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| Subject: | [TenTec] Origin of the term "Elmer" |
| From: | "Rick Westerman" <Rick@dj0ip.de> |
| Reply-to: | Rick@dj0ip.de, tentec@contesting.com |
| Date: | Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:12:12 +0200 |
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Here's the answer: Rod Newkirk, W9BRD is credited with being the first to use the term "Elmer". He was the DX editor of QST magazine from 1948 to 1978. Source: CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame www.cq-amateur-radio.com/hrhof.html (See entry #87) 73 Rick _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec |
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