Just to get my $.02 in, My first Amateur Radio Mentor was Homer, W8DIH in about 1960. Many of you might remember him on AM using an Eldico TX if I remember right. I became licensed in 1964 as WN8VIW. I then got interested in music and after about 1970, was fairly inactive until 1978 whem my second mentor, Elmer KU8B got me restarted. The moral of the story is I don't remember the term "Elmer" back then either but for me, "Elmer" could be "Homer" so either name isn't a good choice. BTW I'm having trouble typing this as I am laughing about being beaten with a Wouff Hong, whatever or whomever that is. Ken KC8QO
--- Michael Mertes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OMG! I hope there is no one on this list that goes > by > this name, or you may have just offended someone in > a > very big way. Please think before you post. > Mike > --- jeremy-ca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I hate that name, I always get a vision of Elmer > > Fudd or some unwashed > > mountain hillbilly. > > > > Whoever thought it up should be strung up by the > > heels and beat with the > > Wouff Hong. > > > > Carl > > KM1H > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "D. Chester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 4:08 PM > > Subject: [AMRadio] Re: AMRadio Digest, Vol 47, > Issue > > 45 > > > > > > >>> I just wish that dumb-sounding term "elmer" > > would go away for good. > > >> > > > >> > Don k4kyv > > >>> ========================= > > >>> The term is part of our history. Why > > Kalifornicate our heritage? > > >>> > > >>> ROLYNN K7DFW > > >> > > >> Hello, > > >> > > >> Actually, the term "elmer" is something > > relatively new, and only recently > > >> has it come into any kind of common use. It > was > > first used in a March > > >> 1971 QST article by Dave Newkirk: > > > > > > I have been licensed since 1959, first becoming > > interested via SWL'ing in > > > 1953. I was very active in ham radio throughout > > the 1970's and 80's, but > > > NEVER heard the term "elmer" until about 1980. > It > > is at best a > > > johnny-come-lately part of our history, > associated > > with the brief influx > > > of new amateurs that occurred as a spin-off of > the > > CB boom that began in > > > the mid-70's. > > > > > > What is the earliest verifiable reference anyone > > can find to the term, > > > such as use or mention of it in an amateur radio > > magazine (excluding the > > > Newkirk article) or a documented speech at a > major > > ham radio event? > > > > > > Don k4kyv > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > > > AMRadio mailing list > > > List Rules (must read!): > > http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > > > List Home: > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > To unsubscribe, send an email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > > AMRadio mailing list > > List Rules (must read!): > > http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > > List Home: > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send an email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > List Rules (must read!): > http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
