I have avoided the xyl designation because I think there are ladies among the ranks of ham radio operators who interpret xyl and ex young lady -- not a flattering thing to say. I think it's usually a good idea to refer to "the wife" or "the girlfriend" as "my better half." And to always keep in mind that the key to a happy relationship is a close familiarity with the phrase "yes dear," and that's 47 years of married bliss speaking. JP, K5JPP
> On 01/07/2024 4:03 PM CST anthony moro via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > > > So today I was schooled why I shouldn't call a female operator a XYL. So XYL > means unlicensed female operator, or ones wife that is an operator. Either > way it seems to me that it is not a good idea to say that to you better half > if she is an operator. I was given this when I said that. > > Young Lady > > > > The term "Young Lady" derives from a Morse code abbreviation, YL, that is > used to refer to female amateur radio operators, regardless of age. (As male > operators of any age are addressed as OM or "old man", the non-licensed > spouse of an OM is often called an XYL.) > -- > Anthony Morones > W5LIC > w5li...@gmail.com mailto:w5li...@gmail.com > 713-410-3948 > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >
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