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   Dianora (Diane Bruce) (dianora@ottawa.place)'s status on Friday, 30-May-2025 02:21:23 JST Dianora (Diane Bruce)

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   @VE2UWY @scott @VE3RWJ @HopelessDemigod I'm a tad older than you but I remember being horrified at how *stupid* the Imperial or whatever it is now system was. I still have nightmares. gah

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     Come On Giant Asteroid! (ve2uwy@mastodon.radio)'s status on Friday, 30-May-2025 02:21:23 JST Come On Giant Asteroid!

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     @Dianora @scott @VE3RWJ @HopelessDemigod

     The only thing I've ever found in favor of non-SI units is that the foot, being based on 12", is easily divisibly by 2 and 4 obviously, but also 3.

     That and Fahrenheit degrees are smaller meaning you needn't resort to decimals as often. The counter to that is that no one can feel the difference between 19 and 20 C any more than they can feel the difference between 67 and 68 F.

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     Come On Giant Asteroid! (ve2uwy@mastodon.radio)'s status on Friday, 30-May-2025 02:21:24 JST Come On Giant Asteroid!

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     @Dianora @scott @VE3RWJ @HopelessDemigod

     Let me ALSO mention that in 1975, when complete transition to SI was in Canada's sight, I did my Grade 6 science fair project all about it.

     Didn't stick.

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     Dianora (Diane Bruce) (dianora@ottawa.place)'s status on Friday, 30-May-2025 02:21:25 JST Dianora (Diane Bruce)

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     @VE2UWY @scott @VE3RWJ @HopelessDemigod The best part there has not been a standard foot (or inch) and pound for years. They are defined off of metric metre and kilogram instead.

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     Come On Giant Asteroid! (ve2uwy@mastodon.radio)'s status on Friday, 30-May-2025 02:21:26 JST Come On Giant Asteroid!

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     @scott @VE3RWJ @HopelessDemigod

     And all redefined in the past decade. No more "standard kilogram" kept in a vault! OK, that hasn't been the basis for measuring mass in quite some time, but they did work to get it down to known, measurable, presumably immutable quantities. WAY above my pay grade so had to hum through a lot of it but so much better than the "length of the King's" whatever.

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     Scott VE3QBZ (scott@mastodon.clitheroe.ca)'s status on Friday, 30-May-2025 02:21:27 JST Scott VE3QBZ

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     @VE2UWY @VE3RWJ @HopelessDemigod Yep! I was actually reading up on it last night, there are only seven base SI units, and 22 derived units.

     It's pretty neat imo how you can measure pretty much anything based on those seven units.

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     Come On Giant Asteroid! (ve2uwy@mastodon.radio)'s status on Friday, 30-May-2025 02:21:28 JST Come On Giant Asteroid!

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     @scott @VE3RWJ @HopelessDemigod

     Not sure of the difference but the watt is a derived unit. Ampere is the fundamental unit

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     Scott VE3QBZ (scott@mastodon.clitheroe.ca)'s status on Friday, 30-May-2025 02:21:29 JST Scott VE3QBZ

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     @VE3RWJ @HopelessDemigod I guess technically the Watt is SI, not metric, but still..

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     Scott VE3QBZ (scott@mastodon.clitheroe.ca)'s status on Friday, 30-May-2025 02:21:30 JST Scott VE3QBZ

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     @VE3RWJ @HopelessDemigod the P in QRP stands for pony .. like a small horse

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     Scott VE3QBZ (scott@mastodon.clitheroe.ca)'s status on Friday, 30-May-2025 02:21:31 JST Scott VE3QBZ

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     @VE3RWJ @HopelessDemigod yeah, but those are metric watts, so it's more. Yes, watts are metric. I don't know what the native unit of power for non-metric countries would be. Would it be horsepower? Is that what our neighbors should actually be ham radioing in? (it's an easy conversion to remember... 745 watts to the HP, or just remember 747 like the airplane and you are close enough)

     Have fun with your 0.13 HP and a wire, folks!

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     Chris Smart (ve3rwj@mastodon.radio)'s status on Friday, 30-May-2025 02:21:32 JST Chris Smart

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     @HopelessDemigod Uh oh. I only have 300 W up there.

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     Imogen (hopelessdemigod@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 30-May-2025 02:21:34 JST Imogen

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     We have to think outside of the box.

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     Chris Smart (ve3rwj@mastodon.radio)'s status on Friday, 30-May-2025 02:21:35 JST Chris Smart

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     @HopelessDemigod ah ok. I think cold air funnel longwire has promise.

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     Chris Smart (ve3rwj@mastodon.radio)'s status on Friday, 30-May-2025 02:21:36 JST Chris Smart

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     @HopelessDemigod LOL what have you been smoking this evening?

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     Imogen (hopelessdemigod@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 30-May-2025 02:21:36 JST Imogen

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     Just got home from my last meeting of the day.

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     Imogen (hopelessdemigod@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 30-May-2025 02:21:37 JST Imogen

     The golden dome system has been upgraded to include a geostationary 10 GHz ham radio satellite for North America. Not to be outdone by other countries it will have twice the output as its nearest competitor.