Another thing that make me cringe is the use of 'radio' to mean a transceiver or rig. I first heard this on CB like 'keying the mike', long before CB was around in the UK. I remember Eric saying that the XV144 would work on any radio. I could never get it to work on my old Philco.
For heaven's sake, don't let anyone use a 'rubber duck' on the KX3 ;-( David G4DMP In a recent message, Ron D'Eau Claire <r...@cobi.biz> writes >Way back in the early 1950's, I learned that to "key" meant to close the >(telegraph) key to activate the transmitter. "Keying" a rig is what one did >when sending CW. -- + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + | David M Pratt, Kippax, Leeds. | | Website: http://www.g4dmp.co.uk | + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + ______________________________________________________________ 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
