[TenTec] Pan Display

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At 10:04 PM 03/05/2000 -0500, John, K4WJ, wrote:

>At 12:14 PM 3/4/00 -0500, Michael O. Hyder wrote:
>
>>Japanese radios have been called "Rice Boxes" for a long time.  Get over it.
>>73 de Mike
>
>Mike,
>That sure doesn't make it right. Should I refer to American rigs as "Fried 
>Chicken" boxes? Or maybe Burger King Boxes or some other truly American food.
>I think referring to rigs made in Japan as "Rice Boxes" is in very poor 
>taste. I have never done it.
>73..de John/K4WJ

Mike:

I think you need some help from the silent majority!

It appears that some think the "rice-box" term refers to people.  What it 
really refers to is the geographical area where a radio is produced.  If 
the British still produced the KW brand, we would be still be referring to 
them as "limey radios," (with the blessing of our UK friends).  I don't 
think the Italian Geloso radios ever got an entrenched nickname, as they 
didn't stay around long.  (I won't hazard a guess on that one!)   And, I 
wouldn't care what you call American Radios..... BoatAnchors was always a 
derogatory term for old U. S. Radios, but is is a beloved term today.

"Rice-box" was coined many years ago, and has become well established in 
the ham vocabulary.  It will never be dropped.  (We all know this, don't 
we?)  It is much more efficient to use this pet name instead of "Yaecomwood."

Besides, the "rice-box" term is no longer considered demeaning..... lots of 
good gear comes from the Far East.

I love my "rice-boxes" and my "plastic radios" and my "boatanchors."   Long 
may they live, under the international "umbrella" of ham radio.

Now lets get back to "hamming," with all it's colorful 
vernacular....   this means ALL you kids and lids and OMs and OWs and 
XYLs..... !      (you wouldn't consider giving these up, would you?)

Perry      w8au





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