[Boatanchors] Query about 73 & 88

[Bry Carling]

I never hear the term Elmer until LONG after I got into amateur radio.
It may be an exclusively American term. I never heard hams say it in any other country.

As far as 88,  I must just be more generous towards the ladies than some of the reticent ops.

On 11 Dec 2012 at 13:55, Al Klase wrote:

> Richard,
> 
> Like you, I never heard the term Elmer until about 20 years ago, and
> I've read a lot of old QST's.  I kinda wish the guy who started this
> would explain himself.
> 
> My best guess is that it refers to Elmer E. Bucher , who was
> American 
> Marconi's chief instructor in the Pre-RCA era, and later served a 
> similar role under David Sarnoff.  He wrote book like "Practical 
> Wireless Telegraphy" and "Wireless Experimenter's Manual" which are
> classics.  Search Google Books for Elmer E. Bucher
> 
> Al
> 
> 
> On 12/11/2012 12:19 PM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
> >   ...........  BTW, a puzzle to me is the term "elmer" to mean
> mentor. 
> > I never saw or heard this until about twenty years ago. You will
> not 
> > find it in any old handbook or list of ham radio slang.  I wonder
> > where it originated and who "Elmer" was. ........
> 
> -- 
> Al Klase - N3FRQ
> Jersey City, NJ
> http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
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