George wins most of the prize!
Actually Trey tells me that Cabrillo is a generic term and not specifically
named for Cabrillo College but for the explorer.
Now George, how should it be pronounced - and why?
73 Gene W3ZZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Fremin III" <geoiii@kkn.net>
To: "Eugene Zimmerman" <ezimmerm@erols.com>
Cc: <VHFcontesting@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Log printing problem
> On Mon, Jul 18, 2005 at 02:35:40PM -0400, Eugene Zimmerman wrote:
>> When you answer Tom's question - tell us the correct way to pronounce
>> Cabrillo. And why that's correct.
>>
>> > Trivia question for the forum: why is the file named Cabrillo?
>> >
>> > 73, Tom K6EU/R
>> >
>
>
> On September 28, 1542, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo landed at San Diego
> Bay. This event marked the first time that a European expedition had
> set foot on what later became the west coast of the United States.
>
>
> So as one would expect there are alot of things with 'Cabrillo' in the
> name in California because of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo.
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cabrillo&btnG=Google+Search
>
>
>
> One of those things is Cabrillo College in Aptos, Ca.
> http://www.cabrillo.edu/
>
>
> The Cabrillo log format was created by Trey Garlough N5KO.
> Trey lives in Aptos, CA.
>
>
>
> As to Gene's question.....
>
> Take your pick.
>
> http://www.answers.com/topic/juan-rodriguez-cabrillo
>
> http://efgh.com/trans/gloss.htm
>
>
> --
> George Fremin III - K5TR
> geoiii@kkn.net
> http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr
>
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