[Elecraft] [Way (OT)] Pedantic comment about metric usage

[kevinr]

Think more long term.  Velocity in Mega-parsecs per millennia.

     Kevin.  KD5ONS

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On 7/30/19 5:14 PM, hawley, charles j jr wrote:
> Hey! That’s my choice, Furlongs/Fortnight...
>
> Chuck Jack Hawley
> KE9UW
>
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>> On Jul 30, 2019, at 3:26 PM, rich hurd WC3T <rich at wc3t.us> wrote:
>>
>> At the risk of arousing Eric’s ire I tender the unit of measure in the most
>> obscure terms.  Velocity in furlongs/fortnight, for example.
>>
>> Hey, I’m on vacation.
>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 15:59 Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yep, KMcs.  Even after Hz and it's metric extensions came along, those
>>> who remember when the Holy Frequency was the world's party line still
>>> used the more reverent Kcs to refer to it. [:-)
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
>>> Sparks NV DM09dn
>>> Washoe County
>>>
>>>> On 7/30/2019 8:56 AM, Randy Farmer wrote:
>>>> Oh, my. Does anyone remember "kilo-megacycles"? Guess we got that one
>>>> fixed.
>>>>
>>>> 73...
>>>> Randy, W8FN
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