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    73?

    Member ✭✭✭
    edited March 2023 in Amateur Radio Interests

    OK, here's a random question...

    Why do so many say 73s (or 73's) when 73 is defined as "Best Regards"?

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    • Administrator, FlexRadio Employee, Community Manager, Super Elmer, Moderator admin

      73 = "Best Wishes"

      73's = "Best Wisheses"

    • Member ✭✭✭

      OK, Best Regardses???

    • Administrator, FlexRadio Employee, Community Manager, Super Elmer, Moderator admin

      that too :)

    • Member ✭✭✭

      I'm really disappointed that more people didn't reply to my question.

      I am actually curious. Where does this usage have its roots and what is the reasoning behind using 73s as opposed to 73.

      I hope more folks chime in.

    • Member ✭✭✭✭

      I think people just assume that any plural noun needs an s at the end. For some reason, they think that because 'best regards' has an S at the end, 73 needs an S as well.

      When it comes down to it, some ops are either a) ill-informed; b) lazy; c) ignorant of what 73 actually means.

      I teach the BQ prep course here and we constantly have to drill into the students that the CW codes mean what they say -- they don't need 'additions' :-)

    • Member ✭✭✭

      Thanks Don.

      Yeah, I've been wondering for years and thought I'd try to get some input from people.

      Perhaps some will let us know what they are thinking.

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