Dick this all specified in SI. I can probably find some references if it would
help.
John, G4CNN
-----Original Message-----
From: "Dick Rollema"<[email protected]>
To: "LF-Group"<[email protected]>
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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