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Old June 24th 08, 01:56 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default SWL Newbies : Hertz & kHz & MHz -versus- Shortwave Bands andWaveLengths in Meters

Bob Miller wrote:
I'm still trying to figure out how a cycle became a hertz. A cycle is
a noun, or it could be a verb. Hertz was a fellah.

bob
k5qwg

It's not "cycle". It's "cycles per second". Hertz proved the
possibility of man-made electromagnetic fields. They thought he needed
something with his name on it.