[AMRadio] Fwd: Elmer

[Rick Poole]

>From: "D. Chester" <k4kyv at charter.net>
>
>To me, (elmer) always had a dumb-sounding ring to it.
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The term "ham" itself was originally a derogatory term, referring to 
an incompetent who didn't know or care what he was doing... despite 
the misimpression of much of today's crop of hams that "HAM" is some 
kind of acronym that should be in all caps (it's not... we are hams, not HAMs).

This is all part of ham radio tradition, that goes back decades prior 
to the 70's and 80's, like Wouff Hong and Rettysnitch (and yes, the 
"E" word), that few of today's refugees from 11 meters ever learned 
or cared about, and is gradually being forgotten.