Yes, in retrospect, I'll assume that was a tongue in cheek 'view' of 72...,Hah, the laugh is on me! 71.5, Jim R. K9JWV
> Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:09:38 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: Topband: QRP Politically Correctness Concern > > Jack, > I am a diehard QRPer and an originator of the New England QRP club > plus other stints in QRP officialdom and I really enjoyed your email > especially the very clever 72, 73, and 74. > > I try to lurk on the lists as a beginner on 160m but cannot help > jumping in and posting sometimes. > > Keep up the humor and know you are understood and appreciated by > the mostly silent, majority. > > 72 means "Happy QRPing" and was started by the ancient (and honorable) > G-QRP club, one of the oldest QRP organizations around. > > 72/73 > > jim / W1FMR > > > > > > --- On Sun, 3/18/12, W0UCE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: W0UCE <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Topband: QRP Politically Correctness Concern > To: "'James Rodenkirch'" <[email protected]>, > [email protected], [email protected] > Date: Sunday, March 18, 2012, 7:20 PM > > > To All: > > > > If I offended anyone with what was simply "having fun," as a muse" about > "72, 73 and 74" I apologize. > > > > My post was not in any way intended to be negative toward anyone that cares > to operate QRP or any other power level or if they have the desire or feel > the need to let everyone know their power level by adding /QRP, /QLP, /QRO > or sending 72, 73, 74, 88 or even 73s. > > > > Freedom of speech still prevails so if / "Something or 72" is important > just have at it. > > > > 73, > > Jack > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of James Rodenkirch > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 6:03 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: Topband: QRP Politically Correctness Concern > > > > > > Dang....can we GET away from an over-indulgence/concern over what's "said" > or "typed"? > > > > "72" is a form of radio shorthand that roughly translates as meaning "Best > wishes QRP!" > > > > Been that way for a loooooong time, I do believe! > > > > Sheesh! Does all of this PC ever END???? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected] > > > Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:56:29 -0400 > > > Subject: Topband: QRP Politically Correctness Concern > > > > > > I notice people using "72" on the reflector which I assume to be a > > > substitution for 73. > > > > > > By chance does 72 indicate "not so best wishes? > > > > > > In observance of proper etiquette on Gentleman's Band and also be > > > "Properly Politically Correct" in today's troubled times perhaps > > > the numbers and meanings listed below should be considered appropriate: > > > > > > QRP - 72 > > > Low Power - 73 > > > QRO: 74 > > > > > > 73 & sometimes 74, > > > Jack > > > > > > > > > > > > Great discussion on power and low power and QRP power and the affects Top > > > Band have on 'em all - appreciate the various views and discussions. 72 to > > > all, Jim R. K9JWV > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:14:26 -0700 > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: Topband: July Stew Perry Please!!!! > > > > > > > > On 3/18/2012 2:01 PM, James Rodenkirch wrote: > > > > > Sounds like you and others might not be so keen on burying your ears > in > > > noise just to work a QRP puke like me, 'eh? > > > > > > > > I'm not keen on listening for hours and hours with no activity. I have > > > > recently taken up a new challenge -- working JT65A on 160M. There's JT65 > > > > > activity almost every night at a dial frequency of 1838 kHz, which puts > > > > signals between about 1838.5 and 1840.5. The bandwidth of a signal is > > > > about 200 Hz, and stations spread out in that 2kHz bandwidth. It's not > > > > uncommon for me to decode five or six signals in that bandwidth when the > > > > > band is hopping. The last couple of nights ZR1ADI has been on, and I > > > > heard a W1 work him. I heard him one of those nights and called him > > > > several times. > > > > > > > > JT65 is pretty easy to use with W6CQZ's JT65-HF software. The interface > > > > is just like RTTY AFSK or PSK, and W6CQZ maintains a reverse beacon > > > > server that you can set his software to send spots for everything you > > > > hear. If I call CQ around 0500Z or later I'll usually see between > > > > three and six spots of my signal from the east coast on every > > > transmission. > > > > > > > > 73, Jim K9YC CM87 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > > > _______________________________________________ > > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
