Topband: QRP Politically Correctness Concern

[James Rodenkirch]

Dang....can we GET away from an over-indulgence/concern over what's "said" or "typed"?
 
"72" is a form of radio shorthand that roughly translates as meaning "Best wishes QRP!"  
 
Been that way for a loooooong time, I do believe!  
 
Sheesh!  Does all of this PC ever END????
 
 

 

 

> From: w0uce at nc.rr.com
> To: rodenkirch_llc at msn.com; jim at audiosystemsgroup.com; topband at contesting.com
> Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:56:29 -0400
> Subject: Topband: QRP Politically Correctness Concern
> 
> I notice people using "72" on the reflector which I assume to be a
> substitution for 73. 
> 
> By chance does 72 indicate "not so best wishes?
> 
> In observance of proper etiquette on Gentleman's Band and also be 
> "Properly Politically Correct" in today's troubled times perhaps 
> the numbers and meanings listed below should be considered appropriate:
> 
> QRP - 72
> Low Power - 73
> QRO: 74
> 
> 73 & sometimes 74,
> Jack
> 
> 
> 
> Great discussion on power and low power and QRP power and the affects Top
> Band have on 'em all - appreciate the various views and discussions. 72 to
> all, Jim R. K9JWV
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:14:26 -0700
> > From: jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
> > To: topband at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: Topband: July Stew Perry Please!!!!
> > 
> > On 3/18/2012 2:01 PM, James Rodenkirch wrote:
> > > Sounds like you and others might not be so keen on burying your ears in
> noise just to work a QRP puke like me, 'eh?
> > 
> > I'm not keen on listening for hours and hours with no activity. I have 
> > recently taken up a new challenge -- working JT65A on 160M. There's JT65 
> > activity almost every night at a dial frequency of 1838 kHz, which puts 
> > signals between about 1838.5 and 1840.5. The bandwidth of a signal is 
> > about 200 Hz, and stations spread out in that 2kHz bandwidth. It's not 
> > uncommon for me to decode five or six signals in that bandwidth when the 
> > band is hopping. The last couple of nights ZR1ADI has been on, and I 
> > heard a W1 work him. I heard him one of those nights and called him 
> > several times.
> > 
> > JT65 is pretty easy to use with W6CQZ's JT65-HF software. The interface 
> > is just like RTTY AFSK or PSK, and W6CQZ maintains a reverse beacon 
> > server that you can set his software to send spots for everything you 
> > hear. If I call CQ around 0500Z or later I'll usually see between 
> > three and six spots of my signal from the east coast on every
> transmission.
> > 
> > 73, Jim K9YC CM87
> > _______________________________________________
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