[SOC] Departing Salutations 73 and 88

[Chris Lashmar]

I knew that it was part of telegraph procedure /folklore but was noy
aware of all that you generously shared I am trying to rustle up some
interest in the idea of club activity for the Queens Jubilee  I have
raised it with the committee with the reply good idea Chris
get on with it as the committee members havent got the time to devote
to same if I put the time in are you in favour of such. This is in an
effort to get the club doing more it seems the answer is do it
yourself which is fair enough as it should be more of a membership
thing. 73 cyas l8ter Chris 2E0CJL

On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 1:21 PM, David Evans
<David.Evans at kirklees.gov.uk> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Gleaned from 73 magazine (September 1988)-
> "
> 88 and 73
> The numerals 88 and 73 have been a tradition in communication languages for almost 130 years. The older of the two, 73 appeared in 1853 meaning " My love to you ." In 1857. The first official definition made it a "fraternal greeting between operators." Two years later in 1859, Western Union made 73a part of their "92 code" to indicate "Accept my compliments."
>
> The final change came in 1895, when 73 meant " Best Regards" for the telegraph and later for radio, operators. 88 never received the formality of an official listing until it was adopted as one of the ham abbreviations. It had been one of the telegrapher operator's traditional terms since well before the turn of the century. During the First World War. 88 was used by the U.S. Army Signal Corps. again strictly as an operator's abbreviation in unofficial communications.  But at the close of the First World War, 88 achieved official status as part of amateur radio terminology, " Love &  Kisses."
> "
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>
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