Fw: [Wswss] 10 meter net & an Historic Moment in Amatuer Radio

[Greg KJ6KO]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg KJ6KO" <kj6ko at innercite.com>
To: "Steven Rapata" <kg6tcv at hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Wswss] 10 meter net & an Historic Moment in Amatuer Radio


> ...OK...This has nothing to do with amateur radio, but as stated in the
> article below, this "grates on my ears".
>
>  In proper grammer, the word "an" is only used in front of  the letter H
> when it is silent.  The H in historic is not silent!  I have heard MANY
> people use this phrase such as "an hotel" and "an historic" and so I went 
> to
> the trusty internet and here is the article I found from Oxford.....It 
> turns
> out, although not gramatically correct, it is accepted.  BUT...since the
> phrase "a historical" and "a hotel" is correct also, I will continue to 
> use
> them instead in my wording.
>
>            Personally speaking, 'an historic' and 'an hotel' have always
> grated on my ears and I've always thought it was a snobbish way of 
> speaking
> (a bit like 'orf' instead of 'off'). However, I consulted Oxford, which
> says:
>
>            "There is still some divergence of opinion over the form of the
> indefinite article to use preceding certain words beginning with h- when 
> the
> first syllable is unstressed: 'a historical document' or 'an historical
> document'; 'a hotel' or 'an hotel'. The form depends on whether the 
> initial
> h is sounded or not: an was common in the 18th and 19th centuries, because
> the intitial h was commonly not pronounced for these words. In standard
> modern English the norm is for the h to be pronounced in words like hotel
> and historical, and therefore, the indefinite article a is used; however,
> the older form, with the silent h and the indefinite article an, is still
> encountered, especially among older speakers.
>     Selected response from:
>
>       Lesley Clayton
>      France
>
>
> This aught to stir up some unwanted emails!...including this one!
>
>               73 and enjoy this one!!
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steven Rapata" <kg6tcv at hotmail.com>
> To: <wswss at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 10:57 PM
> Subject: [Wswss] 10 meter net & an Historic Moment in Amatuer Radio
>
>
>> On Thursday 2-22-2007 at 9:01PM, PST here on the west coast/ @ 9:01 PM,
>> Pacific Standard Time, Will AA6DD will begain first by calling Tech's by
>> Call Signs then asking if there are any Techs that would like to check 
>> in.
>> Prior to 9:01PM PST, at around 8:30PM/ 8:40PM PST all General Class and
>> Higher Hams will have an oppertunity to check in. This is a New Net on 10
>> meters 28.385 USB and will then move to Saturday most likely @ 7PM PST 
>> and
>> every saturday there after.
>>
>> On Friday 2-23-2007 @ 12:01AM EST is when the new FCC rules go into 
>> effect
>> and Techs will have privlages on 10 meters Phone.
>>
>> SSB Phone Only & CW Only are the opperating modes per FCC Rules for
>> 28.300 to 28.500
>>
>> Recap: Around 8:30PM any Ham with a General, Advanced or Extra Lic.
>> schould check in
>>         At 9:01 PM PST AA6DD will call for Tech's as they will have 10
>> meter privilages at  that exact moment......
>>
>> This will be an Historic Moment In Amatuer Radio...
>>
>> Hope to here all of you then.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> KG6TCV, Steven Rapata
>> kg6tcv at hotmail.com
>>
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