[Boatanchors] Query about 73 & 88

[Bry Carling]

Oh boy... This is almost as bad as worrying about ”which ear” a guy has his ear ring in. I have been comfortable sending the ladies an 88 since long before I became a radio amateur, grin.


Charles Ring <w3nu at roadrunner.com> wrote:

>
>On 12/11/2012 0751, W2HX wrote:
>> I think in general, men say 73, women say either 73, 88 or 161
>(73+88). 73 means "best regards" 88 means "hugs and kisses" or similar
>>
>
>Now shifting to USA ham customs, I've found that "73 es 88" is used on 
>CW whenever one is male and the other is female. I've seen it as long
>as 
>I've been in ham radio, almost 50 years. Personally I've never been 
>comfortable doing that.
>
>Here's a newer concern with 88: Neo-nazis use it to mean "Heil Hitler" 
>(HH) since H is the 8th letter of the alphabet.
>
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regards,
Bry Carling

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