. The US units of ounces, gallons, Fahrenheit, inches, feet and
miles are defined by NIST as derivatives of their SI base units, and are
obviously allowed in commerce.

So, should the US commit itself to mandate the use of SI units for all
commerce and signage? I don't know. It would be costly for sure. 

AB2TC - Knut


Mike Markowski-2 wrote
> Just for correctness, it's not 2 African countries but Liberia and
> Myanmar.
> I can only guess that there is no economic incentive for the US to switch.
> Money talks, as they say...
> 
> 73,
> Mike ab3ap
> 
> 
> On Sun, Feb 24, 2019, 6:17 PM Ken G Kopp <

> kengkopp@

> > wrote:
> 
>> Sadly, only -three- nations remain non-metric.  The U.S. and two African
>> countries.  Shameful!
>>
>> 73 !
>>
>> K0PP
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