[Boatanchors] Why The Letter "Q" And Who Invented The Code?

[Bob Macklin]

"BREAK" was the common way to get attention in a QSO prior to the 11M CB
explosion.

In the 50's and early 60's there was nothing wrong with using "BREAK" It was
also used by the military when necessary.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa,
"Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
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Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Why The Letter "Q" And Who Invented The Code?


> I was going to say the same thing.  I know we used it in the 60's when I
got
> started, both on 75 and on the Navy MARS 4010 net.
>
> In a message dated 4/29/2008 11:57:58 AM Central Daylight Time,
> revcom at wbsnet.org writes:
> > Well, I used "break" long before 11M Citizen's band was born.
> > Way back when you could work Europe on 75M late at night.
> > CB'ers just ruined it with their "breaker, breaker" language as
> > well as throwing in some vulgor speech.
> >
>
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