<html><head></head><body> <div dir="auto">The expression “lid” predates the Age of Acronyms (AOA) :-)</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Much like “ham” (which should never be written/typed in all caps) it was in use even 100 years ago by landline telegraphers. Like many slang terms, the precise origin has multiple stories — none of which can be really verified. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It’s just part of our history. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">73 and have a wonderful Turkey Day!<caret></caret></div><div><br></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block" id="protonmail_signature_block"><div><div>Steve Wedge, W1ES/4<br></div><div><br></div><div>Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.<br></div></div></div> <div class="signature_br" contenteditable="false"><br></div><div class="signature_br" contenteditable="false"><br></div> <div id="protonmail_mobile_signature_block"><div>Sent from <a href="https://proton.me/mail/home">Proton Mail</a> for iOS</div></div> <div><br></div><div><br></div>On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 07:32, Lizzie DeMarco <<a class="" href="mailto:On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 07:32, Lizzie DeMarco <<a href=">lizzie@lizzie.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote type="cite" class="protonmail_quote">
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<a href="https://newhams.info/2018/10/09/dont-be-a-lid/">https://newhams.info/2018/10/09/dont-be-a-lid/</a>
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On 11/20/2023 4:47 AM EST Juan Jiménez <k1cpr@bd5.com> wrote:
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On Sun, Nov 19, 2023, 10:10 PM TimC <<a href="mailto:k1dc.radio@gmail.com">k1dc.radio@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">7 languages is all well and good but did anyone call you a LID? ;-)<br><br>73,<br><br>T.<br></span>
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I can now unequivocally prove I have EARNED my call sign (CPR = Crazy Puerto Rican).
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I just drove the Amalfi Coast drive in Italy. For the first time. At night. In an 18 ft RV camper. And I am here to prove I fricking survived. (Bonus: I was insulted by other drivers in at least 7 languages.)
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