Origin of the term “ElmerOrigin of the term "Elmer" The term "Elmer"--meaning someone...” The term “Elmer“–meaning someone who provides personal guidance and assistance to would-be hams–first appeared in QSTQST - Has to do with Statement: Message to all radio Amateur... in a March 1971 “How’s DX” column by Rod Newkirk, W9BRD (now also VA3ZBB). Newkirk called them “the unsung fathers of Amateur Radio.”
Elmer Award – ARRL
www.arrl.org/elmer-award
American Radio Relay League
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