[SOC] Harry Hewitt

Neal Enault wire2k at prodigy.net
Fri Jan 14 12:40:22 EST 2005


Since I am an old, retired wire and cable guy, and we had facilities on
both sides of the pond, I had to put up with translating Brit to Yank
for many years.  For characteristic impedance (Zo), we would say zee-oh
or zee-sub-oh, but the brits called it zed-nought.  Similarly, for
cables, components were cores, shields were screens, and jackets were
sheaths.  One of the more obscure ones was the use of loom for a wire
harness.  Oh well, I guess it goes well with bonnets and boots, and I
am not referring to hats and wellies.

Cheers,

72 Neal WA6OCP



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