Reply to "Lenth of Calibration Course"

peteriegelRCMBB Founder

I received an application for a calibration course with the SCPF built in, back when I was a baby certifier in 1980 or so. While I admired the thought that went into it, I resisted certifying it at other than its true length.

It would be dreadfully confusing to have two kinds of calibration courses out there, some certified at true distance and some at (true x 1.001), and no ready way to tell the difference. There may have been more of a reason to do this back when calculators were rare or expensive, but the need is now long gone.

I can see no problem if someone wanted to lay out a calibration course at 300.30 meters or 1001.00 feet, but the certification would be for those previous values, and not for 300.00 or 1000.00. This would leave the measurer free to perform his calculation trick if he wants to. I still think it's not a good idea.

9/14/092:17 AM

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