[Elecraft] Use of Abbreviations (OT?)

Thom R LaCosta lacosta at bcpl.net
Mon Jun 13 19:39:42 EDT 2005


On Mon, 13 Jun 2005, Stuart Rohre wrote:

> The ARRL Operating Manual addresses correct usage of abbreviations and notes
> Q signals are for CW only.   However, there is widespread mis-use as we most
> all can admit to.

Thank goodness that everything we do in life is not dictated by the ARRL and/or
the professional grammarians.  If they did, regional accents would disappear, 
we'd have only one way to cook seafood, etc.

www.baltimorehon.com is an example of things that are totally non-standard and 
might be eliminated by the language police.

73,Thom-k3hrn
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