[AMRadio] Elmer

[w8au at sssnet.com]

At 01:00 AM 2/4/2012, D. Chester wrote:
>I never heard the term until sometime in the late 70s or early 80s. I don't
>think it existed in ham radio jargon in the 50s, 60s or earlier.
>
>To me, it always had a dumb-sounding ring to it. Maybe I associate it with
>Elmer Fudd or somebody I knew as a kid, but it conjures up the image of some
>guy with thick horn-rimmed glasses and double digit IQ, a "duh" kind of
>character.  "Mentor" carries far more dignity, at least in my opinion.

Spoken like a teacher!    (which we know you were)

As in an earlier email...I agree.

Perry  w8au