[Elecraft] "Q" signal trivia

[Gary D Krause]

I think the reason 73's came about is that many of us, myself included, repeat 
it twice at the end of a CW QSO.

Gary, N7HTS


On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:46:41 -0600
  "Ken - K0PP" <kengkopp at gmail.com> wrote:
>        
> "Q" signals were established to facilitate communication
> between stations that don't share a common language.
> 
> In usual usage a "Q" signal without punctuation is considered 
> a statement.  If it's followed by a "?", it's meant as a question.
> 
> Needless to say, a purist would never use a "Q" signal in voice
> communications, but we all do. "The home QTH here is ... (;-)
> 
> Oh ... 73 is correct.  73's isn't.  73's is equivalent to "Good lucks".
> 
> 73!
> Ken - K0PP 
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