Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18504 invoked from network); 25 Feb 2002 01:35:49 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 25 Feb 2002 01:35:49 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 18603 invoked from network); 25 Feb 2002 01:35:48 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 25 Feb 2002 01:35:48 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 16fBTW-0000dY-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 25 Feb 2002 03:06:50 +0000 Received: from out001slb.verizon.net ([206.46.170.13] helo=out001.verizon.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 16fBTV-0000dT-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 25 Feb 2002 03:06:49 +0000 Received: from verizon.net ([141.156.20.150]) by out001.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.05 201-253-122-122-105-20011231) with ESMTP id <20020225012842.VXRT7202.out001.verizon.net@verizon.net>; Sun, 24 Feb 2002 19:28:42 -0600 Message-ID: <3C79938E.D5F50B6E@verizon.net> Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 20:29:50 -0500 From: "Andre Kesteloot" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD47 (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: Re: Spelling of units References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020224133138.009f8e50@POP3.freeler.nl> <001501c1bd58$3906c040$fc6868d5@oemcomputer> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: "mike.dennison" wrote: > The policy with RadCom is almost the same, except we would use ohms plural. > Also the units are close against the number, eg 7.5W. Abbreviations are in > capitals, with no full points between, eg RMS or SWR. Other UK magazines do > things differently. Short Wave Magazine would say s.w.r. - so there are no > country-wide rules. > > Mike, G3XDV > former RSGB Publications Manager I have also noticed that several Continental magazines now write 5R1 for 5.1 ohms and 75R for 75 ohms André N4ICK