Metre
The metre, or meter (American spelling), (from the Greek noun μέτρον, "measure") is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). The SI unit symbol is m. The metre is defined as the distance travelled by light in a specific fraction (1/299 792 458) of a second.
The metre was originally defined in 1793 as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole. In 1889, it was redefined in terms of a prototype metre bar (the actual bar used was subsequently changed twice). In 1960, the metre was redefined in terms of a certain number of wavelengths of a certain emission line of krypton-86. In 1983, the current definition was adopted.
The imperial inch is defined as 0.0254 metres (2.54 centimetres or 25.4 millimetres). One metre is about 3 3⁄8 inches longer than a yard, i.e. about 39 3⁄8 inches.
Spelling
Metre is the standard spelling of the metric unit for length in all English-speaking nations except the USA, which uses meter.
Measuring devices (such as ammeter, speedometer) are spelled "-meter" in all countries. The word "meter", signifying any such device, has the same derivation as the word "metre", denoting the unit of length.
200 metres
The 200 metres (also spelled 200 meters) is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first recorded event at the ancient Olympic Games. The 200 m places more emphasis on speed endurance than shorter sprint distances as athletes rely on different energy systems during the longer sprint.
In the United States and elsewhere, athletes previously ran the 220-yard dash (201.168 m) instead of the 200 m (218.723 yards), though the distance is now obsolete. The standard adjustment used for the conversion from times recorded over 220 yards to 200 m times is to subtract 0.1 seconds, but other conversion methods exist.
80-meter band
The 80 meter or 3.5 MHz band is a band of radio frequencies allocated for amateur radio use, from 3.5 to 4.0 MHz in IARU Region 2, and generally 3.5 to 3.8 or 3.9 MHz in Regions 1 and 3 respectively. The portion of the band used for phone (voice) communications is sometimes referred to as 75 meters.
80 meters is the most popular band for regional communications networks through the late afternoon and night time hours. It is usually reliable for short to medium distance contacts, with average distances ranging from local contacts within 200 miles/300 km out to a distance of 1,000 miles/1,600 km or more, depending on atmospheric and ionospheric conditions.
Summary
The 80 meter band is favored for ragchews between amateurs within a range of 500 miles/800 km. During contests the band is filled with activity beginning before sunset and continuing all through the night. The 80-meter band begins at 3.5 MHz and goes up to 4.0 MHz. The upper part of the band, mostly used for voice, is often referred to as 75 meters, since the wavelength there is between 80 and 75 meters.
Podcasts:
The Meters
ALBUMS
- Here Comes the Meter Man: The Complete Josie Recordings 1968-1970 released: 2011
- Zony Mash released: 2003
- Funky Miracle: Live at the Moonwalker, Volume 1 released: 2002
- Funky Miracle: Live at the Moonwalker, Volume 2 released: 2002
- Good Old Funky Music: 20 Upbeat Cool Down New Orleans Classics released: 2001
- Kickback released: 2001
- Fire on the Bayou released: 2000
- Rejuvenation released: 2000
- The Very Best of the Meters released: 1999
- The Meters released: 1999
- Look-Ka Py Py released: 1999
- The Very Best of the Meters released: 1997
- Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology released: 1995
- Crescent City Groove Merchants released: 1994
- Fundamentally Funky released: 1994
- The Original Funkmasters released: 1992
- Uptown Rulers!: The Meters Live on the Queen Mary released: 1992
- The Meters Jam released: 1992
- Funky Miracle released: 1991
- Good Old Funky Music released: 1990
- New Directions released: 1977
- Trick Bag released: 1976
- The Best of the Meters released: 1975
- Cabbage Alley released: 1972
- Struttin' released: 1970
- Original Album Series released:
- Live At St. Bernard Civic Auditorium, Chalmette, LA 3-5-73 released:
- Anthology - The Josie Years released:
Kickback
Released 2001- Big Chief
- Come Together
- Hang 'em High
- What More Can I Do
- Keep on Marching (Funky Soldier)
- Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
- Down by the River
- Honky Tonk Women
- He Bite Me
- Easy (1hp)
- Rock and Roll Medley: Rockin' Pneumonia / Something You've Got / I Know / Everybody Loves A Lover
- All I Do Everyday
- Love the One You're With
- A Mother's Love
The Very Best of the Meters
Released 1999- Cissy Strut
- Look-Ka Py Py
- I Need More Time
- Funky Miracle
- Tell Me What's on Your Mind
- All I Do Every Day
- He Bite Me
- Keep On Marching
- Yeah You're Right
- Stormy
- Heartache
- Chicken Strut
- Ease Back
- Sophisticated Cissy
