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October 22nd 03, 07:12 PM

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Need some help...

I am attended a wireless internet class this week. The teacher wondered
where the name rubber duck came from.

I don't quite know where the term originated, but I can tell you
what it refers to. It's a slang term for the helical, rubber-covered,
flexible antennas used on many VHF and UHF portable radios.

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