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		ac29 on April 20, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Do FM Frequencies End in an Odd Decimal? (2015... Ha, it had to be somewhere. The last I recall hearing "megacycles" was in Bond movies from the 1960s. Wikipedia says this was 1960: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertz#History You can see why I say Title 47 is crusty.

ztetranz on April 20, 2020 [–]

Lots of old hams say "kay cees" and almost get offended when a newcomer says kilohertz.

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