[Hallicrafters] vibrator how it works

[Dick Blaney]

Also, these names are the name of people who collaborated to define the 
quanity that was named after them.  Herr Jertz did NOT understand what he 
had demonstrated, and had discovered by accident.
Dick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edward B Richards" <zuu6k at juno.com>
To: <hbreuer at debitel.net>
Cc: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 12:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] vibrator how it works


> Yes they do! Volt. Ampere and Ohm are the name of the thing being
> discussed. Hertz is not when we are discussing frequency.
>
> Ed K6UUZ
>
> On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:20:32 +0200 Heinz Breuer <hbreuer at debitel.net>
> writes:
>> Hertz is an international standard since the 50s.  I wonder if you
>> use
>> Volt, Ampere and Ohm? All these units have no meaning if you don't
>> know
>> what it is.
>>
>> 73
>> Heinz DH2FA, KM5VT
>>
>>
>>
>> Edward B Richards schrieb:
>> > Hi Dick et al;
>> >
>> > I could not agree more. I refuse to use Hertz except for certain
>> > purposes. The designation "cycles per second" is a description of
>> the
>> > action, like "miles per hour". Hertz is meaningless unless you
>> know what
>> > it stands for......cycles per second. To change from a descriptive
>> name
>> > to some guy's name is the same mindset as changing "miles per
>> hour" to
>> > "Fords" to honor Henry Ford. The road signs would then say "
>> maximum
>> > speed 65 Fords". Again, meaningless unless you know what "Fords"
>> stand
>> > for.........miles per hour.
>> >
>> > 73 from Ed Richards K6UUZ
>> > Simi Valley, CA. Home of Air
>> > Force 1 pavallion
>>
>>
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