"Reflector" is a term I've heard only in ham circles. I suppose that
it has to do with likeness to an antenna reflector.
Ria
n2RJ
On Mon, 10 Jun 2019 at 22:15, N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I first became a member of the Towertalk reflector at least 25 years
> ago, when there was no CQ-Contest and we felt the need to mention
> "tower" or "antenna" somewhere in our contesting-related messages to
> avoid (we thought) the moderator's wrath.
>
> Looking back, do any of you greybeards out there remember where the name
> "reflector" came from? I much prefer it to "list" or "listserv"
>
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> 73, Pete N4ZR
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