Right. That is Theodore M. The other post referred to Theodore A. Edison.
73 de W6OGC Jim Allen
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> 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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