<div dir="ltr">On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 8:33 AM, Greg Trasuk <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:trasukg@trasuk.com" target="_blank">trasukg@trasuk.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Unless there’s a compelling reason otherwise, I’d standardize on knots,</blockquote><div><br></div><div>I'd say the compelling reason is that the weather data packet format on page 64 of APRS 1.0.1 says mph, so it's likely that the majority of implementations working off the spec already use mph. </div><div><br></div><div>Knots is currently used for the Wind Direction and Wind Speed data extension and the storm data report. I think the distinction of where we use MPH vs Knots is pretty clear, but accepting Bob's premise: </div><div>* We can't change the Wind Direction/Speed extension to mph since it's indistinguishable from the Course and Speed extension. Where is this extension even used? I'd vote for deprecating it.</div><div>* I'd be ok changing the Storm Data report to MPH, but I live in California so my indifference is high on this one.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature">--<br>Kenneth Finnegan<br><a href="http://blog.thelifeofkenneth.com/" target="_blank">http://blog.thelifeofkenneth.com/</a></div></div>
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