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Splbass17
Member
Username: Splbass17
Post Number: 76
Registered: 9-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 2:24 pm: | 
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I swear on every CB/Ham radio website, including Copper, people always end there threads by typing 73. Whats the deal with 73, its driving me crazy. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 13561
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 2:46 pm: |
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The traditional expression "73" goes right back to the beginning of the landline telegraph days. It is found in some of the earliest editions of the numerical codes, each with a different definition, but each with the same idea in mind--it indicated that the end, or signature.
Over the year's it has become traditional ham/cb jargon.
"73" = "Best Regards."
Lon ~ Tech808 ~ N9CEF
CEF#808 ~ CEF HAM#33 ~ CVC#002
10-10 #61493 ~ 10-10 VP#2688
Tech808@copperelectronics.com
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 4428
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 3:09 pm: |
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Lon's right it goes back to the early days to telegraph. When the person signed on or off he/she let the person at the next station know that there was someone there.
The sign off for the shift was replyed to with 73 if it was a man and 88 if it was a woman.
this worked both ways and up and down the telegraph line.
On 6 since 66
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Splbass17
Member
Username: Splbass17
Post Number: 77
Registered: 9-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 10:12 pm: |
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Interesting, thanks guys. |
Mikefromms
Senior Member
Username: Mikefromms
Post Number: 1067
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 9:51 am: |
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I understand it in modern usage to simply mean, best wishes to you. |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 1860
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 1:32 am: |
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73 literally means "Kindest Regards".
88 literally mens "Hugs and Kisses".
It was in use for commercial point to point and telegraph WAY before being adopted by hams. In fact, it is still in use today on commercial and maritime morse. KSM and KPH can be found sending 73 at the end of their transmissions.
By the way, its proper use is '73' and NOT '73s'.
A commercial signoff from an op contains salutations, their initials (not necessarily the initials of their first and last name) and SK or AR.
So, I'll sign off using commercial protocall:
VY 73 DE PS AR
Your radio 'Mythbuster' since 1998
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Keithinatlanta
Advanced Member
Username: Keithinatlanta
Post Number: 915
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 27, 2011 - 6:20 am: |
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Tech 833, there is one exception on 73's.
Some of us ole southerner's always add a little extra. I have said 73's ever since I started CB back in 1973. I guess I did because that is the way I "heard" it, when I lived in Colorado.
However, I liked the info above on how it got started and used. I think we miss out on a lot in life by NOT knowing how some things got started. Thanks for the information.
Keith in Atlanta
CEF 150 |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 1981
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 27, 2011 - 11:32 am: |
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Saying "73s" instead of "73" is like saying "geesses" instead of "geese". Or, "You have many hairses on your head".
Just because people say it does not make it proper.
Your radio 'Mythbuster' since 1998
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Sitm
Intermediate Member
Username: Sitm
Post Number: 434
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 27, 2011 - 11:57 am: |
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Generally as a licensed radio operator we look at people that say "73s" as lids. |
Keithinatlanta
Advanced Member
Username: Keithinatlanta
Post Number: 918
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, May 29, 2011 - 2:08 pm: |
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Since I do not know what you are reffering to when you say lids, I will just let it pass.
I was making conversation on the post above, that was all. I was not trying to cause a problem. Have you guys never heard of - you know what? Just never mind.
Keith in Atlanta |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 1987
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, May 29, 2011 - 9:48 pm: |
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I got it!
Your radio 'Mythbuster' since 1998
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Sitm
Intermediate Member
Username: Sitm
Post Number: 436
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 10:43 am: |
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Saturday we were all in a round table QSO with a bunch of regulars and one "new ham". I mean new as in days old and 16 years old to boot. Of course the old school morse code licensed operators were educating him on the ins and outs of being a "operator". They eventually got around to telling him about the term 73 because several regulars went QRT or QSY. But he insisted on saying 73s time and time again. Eventually someone asked him why he continued to say 73s instead of 73 and he replied. Well there are more than one of you on the air, so it's plural. There was at least 15 seconds of dead air, it was priceless. |
Press_man
Intermediate Member
Username: Press_man
Post Number: 199
Registered: 5-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2011 - 6:42 pm: |
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Hey Sitm,
Was he saying plural best wishes or was he making a pun of the possibility most of them were 73.
Just a thought.
Wally/Pressman/KC4ZWM
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Sitm
Intermediate Member
Username: Sitm
Post Number: 438
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, June 02, 2011 - 9:27 am: |
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This young man is a very enthusiastic new operator. The local repeater he is utilizing has a time out program on it of two minutes. I would say that he times out the repeater quite often. He is what I would call a very good new amateur operator in that he is very eager to learn and most likely will be an amateur extra within a year. I think it is very encouraging to hear new operators out there that are keying up the repeaters and getting them back into activity. I say good for him and I will give him all the help that I can. |
Press_man
Intermediate Member
Username: Press_man
Post Number: 200
Registered: 5-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, June 02, 2011 - 2:58 pm: |
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Way to go Sitm ! Don't let his zeal die !
When I got into Ham I had only one ham close that helped me through the learning process. After I got used to 2m and started working what I could hit with 100w and 12 elements, got into alot of simplex. Now I'm waiting to put the station back up either here or at a different house.
Wally/Pressman/KC4ZWM
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Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 1442
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Friday, June 03, 2011 - 1:17 pm: |
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"Saying "73s" instead of "73" is like saying "geesses" instead of "geese". Or, "You have many hairses on your head". "
In other words you'll sound like Gollum
Tech237
N7AUS
God only made some many perfect head, on the rest he put hair.
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Charliebrown
Intermediate Member
Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 203
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 03, 2011 - 5:20 pm: |
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Hey, I would like to know if the people from the south are being made fun of for the way some still talk to this day? |
Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 1444
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2011 - 12:55 pm: |
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CB if that is the case I am in deep doo doo as I come from much further south than most other people here - lol
Tech237
N7AUS
God only made some many perfect head, on the rest he put hair.
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Charliebrown
Intermediate Member
Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 204
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2011 - 5:45 pm: |
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L.O.L. . 237. I AM FROM THE SOUTH AND AS YOU WELL KNOW WE GET PICKED ON AND ARE THE BUTT END OF MOST PEOPLE JOKE'S. I FOR ONE TECH 237 DO NOT MAKE FUN OR TRY TO INSULT PEOPLE BECAUSE OF WHERE THEY ARE FROM OR COLOR OR COUNTRY OR HANDY CAP. I DO NOT TRY TO GET A LAUGH OR MAKE MYSELF LOOK BETTER THAN OTHER'S AT THEIR EXPENSE. THIS HAD HAPPEN TO ME BEFORE FROM A PERSON AND I DID NOT RESPOND BECAUSE I DO NOT LIKE TROUBLE. BUT, WHEN YOU RIDE A HORSE LONG ENOUGH IT SOON WILL GET SADDLE SORE'S AND IT WILL START TO BUCK. I WAS JUST WONDERING. HAVE A GREAT WEEK END TECH 237 . YOUR FRIEND (CB) |
