[Boatanchors] Query about 73 & 88

[Richard Knoppow]

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From: "Richard Knoppow" <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
To: <wrcromwell at gmail.com>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Query about 73 & 88

A correction:
     I was evidently wrong about 73 and 88 originating in 
the Philips Code. It appears that they are probably older. 
There were several numerical abbreviations in Morse. I can't 
find the list at the moment but will search it out. 73 and 
30 at least probably date from the 1850s.
     I also stated that Walter Philips was with Western 
Union, again wrong;  he was with the Associated Press and 
later was a vice-president of the United Press.  He was in 
inventor and was responsible for some repeater designs used 
for wire telegraphy.  I think there is a pretty good 
biography on the web, a Google search will find it.


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Richard Knoppow
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dickburk at ix.netcom.com