[Boatanchors] Query about 73 & 88

[Bry Carling]

I have never ever seen it used for that.

I have probably read and heard the term elmer used hundreds of times over the past 30 
years but it ALWAYS was used to refer to mean a "personal mentor in amateur radio."

Always specific, always personal. The below is the very first time I have read or heard this 
meaning asssigned to it.  It doesn't mean Pete's statement is wrong. It just may be he's 
right and I have been mis-understanding this for the decades. I never really liked the term 
and thought it rather silly, but then.... this IS ham radio (grin!)

YMMV - 73.5 - Bry, AF4K

On 11 Dec 2012 at 14:17, manualman at juno.com wrote:

> The term "Elmer" became the term for "the unsung fathers of ham
> radio".