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Now we have had questions as to the future of amateur radio and BPL - and have seen that the FCC now considers amateur radio simply a hobby and not worthy of full protection, I'm seeing some upcoming problems. How will we calculate resonant frequency? Since Wisconsin is now going to teach creationism, I assume that Tennessee will revive their old law which states that PI is equal to 3 (integer). With Bush firmly in command, I suspect that PI will be made (by law) equal to three. Also, I suspect that the metric system will be scrapped. We will deal in feet, with the foot officially set to the length of Bush's foot. Anyone have any new formulas? Or won't that matter too much? What will the radian be defined as? Inquiring minds and such .... :)) 73 from Rochester, NY Jim AA2QA |
JAMES HAMPTON wrote:
Hello, gang Now we have had questions as to the future of amateur radio and BPL - and have seen that the FCC now considers amateur radio simply a hobby and not worthy of full protection, I'm seeing some upcoming problems. How will we calculate resonant frequency? Since Wisconsin is now going to teach creationism, I assume that Tennessee will revive their old law which states that PI is equal to 3 (integer). With Bush firmly in command, I suspect that PI will be made (by law) equal to three. Sez so in the bible, so it must be! 2 Chronicles|4:2 Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. But it wasn't Tennessee, it was Indiana. And it wasn't 3, it was 3.2, or 3.3, or 4. The fellow proposing the law (T.I. Record of Posen County, in 1897) was confused by the idea of pi being a non rational number. REally really confused! But aside from being in error on that matter, you have a good point. We are entering an age of anti-science. Also, I suspect that the metric system will be scrapped. We will deal in feet, with the foot officially set to the length of Bush's foot. Wrong, Jim. We will deal in cubits. Anyone have any new formulas? Or won't that matter too much? What will the radian be defined as? Does not matter Inquiring minds and such .... :)) Inquiring minds need not apply! - Mike KB3EIA - |
"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
... JAMES HAMPTON wrote: Hello, gang Now we have had questions as to the future of amateur radio and BPL - and have seen that the FCC now considers amateur radio simply a hobby and not worthy of full protection, I'm seeing some upcoming problems. How will we calculate resonant frequency? Since Wisconsin is now going to teach creationism, I assume that Tennessee will revive their old law which states that PI is equal to 3 (integer). With Bush firmly in command, I suspect that PI will be made (by law) equal to three. Sez so in the bible, so it must be! 2 Chronicles|4:2 Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. But it wasn't Tennessee, it was Indiana. And it wasn't 3, it was 3.2, or 3.3, or 4. The fellow proposing the law (T.I. Record of Posen County, in 1897) was confused by the idea of pi being a non rational number. REally really confused! But aside from being in error on that matter, you have a good point. We are entering an age of anti-science. Also, I suspect that the metric system will be scrapped. We will deal in feet, with the foot officially set to the length of Bush's foot. Wrong, Jim. We will deal in cubits. Anyone have any new formulas? Or won't that matter too much? What will the radian be defined as? Does not matter Inquiring minds and such .... :)) Inquiring minds need not apply! - Mike KB3EIA - Hello, Mike Thanks for straightening me out on that one. Must be I was thinking of the Scope's (not sure of the name) monkey trial. Well, I messed up on my numbers a bit (not to mention the state in question), but you did get my drift. I like your last line. You are correct, we are going back to the 1950s (or 1850s, take your pick). I guess we can just hope that China can make our junk for us and India can design it. Then we won't have to worry what PI is anyway ;) 73 from Rochester, NY Jim AA2QA |
But it wasn't Tennessee, it was Indiana. And it wasn't 3, it was 3.2, or 3.3, or 4. The fellow proposing the law (T.I. Record of Posen County, in 1897) was confused by the idea of pi being a non rational number. REally really confused! I had an arithemetic teacher in grammar school who thought that PI = 22/7. Well, he was a bit less than 1% off... |
"Robert Casey" wrote in message
nk.net... But it wasn't Tennessee, it was Indiana. And it wasn't 3, it was 3.2, or 3.3, or 4. The fellow proposing the law (T.I. Record of Posen County, in 1897) was confused by the idea of pi being a non rational number. REally really confused! I had an arithemetic teacher in grammar school who thought that PI = 22/7. Well, he was a bit less than 1% off... Hi, Bob Well 22/7 was a simple, fairly close approximation. Obviously, not many folks memorize a lot of decimal places (which still wouldn't be exact, of course). I had an electronics teacher (he was junior man on the totem pole; he was a drafting teacher actually) who insisted that there was a complex formula to figure out resonant frequency, but this equation was close enough: frequency equals capacitance times inductance. LOL - true story and I was threatened when I disagreed. That was an early lesson (at age 14) as to what the real world would be like. Now that we have Bush, I just hope the rest of the world can do our designing for us ;) 73 from Rochester, NY Jim AA2QA |
On Sun, 7 Nov 2004 09:49:07 -0500, JAMES HAMPTON wrote:
Now that we have Bush, I just hope the rest of the world can do our designing for us ;) Beware of electrical engineers trained in certain Eastern European countries who believe that both electrical codes and Ohm's Law are merely suggestions..... -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane |
Hi, Bob Well 22/7 was a simple, fairly close approximation. Obviously, not many folks memorize a lot of decimal places (which still wouldn't be exact, of course). If he said that 22/7 was just an approximation, then it would have been sensable. But he said that PI was exactly 22/7. |
"Robert Casey" wrote in message ink.net... Hi, Bob Well 22/7 was a simple, fairly close approximation. Obviously, not many folks memorize a lot of decimal places (which still wouldn't be exact, of course). If he said that 22/7 was just an approximation, then it would have been sensable. But he said that PI was exactly 22/7. Not good. Not good at all. That person would fit right into Bush's administration. As long as his answer agrees with Bush, that is ;) Best regards from Rochester, NY Jim AA2QA |
"Len Over 21" wrote in message ... In article , "JAMES HAMPTON" writes: Hello, gang Now we have had questions as to the future of amateur radio and BPL - and have seen that the FCC now considers amateur radio simply a hobby and not worthy of full protection, I'm seeing some upcoming problems. How will we calculate resonant frequency? Since Wisconsin is now going to teach creationism, I assume that Tennessee will revive their old law which states that PI is equal to 3 (integer). With Bush firmly in command, I suspect that PI will be made (by law) equal to three. Also, I suspect that the metric system will be scrapped. We will deal in feet, with the foot officially set to the length of Bush's foot. Anyone have any new formulas? Or won't that matter too much? What will the radian be defined as? Inquiring minds and such .... :)) Pi R-squared. No, no! Pi are round...cornbread are square! :-) Thanks, Len The whole thing had me so upset (I can't believe what I'm seeing on television) that I needed a break or a laugh. You gave me both! Thanks & 73 from Rochester, NY Jim AA2QA |
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