[AMRadio] Fwd: Elmer

[David Knepper]

I always assumed that an "Elmer" was really the reincarnation of the Walt 
Disney character Elmer Fudd who always tried to shoot the Rabbit but always 
missed his mark.   Perhaps, an Elmer Fud still lives among us on the 
hambands  as the "Elmer" or AMer who tries to stomp out "slop-buckets." 
However, as we well know, these SSB stations or slop bucket stations keep 
coming out of their bushes - like the rabbit -  to irritate the heck out of 
us AMers.  And so it goes.   It's so funny and so hilarious, I think that I 
will just leave it at that!!


David Knepper, W3CRA/W3ST
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Poole" <wa1rkt at arrl.net>
To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:57 AM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Fwd: Elmer


>
>>From: "D. Chester" <k4kyv at charter.net>
>>
>>To me, (elmer) always had a dumb-sounding ring to it.
> <<<<<
>
> 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.
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