I think the reason 73's came about is that many of us, myself included, repeat it twice at the end of a CW QSO.
Gary, N7HTS On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:46:41 -0600 "Ken - K0PP" <kengk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > "Q" signals were established to facilitate communication > between stations that don't share a common language. > > In usual usage a "Q" signal without punctuation is considered > a statement. If it's followed by a "?", it's meant as a question. > > Needless to say, a purist would never use a "Q" signal in voice > communications, but we all do. "The home QTH here is ... (;-) > > Oh ... 73 is correct. 73's isn't. 73's is equivalent to "Good lucks". > > 73! > Ken - K0PP > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
