Usually, acronyms are intended for a limited audience who understands the meaning, but they tend to fall into general usage which includes those not trained in the actual meaning. In this case everyone seemed to know that CONUS does not include Alaska, no doubt because of so many vets and movies, but the confusion came from thinking the CON was for Continental rather than Contiguous. The question was raised that Alaska is in North America, so why was it not included? Indeed CONUS came into usage during WW2 when Alaska was not a state and the definition may have changed between inception of the acronym and my Viet Nam era service. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart
________________________________ From: Ron D'Eau Claire <r...@cobi.biz> To: WILLIS COOKE <wrco...@yahoo.com>; N <jwi...@alaska.net>; David Herring <d...@ah6td.com> Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; Mike K2MK <k...@comcast.net> Sent: Thu, June 2, 2011 10:46:48 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Private Sales of used Elecraft Rigs That's the problem with acronyms and abbreviations - they confuse more than communicate. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- I believe that CONUS is actually Contiguous United States which does not include Hawaii or Alaska even if Alaska is on North America. It also does not include Puerto Rico, U. S. Virgin Islands, Guam and other possessions. But, as far as I know the postal and other rules are the same for the whole United States, Contiguous or not and States, Possessions or Protectorates, but a person selling something is entitle to make up their own rules. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
