Topband: QRP Politically Correctness Concern

[Jim F.]

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.
 
72/73
 
jim / W1FMR
 
 
 


--- On Sun, 3/18/12, W0UCE <w0uce at nc.rr.com> wrote:


From: W0UCE <w0uce at nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: QRP Politically Correctness Concern
To: "'James Rodenkirch'" <rodenkirch_llc at msn.com>, jim at audiosystemsgroup.com, topband at contesting.com
Date: Sunday, March 18, 2012, 7:20 PM


To All:



If I offended anyone with what was simply "having fun," as a muse" about
"72, 73 and 74" I apologize. 



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.



Freedom of speech still prevails  so if / "Something or 72" is important
just have at it.



73,

Jack





-----Original Message-----
From: topband-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of James Rodenkirch
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 6:03 PM
To: w0uce at nc.rr.com; jim at audiosystemsgroup.com; topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: QRP Politically Correctness Concern





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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