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Re: [TenTec] OT: Radios? Why are they Radios? (Was Radio debate)

To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Radios? Why are they Radios? (Was Radio debate)
From: ac5e@comcast.net
Reply-to: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 12:00:28 +0000
List-post: <mailto:tentec@contesting.com>

Why are they radios and not "tele" something? Because "telegraphy" meaning far 
writing was already taken. Radio is a contracted form of the awkward telegraphy 
by artificial radiation - originally radio-telegraphy, then radio-telephony, 
and now just radio.  

73  Pete Allen  AC5E

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