- Meters Jam
- Simple Song
- Gossip
- A Message From The Meters
- Handclapping Song
- Dry Spell
- Pungee
- Strech Your Rubber Band
- It's Too Late
Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology
Released 1995- Cissy Strut
- Here Comes the Meter Man
- Live Wire
- Sophisticated Cissy
- Ease Back
- Stormy
- Look-Ka Py Py
- Pungee
- Thinking
- This Is My Last Affair
- Funky Miracle
- Yeah, You're Right
- Little Old Money Maker
- Dry Spell
- Chicken Strut
- Same Old Thing
- Darling Darling Darling
- Tippi-Toes
- Ride Your Pony
- A Message from the Meters
- Zony Mash
- Stretch Your Rubber Band
- Groovy Lady
- (The World Is a Little Bit Under the Weather) Doodle-Oop
- I Need More Time
- Good Old Funky Music
Uptown Rulers!: The Meters Live on the Queen Mary
Released 1992- Gary Owens Introduces the Band
- Fire on the Bayou
- Africa
- It Ain't No Use
- Make It With You
- Medley: Cissy Strut / Cardova / It's Your Thing / Love the One You're With
- Art Neville Addresses the Audience
- Medley: Rocking Pneumonia / Something You Got / I Know / Everybody Loves a Lover
- Liar
- Mardi Gras Mambo
- Encore: Hey Pocky A-Way
Anthology - The Josie Years
- Cissy Strut
- Here Comes The Meter Man
- Cardova
- Live Wire
- Art
- Sophisticated Cissy
- Ease Back
- 6V6 LA
- Sehorns Farm
- Ann
- Stormy
- Simple Song
- Look-Ka Py Py
- Rigor Mortis
- Pungee
- Thinking
- This Is My Last Affair
- Funky Miracle
- Yeah, Your Right
- Little Old Monkey Maker
- Oh, Calcutta!
- The Mob
- 9 'Til 5
- Dry Spell
- Chicken Strut
- Liver Splash
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by: Heiruspecs[Felix] Life is blurry At 4 AM our wheels be in a scurry With the sun a-rising and the moon a-falling As my [...] The early risers chattering off of plenty of insight It's this type of morning that could keep my hair curly Cause no city sleeps, life is pulsing through the streets Like the blood within your veins, you can always hear the heartbeat Parts weave parts as they propel me 'cross the concrete Maps and charts are stowed away under my seat
Looking out my windshield I find a little peace of mind Trying to pass the time I find a little peace of self The more I tune into, the more I listen close The more concrete I overrun the more I know Looking out my windshield I find a little peace of mind Trying to pass the time I find a little peace of self The more I tune into, the more I listen close The more concrete I overrun the more I know
Life is blurry See everybody moves in such a hurry With the flurry of activity in the morning on the worry See we all wait to work, and we all work to move And it gets to be a hassle but money makes the groove Every 10 AM I'm called to a side street Open up the door because he's got black cane and white feet The cane steadies one foot and both down the stairs His wife beside him too, you can count the white hairs Inside it's off to church, these two are dressed lavish I don't ask why, I don't know, it's not Sabbath They leave not a tip at the end of the trip I leave swift with my Crown Vic, doing that hop-skip Dayshift passed on a second Filling out the lunch breaks and grocery store presents Peasants are broke, and rich people got the goods I drive 'em all the way to the woods, as I should
Looking out my windshield I find a little peace of mind Trying to pass the time I find a little peace of self The more I tune into, the more I listen close The more concrete I overrun the more I know Looking out my windshield I find a little peace of mind Trying to pass the time I find a little peace of self The more I tune into, the more I listen close The more concrete I overrun the more I know
Life is blurry At rush hour the traffic here is taking its slurry time Is money and these people always worry Suitcase, groceries, babies, and bags Later on it gets to feeling like more than a drag My hubcaps came off, I didn't even notice Not that it matters, my yellow paint is the focus At a cab stand, getting no fares, it's bogus Works out for most, so we pan out like locusts Nobody but dispatch can understand the scene The sun falls, and street lights are backed by moon beams I was just told about the end of a dream One of my friends just couldn't control his machine Nap at stoplights, and move on with change Taxi cab confessions, every time feels strange So many people, all playing such games So many fares that [...] the range
Looking out my windshield I find a little peace of mind Trying to pass the time I find a little peace of self The more I tune into, the more I listen close The more concrete I overrun the more I know Looking out my windshield I find a little peace of mind Trying to pass the time I find a little peace of self The more I tune into, the more I listen close The more concrete I overrun the more I know
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