K3 Broken AF knob and bad service to get an replacement.

[Gary D Krause]

No way.  Decimals are much easier to work with.  Our frequencies are measured
in decimal and I sure wouldn't like to see my rig display it in fractions.
 Our money is written in decimals.  It's just a matter of not comparing
imperial with metric.  If you do that you will never get it, in my opinion.
 It's kind of like learning code.  If you constantly visualize each letter or
number after you hear it, you will never get past five words a minute.  You
have to learn it by ear.  Same with metrics.  You have to forget about
imperial and stop trying to convert one system to another.

I work in an industry that has gone from imperial to metric and then back to
imperial again.  Each time it was because, of politicians.  Metric is much
better.  Just my opinion.

Gary, N7HTS


On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:15:04 -0500
  drewko <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Nah, fractions are better than metric-- more rational.
>
> --
> 73,
> Drew
> AF2Z
>
>
> On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:24:44 -0800 (PST), Mike, UK. wrote:
>
>>
>>Failing Eric or Wayne running for president and changing this, and with
>>Elecraft now becoming a major international force, would it not be better to
>>use metric for new Elecraft designs?
>>
>>Mike, UK.
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[Bob-270]

Why not have displays in wavelengths and fractions of wavelengths as we
are all familiar with them.

1/2 wave dipoles. 1/4 wave matching stubs, 5/8 wave verticals etc.  Also
no band to frequency
conversions will be required.

Bob
K2TK

Gary D Krause wrote:
> No way.  Decimals are much easier to work with.  Our frequencies are measured
> in decimal and I sure wouldn't like to see my rig display it in fractions.
>
> Gary, N7HTS
>  
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[David Christ]

Great joke.  Much appreciated by us mathematicians.  ROFLOL

David
K0LUM


At 9:15 AM -0500 12/4/09, drewko wrote:

>Nah, fractions are better than metric-- more rational.
>
>--
>73,
>Drew
>AF2Z
>
>
>On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:24:44 -0800 (PST), Mike, UK. wrote:
>
>>
>>Failing Eric or Wayne running for president and changing this, and with
>>Elecraft now becoming a major international force, would it not be better to
>>use metric for new Elecraft designs?
>>
>  >Mike, UK.
>

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[Rick Dettinger-3]

> Its not patriotism, we just have a lot of inertia over here!  We are  
> probably another century away from joining the rest of the world.  
> But we do know what side of the road to drive on )-:

73

Rick Dettinger   K7MW

> The problem with the wrench - or hex key is a real one. It also  
> applies to
> all the nuts and bolts used in the K3. For unknown reasons of  
> patriotism the
> USA is non-metric so these are all in imperial sizes. Getting these  
> outside
> of the USA is getting harder and harder.
>
>
> Mike, UK.

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[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ]

Let's end this thread for now.

(We currently supply the hex wrenches with all kit -and- built K3s to
avoid this problem overseas.)

73, Eric


Rick Dettinger wrote:
>> Its not patriotism, we just have a lot of inertia over here!  We are  
>> probably another century away from joining the rest of the world.  
>> But we do know what side of the road to drive on )-:
>>    
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[John-483]

At 10:07 AM 04/12/09, you wrote:
> > Its not patriotism, we just have a lot of inertia over here!  We are
> > probably another century away from joining the rest of the world.
> > But we do know what side of the road to drive on )-:

Also one must consider the large cost to replace almost all of your
tools. For example, metric   pliers, side cutters, screwdrivers and
adjustable wrenches (spanners), just to name a few items. Have you
ever tried to price a metric hacksaw blade? Good luck!

John
k7up  
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[hf4me]

I have been dreading the day we go to metric TIME. That will take some
getting use to.

73, de Jim KG0KP

----- Original Message -----
From: "John" <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Broken AF knob and bad service to get a
replacement.

> At 10:07 AM 04/12/09, you wrote:
>> > Its not patriotism, we just have a lot of inertia over here!  We are
>> > probably another century away from joining the rest of the world.
>> > But we do know what side of the road to drive on )-:
>
> Also one must consider the large cost to replace almost all of your
> tools. For example, metric   pliers, side cutters, screwdrivers and
> adjustable wrenches (spanners), just to name a few items. Have you
> ever tried to price a metric hacksaw blade? Good luck!
>
> John
> k7up
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On Dec 4, 2009, at 7:27 PM, Jim Miller KG0KP wrote:

> I have been dreading the day we go to metric TIME. That will take some
> getting use to.

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