++++++++++++++++ See also CW Abreviations and Shorthand ++++++++++++++++ Reply-To: From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" To: "'Kenneth A. Christiansen'" , Subject: RE: [Elecraft] What does 72 mean Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 08:12:24 -0700 I have a question. We all know what 88 means (Love and Kisses) and 73 (Best regards and goodbye) but I am hearing 72 both on the air and some of the letters on this reflector. Can someone define 72 so we can all know what it means. 73 Ken Christiansen W0CZ K2-1031 ------------- Some of the QRP fraternity use it to indicate that they are QRPers... It's 73, only a little less, Hi. For me it's still 73 (Best Regards), from Ron AC7AC K2 # 1289 ...guess I'm just a traditionalist. ++++++++++++++ Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 13:09:44 -0400 To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net From: Kevin Cozens Subject: Re: [Elecraft] What does 72 mean At 09:43 AM 09/16/2002 -0500, you wrote: >I have a question. We all know what 88 means (Love and Kisses) >and 73 (Best regards and goodbye) but I am hearing 72 both on >the air and some of the letters on this reflector. Can someone >define 72 so we can all know what it means. I found the following quote: * "72" means "have fun with QRP!" in QRP parlance. on the page at http://users.erols.com/tjmc/liqrp.htm At http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/academic/agriculture/agronomy/ham/QRP/20010627.qrp.v02_n233 you can find the explanation: 72 is the QRP version of 73. Except a QRP station doesn't have quite enough oomph to make it to 73. The first explanation of 72 I remember seeing was in a QRP publication. I don't remember if it was in an ARRL QRP book or one of the magazines I received from a QRP club. The explanation had to do with the fact that QRP operators do more with less. Its the explanation I prefer. You are free to pick the explanation which you like best. Cheers! Kevin. (http://www.interlog.com/~kcozens/) Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 |"What are we going to do today, Borg?" E-mail:kcozens at interlog dot com|"Same thing we always do, Pinkutus: Packet:ve3syb at ve3yra.#con.on.ca.na| Try to assimilate the world!" #include | -Pinkutus & the Borg +++++++++++++++ Reply-To: From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" To: "'Helmut Usbeck'" Cc: Subject: RE: [Elecraft] What does 72 mean Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 18:29:36 -0700 Certainly, there are variations in the codes. I was referring to the code printed in the 1860's (I believe it was) by G.M. Dodge, in his book, "The Telegraph Instructor". Like Q-codes today they were modified by various systems. For example, in 1864 Morse's Telegraphic Institute in New York defined 73 as "Compliments to ______". Now who would be a greater reference than Morse? Well, there were a number of busier circuits. Things change over the years. And they are changing now, Hi! 73, Ron AC7AC K2 # 1289 72 in the radiogram code, which was bases on the land telegraph code means "wishing you and yours the best this holiday season" --Helm. WB2ADT +++++++++++++ Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 05:10:28 -0400 (EDT) From: Thom LaCosta To: "Ron D'Eau Claire" Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] What does 72 mean On Mon, 16 Sep 2002, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > roots. These numbers come from the standards set up for handling > messages back in the railroad telegraph and Western Union days. I > believe it was known as the '92 code' and assigned meanings to the > numbers from 1 to 92, much like the "Q" codes we use today. Thanks for the jumping-off point....I did a search on 92 code and found this very interesting site: http://members.tripod.com/morse_telegraph_club/informat.htm Thom baltimoremd at baltimoremd.com Thom LaCosta K3HRN Webmaster http://www.baltimoremd.com/ Baltimore's Home Page http://www.baltimorehon.com/ Home of the Baltimore Lexicon http://www.zerobeat.net Home of The QRP Web Ring and Drake Mail List Pages +++++++++++++++