Googling shows such a volume, by Theo. A., and Amazon has the books listed,
published in either 1902 or 1918, a bit early for Theodore M., Thomas's son.
I figured it was a misprint, that they were talking about old Tom, who was a
telegrapher himself and invented some improvements.
Now it's a mystery.
73 de W6OGC Jim Allen
Sent from my iPad
> On Mar 28, 2015, at 9:21 PM, Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Oops! Sorry! That's what I get for using my iPhone in sunlight...
>
> Kim N5OP
>
>> On 3/28/2015 7:11 PM, Jim Allen wrote:
>> Right. That is Theodore M. The other post referred to Theodore A. Edison.
>>
>> 73 de W6OGC Jim Allen
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On Mar 28, 2015, at 4:14 PM, Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> From Wikipedia: Theodore Miller Edison (July 10, 1898 – November 24, 1992)
>>> was an American businessman, inventor, and environmentalist. He was the
>>> fourth son of inventor Thomas Edison, and founder of Calibron Industries,
>>> Inc.. He was the third child of Edison with his second wife.
>>>
>>> Kim N5OP
>>>
>>> "People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the
>>> music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
>>>
>>>> On Mar 28, 2015, at 16:02, Jim Allen <jim.allen@longhornband.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Who is Theodore A. Edison? There was Thomas A., of course, and his son,
>>>> Theodore M. Edison
>>>>
>>>> 73 de W6OGC Jim Allen
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 28, 2015, at 3:29 PM, Troy,w6hv <w6hv@verizon.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> From the AC6V(S/K) website:
>>>>> ORIGIN OF 73
>>>>> ..........
>>>>> Theodore A. Edison's Telegraphy Self-Taught shows a return of "accept my
>>>>> compliments." By 1908, however, a later edition of the Dodge Manual
>>>>> gives us today's definition of "best regards" with a backward look at
>>>>> the older meaning in another part of the work where it also lists it as
>>>>> "compliments."
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Troy, W6HV
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 1:15 PM
>>>>> To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'
>>>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm with you on the 73 Wade, but when I began ham radio, everyone on AM
>>>>> (and
>>>>> SSB) always said "the handle here is whatever", nobody ever used the term
>>>>> name. However in CW we always sent name and not handle. Today most send
>>>>> "op" instead of name.
>>>>>
>>>>> I guess the CBers may have driven people away from saying handle. I still
>>>>> say it sometimes. Old habits die hard.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
>>>>> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Wade
>>>>> Staggs
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 5:14 PM
>>>>> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>>>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT
>>>>>
>>>>> *I have no problem with 73. I am bothered by 73's however. My
>>>>> understanding
>>>>> is that 73 means Best Wishes. Multipule 73's seems redundant. We also
>>>>> don't
>>>>> have a Handle but, do have a name. And hearing things like " Is this
>>>>> Channel
>>>>> in use? " and " Kx4xx here for License Preservation. " just drive me
>>>>> crazy,
>>>>> don't know why. And one of my all time favorites " I am QSY and QRT. "
>>>>> Which
>>>>> is it? O. K. sorry folks ..... back to Ten Tec stuff?*
>>>>> * 73 (or is it 73's) ... from Wade/KJ4WS *
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Tom Pennebaker <n4rs@iamotelephone.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Well...new or old, 73's was always a CB term!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ....Dave
>>>>>> Where do u think QSL came from on SSB? More idiot cb garbage!
>>>>>> Would be nice if things would get back to Ten-Tec stuff.....Tom N4RS
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