[aprssig] Re: Metric vs. English systems

[Earl Needham]

At 03:31 AM 9/5/2007, Tapio Sokura wrote:
>For example aviation worldwide uses feet for altitude, knots for 
>speed and nautical miles for distance.

         I'm thinking the old Soviet Union, and now the various 
sections that used to be part of it, used meters for altitude.  Or 
was that metres?  HI HI!

         7 3
         Earl

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