OK, now that I wrote this I see that the issue had already been corrected
and set to rest. I did not mean to beat a dead horse and apologize for
having said it yet again, after it was already settled.
I should do more of what we all should do on the radio as well.....listen,
listen, listen, before "keying up".
73 de Gary, AA2IZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:44 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Vertical Dipole "Fringe Benefits"
> Ok, lets get this straight before I get confused again :) :)
>
> I got out my Carr Lane book of "Handy Multipliers and Trigonometry Tables
> for Engineers" which my Dad gave me back in 1968. It lists the conversion
> of meters to feet as being 3.281. Or, in other words, one meter is equal
to
> 39.37 inches, which of course we all know to be correct. (3.281 x 12)
>
> If in doubt, get out a modern tape measure, dual marked in inches and cm,
> and simply look at it to be sure, as I did.
>
> 73 de Gary, AA2IZ
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "NJ0IP" <Rick@DJ0IP.de>
> To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 3:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Vertical Dipole "Fringe Benefits"
>
>
> > Dave, take you calculator and multiply 2.54 (cm/in.) X 12 (in./ft.) = ?
> >
> > My calculator says "30.48" every time I do this.
> >
> > Well then, 3.05 is close enough and "3" is close enough for government
> work.
> >
> > 73
> > Rick (whose favorite band is the 121.9 ft. band - ;-)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> > On Behalf Of DaveHeller
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 3:49 PM
> > To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Vertical Dipole "Fringe Benefits"
> >
> > Where did that 3.05 ft per meter come from? Looks more like 3.28+
> > ft/meter. Just remember two ratios: 2.54 cm/in and 39.37 in/meter.
> > And in finer measurements, l mm = about 0.040 inch.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of denton
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:48 PM
> > To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Vertical Dipole "Fringe Benefits"
> >
> > Your system of measurements are not funny...ours are.
> > Look at any set of our building blueprints and look at the scale these
> > are
> > drawn...12"=3/8"...cheeeeeee......now where did I put the architects
> > scale...
> > It really was fun when I used to run Autocadd at work and was trying to
> > get
> > my work scaled to fit on the size of paper I was plotting for an
> > architect....
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "NJ0IP" <Rick@DJ0IP.de>
> > To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:36 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Vertical Dipole "Fringe Benefits"
> >
> >
> > > Thanks Denton. Sorry folks. I forgot about that. Guess I've been
> > using
> > > these funny measurements too long.
> > >
> > > As Denton says, a meter is about a yard.
> > > To be almost exact it is 3.05 ft. (and exactly 3.048 ft.)
> > > For all my planning I simply use "3".
> > > When I build, I use the exact value (if needed).
> > >
> > > Without exception, every time I quoted a meter value during this
> > topic, it
> > > wouldn't matter if you used 3 or 3.05 or 3.048. That's the beauty in
> > > these
> > > openwire fed antennas.
> > >
> > > With coax and resonate antennas, it's another story. Then you do need
> > to
> > > be
> > > exact.
> > >
> > > Next time I state a value in meters (except for bands) and fail to
> > quote
> > > the
> > > approximate length in ft., I promise to buy everyone a beer - but you
> > > gotta
> > > come to Munich to collect ;-)
> > >
> > > 73
> > > Rick
> > >
> > > P.S. How are you guys managing to follow Lance in the Tour de France,
> >
> > > with
> > > all the distances and speeds stated in metric? GO LANCE, GO !!!
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> > > On Behalf Of denton
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 8:58 AM
> > > To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Vertical Dipole "Fringe Benefits"
> > >
> > > Think of a meter as a long yard or slightly over 3' and it's easy to
> > > visualize.....
> > > I have often dearly wished we were on metric on this side of the
> > > pond...makes it a lot easier to do the math in my head...but then, I
> > am a
> > > retired engineering aide!
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Joseph A. & Ruth O. Ryan" <ablee@bellsouth.net>
> > > To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 8:50 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Vertical Dipole "Fringe Benefits"
> > >
> > >
> > >> Rick:
> > >>
> > >> A humble suggestion re your interesting e-mails re antennas
> > (including
> > >> the
> > >> vert. dipole)...
> > >> Assuming that a majority of the reflector members are located here in
> > the
> > >> USA, might
> > >> you consider using the old fashioned measurement system, or at least
> > >> both.
> > >> Most folks in the USA have not, and probably won't in the next 20-50
> > >> years
> > >> (if ever), converted
> > >> to, or use, the metric system of measuring things (except those
> > >> technocrats
> > >> that lurk in the
> > >> halls of 'white tower' edifices (ie MIT, Yale, Princeton, etc).
> > >> Reading your dissertations causes this old man to have his eyes
> > 'glaze'
> > >> over - and doesn't easily
> > >> translate.
> > >> Just a friendly suggestion.
> > >>
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