[Elecraft] "Q" signal trivia

[n5ge at n5ge.com]

I'm of the opinion that it started in the early CB days when all the CBer's were
putting "Seventy Thirds" on each other when signing off or going to their next
harassment frequency. ;o)

73's or 73s, whichever it is, is still incorrect.  Would you say "best
regardses" to someone?

73 is the number used in Amateur Radio messages to represent the phrase, "best
regards", in order to shorten message lengths.  If you said 73s to a message
handler he might ask you how many 73s you wanted him to put in a row in the
message.

73,
Tom
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
ARRL Lifetime Member
QCWA Lifetime Member


On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:57:43 -0600, "Gary D Krause" <n7hts at bresnan.net> wrote:

>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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