[Elecraft] OT: Metric system

[Jim Rhodes]

Well we first authorized use of the metric system in 1866, we are working
on getting around to it. Don't rush us!

On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 4:06 PM ab2tc <ab2tc at arrl.net> wrote:

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