[TenTec] OT: Radios? Why are they Radios? (Was Radio debate)

[AG2A]

Could the term have been regional at that time?? I was quite active here in 
NY and never heard the term in the 70s.
At 06:03 AM 3/31/2004, you wrote:
>Hi all:
>
>The term was in widespread use when I was studying for my Novice license
>in 1970.  It isn't that new...
>
>73,
>
>Mark, KD4D
>
>On Wed, 2004-03-31 at 00:50, Ken Brown wrote:
> > Actually the term "Elmer" is a fairly recent one. It was not in use in
> > the late sixties when I was studying for my Novice, and I never heard
> > that term until perhaps the eighties. I got my mentoring from OMs and OTs.
> >
> > DE WN6CFF
> >
> >
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