>>On Sunday 12 June 2005 06:14 pm, Ian Stirling G4ICV, AB2GR wrote: > I have seen this only on this Elecraft list. > It's not something that I know and probably > Modesty and Willie didn't. > What does '72' mean?
A qrp'er saying 73's (confusing, ain't it?) Don't know how it started but if someone signs 72's they are a qrp station saying........ yep, 73's.. (from [EMAIL PROTECTED])<< I don't think this is OT, but it may be. However, I think it will be of sufficient interest to post. I don't wish to be a horse's patootey, but this is a pet peeve of mine. The term "73" translates to "best regards", so expressing it as "73's" or "seventy-thirds" is inappropriate. That would translate to "best regardses". Also, I'm still searching for a definitive answer to the question of whether it is appropriate to use Q-signals in phone transmissions. For example, is it really appropriate to say "QRZ? this is K5XXX". Or would it be correct to say "Who is calling me, this is K5XXX"? Of course, using a Q-signal by reference would be appropriate, such as "The QRN level is very high today". Or is it? And it seems silly to me to say "HI, HI" instead of just laughing. Should this term be used on phone? Everyone seems to have an opinion on these questions, but are there definitive answers? 73, Jim KM5M _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
