[AMRadio] Fwd: Elmer

[David Knepper]

What I learned from Ashtabula Bill was that the quickest way to electrocute 
yourself was to do build a breadboard station like he did.  He was no Elmer 
in my mind.  R.I.P.


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sawyer" <w3slk at verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" 
<amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Fwd: Elmer


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>>From: "D. Chester" <k4kyv at charter.net>
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>>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).
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> 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.
> ______________________________________________________________
> Hmmmmmmm,
>    When I hear the name 'Elmer,' I conjure up a vision of an sort of 
> crusty
> sod that know more than his appearance lets on, (Ashtabula Bill comes to
> mind). As for the word 'HAM,' I always felt that it was derived from the
> term of that as a/an (not so good) amateur actor. "Haminn' it up for the
> camera....." is what I can recall hearing and felt that the term was just
> 'heaped' on us because we were amateurs, (Some better than others).
> My Grid-leak's worth.
> Mod-U-Lator,
> Mike(y)
> W3SLK
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