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home | newest check | boards | help index | log | ps | userlogin | send sysop | slog | status forward | bcm news | users | version | remove cookieG8MNY > TECH 07.05.25 17:16l 73 Lines 2868 Bytes #4 (0) @ WW BID : 32131_GB7CIP Subj: Unit Madness Path: JH4XSY<JE7YGF<LU4ECL<LU9DCE<GB7YEW<GB7CIP Sent: 250507/0811Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO #:32131 [Caterham Surrey GBR] From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO To : TECH@WW By G8MNY (Updated Aug 12) After helping with a local ham radio course, I realise how confusing some of the units, symbols, & names are to new comers. Here is a short look at the problem if the names/units/symbols get misused or are unclear. They can normally be distinguished by the context & a thorough knowledge of the subject concerned. UNIT/ SYMBOL POSSIBLE MEANINGS A Amperes, Area (a), Acceleration, ngstrom, Atto 10^-18, Attenuation, Altitude, Argon. B Magnetic Induction, Bars, Boron. C Coulomb, Capacitance, øCentigrade/Celsius, Calories, Speed of Light, Cycles, Carbon. D Distance, Density, Dynes, Direction, Drag. E Energy, Electric Fields, EMF, PD, Voltage, (e)rgs, Exa 10^18. F Farad, Frequency Occurance, Force, Feet (Ft), Femto 10^-15, Fluorine. G Force of Gravity Gals, Giga 10^9, Conductance, (g)rams, Gauss, Gain. H Henrys, Magnetic Field, Height, Hertz (Hz), Hydrogen. I Current, Inductance, Inertia, Iodine, Imaginary in Maths. J Jules, (j) imaginary in Electrical. K øKelvin, (k)ilo 10^3, Potassium, Any Constant. L Lumens (Lm), (l)itre, Lux (Lx) Inductance, Loss, Length, Lift. M Mass, Moments, (m)etre, Mega 10^6, (m)illi 10^-3. Mile (Mi), Mo(1/ê). N Newton, Nano 10^-9, Nitrogen. O rsteds, Oxygen. P Power, Pressure, Pascal (Pa), (p)ico 10^-12, Peta 10^15, Phosphorus. Q Charge, Resonant gain. R Resistance, Radius, Reluctance. S Siemens, (s)econds, Suseptance, Speed, Distance, Sulphur. T Tesla, Tonne, Ton, Torque, Temperature, Network Type. U Uranium, (U Signal Phase Axis). (U can be voltage says DK3UZ) V Voltage, velocity, Volume, Vanadium, (signal Phase Axis). W Watts, Work, Weight (Force), Tungsten. X Reactance, Left Right Axis, Unknown. Y Up Down Axis, Yttrium, (Luminance Signal), Unknown. Z AC Impedance, Far Near Axis, Network Type, Unknown. æ Permeability, micro. ê Ohms. ã Pi, Network Type. ë Delta, a Little bit. ,\ Lamda, wavelength. (ohms etc. View in code page 437 Terminal Font) And some more from LW1DSE à (Alpha) for some angles. á (Beta) for DC current gain in BJT's. ã as a chain of multiplies. ä (Sigma) for reiterative summation. æ (mu) for the gain in triodes (tubes or valves), magnetic permeability. w (as omega) = 2 * ã * f. â (rho) as specific gravity, reflection coeficient. B as Back Electromotive Force. å (eta?) as turns ratio in transformers. ë (as Delta) for density. G for Gm, transconductance in valves. R, S, T, U, V, W for 3 phase electric systems. X for an indepent variable in math. Y for dependent var in math. Why Don't U send an interesting bul? 73 De John G8MNY
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