[amsat-bb] Re: Arecibo on 432 MHz Moon Bounce (some calculations)

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From: "Idle-Tyme" <nss at mwt.net>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 1:28 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arecibo on 432 MHz Moon Bounce (some calculations)


> Comma or no comma, shouldn't matter
> 1000 mega watts or 1,000 Mega watts  is still one thousand million 
> watts!  NOT one thousands watts.  true?
> 
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Hi Idle-Tyme

I don't agree with your statement:

1000 mega watt are one thousand million watt  
1,000 mega watt or 1.000 mega watt is only one million watt because
zero after the comma  means nothing like 1,0000000000000 is still
one million watt or 1 MW 

In addition writing the measuring units the plural must not be used
as an example:

1 watt is correct
2 watt is correct
2 watts is wrong 

The same for Ampere, ohm and so on.
  
1 ampere is correct 
2 ampere is correct
2 amperes is wrong

In addition writing the measuring units be careful with the
capital letters 

1 watt is correct
1 W is correct 
1 Watt is wrong 

1 ampere is correct
1 A is correct
1 Ampere is wrong 

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