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Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 15:51:52 +0100
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From: "Marco Bruno IK1ODO" <spin.elec@tiscalinet.it>
Subject: Re: LF: Spelling of units
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At 13.51 24/02/02, you wrote:
>Dear OM,
>
>The following matter has nothing to do with LF but as former editor and 
>corrector of VERON magazine Electron I nevertheless take the liberty to 
>beg your opinion on it.
>
>In our country units that are derived from the names of scientists are 
>written with a lower case letter; for instance volt, ampère, watt, etc.; 
>not Volt, Ampère, Watt. When abbreviated we use a capital letter, so V, A, 
>W etc. We also write "5 ohm, not 5 Ohms" (no plural).  And we insert a 
>space between the number and the unit: "3 V and not 3V".
>
>I wonder what the rules are in other countries, inside [including the 
>UK  :-)]  and outside Europe because I see a lot of variations in spelling 
>of units on the reflector.
>
>73, Dick, PA0SE

Same here in Italy, Dick. I don't have my metrology book at hand, but you 
are simply following International System's rules. Often disattended...
By instance, look at the ARRL Handbook. Almost all ok, but they take 
plurals (ohms, volts).

73

Marco Bruno - IK1ODO
ik1odo@libero.it