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

[Bob Macklin]

I have not operated CW in a LOONG time. But I remember back in the 50's and
60's the method used to break into a CW QSO was to put the key down for a
moment then send "BR".

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa,
"Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Macklin" <macklinbob at msn.com>
To: <WA5CAB at cs.com>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Why The Letter "Q" And Who Invented The Code?


> "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"
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <WA5CAB at cs.com>
> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> 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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