On May 2, 2008, at 5:00 PM, Cowboy wrote: >>> To those experienced in the art and science of broadcast and >>> telephony, dBm >>> has a well-understood meaning, the SI-unit committees in France >>> be damned. >> Being an acronym-challenged neophyte-in-training, may I ask what >> is SI ? Abbreviated SI from the French Le Système International d'Unités.