[nrv-hams] Ham radio "Elmer"

[Kay Craigie]

Sorry for the duplication.  When it didn't go out As I expected, I re-sent. Happy Turkey Day! 73, Kay

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On Nov 20, 2012, at 11:39 AM, "Kay Craigie" <n3kn at verizon.net> wrote:

> The man who wrote the DX column in QST for 30 years, Rod Newkirk
> W9BRD/VA3ZBB, has become a Silent Key. I mention this because in one of his
> columns in 1971, Rod coined a term that became part of the ham radio
> lexicon: "Elmer."
> 
> Elmer is your friend and mentor when you are a new ham or a wanna-be, the
> person who teaches you, helps you, encourages you, gives you a pat on the
> back or a kick in the pants, and shows you a good example of how to be a ham
> radio operator.
> 
> If we're lucky, we have more than one Elmer as time goes on, and if we are
> *really* lucky, we grow up to be somebody's Elmer and pass along the helpful
> spirit to the next generation of hams.
> 
> This reflector won't pass attachments, so if you'd like to see a copy of the
> article in which Rod introduced "Elmer," please send me a message off the
> reflector and I'll send you a PDF of it.
> 
> Oh ... YLs can be Elmers, too. We call it being an "Elmira."
> 
> 73 - Kay N3KN
> 
> 
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