[AMRadio] watch what you say

[Geoff]

On 1/30/2012 10:07 AM, Rick Poole wrote:


> "Elmer" as a term meaning "amateur radio mentor" pre-dates that How's
> DX column by decades.  My father was my elmer in the late 1950's and
> we used that term even then... as part of Dad elmering me, he told me
> about the old-time traditions and that the term "elmer" dates back at
> least to the early 40's if not before.  (He had a real Wouff Hong
> from sometime in the 1930's... sure wish I could figure out whatever
> happened to that...)
>
> Yeah, I
> know.
> <http://www.arrl.org/mentoring-new-hams>http://www.arrl.org/mentoring-new-hams
> says different.  They're wrong.

I followed the same path, Rick, just a few years later.  I was born in 
the late 50's and Dad had his original call before WWII broke out.

I was raised around radio all my life and I remember hearing the term 
'Elmer' for as long as I can remember.  I also have been witness to a 
term that no one seems to use anymore... "LID".