Elmer — What It Means in Ham Radio

Elmer — A ham radio mentor.

An experienced operator who helps a newer one. Being someone's Elmer is considered one of the higher callings in the hobby, and it is where this app got its name.

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Related words

• Kerchunk — Keying up a repeater without saying anything.
• 88 — Love and kisses.
• Unkey — Stop transmitting.
• Rig — Your radio.
• Relay — Pass a message along.
• Final — Concluding transmission.
• Key up — Transmit.
• Full quieting — No background noise at all.