Pray tell, why must we do "better"?? And what on earth is "better" about it?? What was "right" for formal message handling doesn't mean diddly for social, casual conversation. Getting all rigid and anal about a friendly signoff just makes our hobby look silly, old, and intolerant.
Dave AB7E On 7/18/2011 3:49 PM, Phil Kane wrote: > Common practice doesn't make it right. It started in the CB > world, where it "morphed" into "Threes and Eights" for "73 and > 88". Sometimes I even hear "my first personal" meaning "my > first name". > > As ambassadors of Ham Radio we must do better. > > -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane > Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
