[Boatanchors] Elmer

[Bry Carling]

Well Rob, a good question...  there are two purposes it seems. 
1) Make newcomers feel excluded, but THEN make them feel SPECIAL once they learn all 
the Q codes, buzz words, operating procedures, get a ticket etc. They belong to a special 
club then!

2) Make hams look like geek-buffoons and goofy cartoon characters, which is how most of 
the world sees us (LOL!)


On 12 Dec 2012 at 5:09, Rob Atkinson wrote:

> I never heard that term untlil Newkirk published that column.  I
> thought it was cloying and sentimental.  You all can argue about
> its
> origins but it is still a dumb term.  That's because we have a
> perfectly good one already:  mentor.  Or just, "the guy who got me
> started."   Why does ham radio (or any field) have to invent
> special
> words that are unnecessary?
> 
> 73
> 
> Rob
> K5UJ
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