[Elecraft] Private Sales of used Elecraft Rigs

[WILLIS COOKE]

Usually, acronyms are intended for a limited audience who understands the 
meaning, but they tend to fall into general usage which includes those 
not trained in the actual meaning.  In this case everyone seemed to know that 
CONUS does not include Alaska, no doubt because of so many vets and movies, but 
the confusion came from thinking the CON was for Continental rather than 
Contiguous.  The question was raised that Alaska is in North America, so why was 
it not included?  Indeed CONUS came into usage during WW2 when Alaska was not a 
state and the definition may have changed between inception of the acronym and 
my Viet Nam era service.
 Willis 'Cookie' Cooke 
K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart 




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From: Ron D'Eau Claire <ron at cobi.biz>
To: WILLIS COOKE <wrcooke at yahoo.com>; N <jwiley at alaska.net>; David Herring 
<dave at ah6td.com>
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net; Mike K2MK <k2mk at comcast.net>
Sent: Thu, June 2, 2011 10:46:48 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Private Sales of used Elecraft Rigs

That's the problem with acronyms and abbreviations - they confuse more than
communicate. 

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----

I believe that CONUS is actually Contiguous United States which does not
include 
Hawaii or Alaska even if Alaska is on North America.  It also does not
include 
Puerto Rico, U. S. Virgin Islands, Guam and other possessions.  But, as far
as I 
know the postal and other rules are the same for the whole United States, 
Contiguous or not and States, Possessions or Protectorates, but a person
selling 
something is entitle to make up their own rules.
 Willis 'Cookie' Cooke 
K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart