Yes, in retrospect, I'll assume that was a tongue in cheek 'view' of 72...,Hah,
the laugh is on me! 71.5, Jim R. K9JWV
> Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:09:38 -0700
> From: j_fitton@yahoo.com
> To: w0uce@nc.rr.com; topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: QRP Politically Correctness Concern
>
> Jack,
> I am a diehard QRPer and an originator of the New England QRP club
> plus other stints in QRP officialdom and I really enjoyed your email
> especially the very clever 72, 73, and 74.
>
> I try to lurk on the lists as a beginner on 160m but cannot help
> jumping in and posting sometimes.
>
> Keep up the humor and know you are understood and appreciated by
> the mostly silent, majority.
>
> 72 means "Happy QRPing" and was started by the ancient (and honorable)
> G-QRP club, one of the oldest QRP organizations around.
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> 72/73
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> jim / W1FMR
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> --- On Sun, 3/18/12, W0UCE <w0uce@nc.rr.com> wrote:
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> From: W0UCE <w0uce@nc.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: Topband: QRP Politically Correctness Concern
> To: "'James Rodenkirch'" <rodenkirch_llc@msn.com>, jim@audiosystemsgroup.com,
> topband@contesting.com
> Date: Sunday, March 18, 2012, 7:20 PM
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> To All:
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> If I offended anyone with what was simply "having fun," as a muse" about
> "72, 73 and 74" I apologize.
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> My post was not in any way intended to be negative toward anyone that cares
> to operate QRP or any other power level or if they have the desire or feel
> the need to let everyone know their power level by adding /QRP, /QLP, /QRO
> or sending 72, 73, 74, 88 or even 73s.
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> Freedom of speech still prevails so if / "Something or 72" is important
> just have at it.
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> 73,
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> Jack
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: topband-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of James Rodenkirch
> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 6:03 PM
> To: w0uce@nc.rr.com; jim@audiosystemsgroup.com; topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: QRP Politically Correctness Concern
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> Dang....can we GET away from an over-indulgence/concern over what's "said"
> or "typed"?
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> "72" is a form of radio shorthand that roughly translates as meaning "Best
> wishes QRP!"
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> Been that way for a loooooong time, I do believe!
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> Sheesh! Does all of this PC ever END????
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> > From: w0uce@nc.rr.com
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> > To: rodenkirch_llc@msn.com; jim@audiosystemsgroup.com;
> topband@contesting.com
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> > Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:56:29 -0400
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> > Subject: Topband: QRP Politically Correctness Concern
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> >
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> > I notice people using "72" on the reflector which I assume to be a
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> > substitution for 73.
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> > By chance does 72 indicate "not so best wishes?
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> > In observance of proper etiquette on Gentleman's Band and also be
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> > "Properly Politically Correct" in today's troubled times perhaps
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> > the numbers and meanings listed below should be considered appropriate:
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> > QRP - 72
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> > Low Power - 73
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> > QRO: 74
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> > 73 & sometimes 74,
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> > Jack
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> > Great discussion on power and low power and QRP power and the affects Top
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> > Band have on 'em all - appreciate the various views and discussions. 72 to
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> > all, Jim R. K9JWV
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> > > Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:14:26 -0700
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> > > From: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
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> > > To: topband@contesting.com
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> > > Subject: Re: Topband: July Stew Perry Please!!!!
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> > >
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> > > On 3/18/2012 2:01 PM, James Rodenkirch wrote:
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> > > > Sounds like you and others might not be so keen on burying your ears
> in
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> > noise just to work a QRP puke like me, 'eh?
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> > >
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> > > I'm not keen on listening for hours and hours with no activity. I have
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> > > recently taken up a new challenge -- working JT65A on 160M. There's JT65
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> > > activity almost every night at a dial frequency of 1838 kHz, which puts
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> > > signals between about 1838.5 and 1840.5. The bandwidth of a signal is
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> > > about 200 Hz, and stations spread out in that 2kHz bandwidth. It's not
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> > > uncommon for me to decode five or six signals in that bandwidth when the
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> > > band is hopping. The last couple of nights ZR1ADI has been on, and I
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> > > heard a W1 work him. I heard him one of those nights and called him
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> > > several times.
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> > > JT65 is pretty easy to use with W6CQZ's JT65-HF software. The interface
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> > > is just like RTTY AFSK or PSK, and W6CQZ maintains a reverse beacon
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> > > server that you can set his software to send spots for everything you
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> > > hear. If I call CQ around 0500Z or later I'll usually see between
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> > > three and six spots of my signal from the east coast on every
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> > transmission.
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> > >
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> > > 73, Jim K9YC CM87
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> > > _______________________________________________
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