[CQ-Contest] Where did "Reflector" come from?

[Radio KØHB]

Back in my Navy communications days (pre-internet) the term “reflector” was synonymous with “collective address” --- a single callsign like “XYKD” (made up for illustration) might mean “all ships in Sixth Fleet” or “all ships in Destroyer Squadron 22”.

73, de Hans, KØHB
"Just a boy and his radio"™

From: rjairam at gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 3:09 AM
To: N4ZR
Cc: reflector cq-contest
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Where did "Reflector" come from?

"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 at 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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