Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 11:08:38 -0800 (PST)
From: "John Sexton" <computernetworks@go.com>
Subject: Re: LF: Spelling of units
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Dick this all specified in SI. I can probably find some references if it would help.
John, G4CNN

-----Original Message-----
From: "Dick Rollema"<d.w.rollema@freeler.nl>
To: "LF-Group"<rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Date: Sun Feb 24 04:51:36 PST 2002
Subject: LF: Spelling of units

>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   


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