[HECnet] punched tape

[Brett Bump]

On Fri, 19 Apr 2013, Dave McGuire wrote:

On 04/19/2013 03:27 PM, Steve Davidson wrote:
        73,
Is that a number, a misplaced number, or did I break my encoding
again?

    It's ham parlance, CW shorthand, that basically means "seeya, have a
good one".
Actually it means "Regards" or "Best Regards".

Oh good heavens.   Same sentiment...and used in exactly that way since well before either of us were born.

                      -Dave

Actually, I always thought 73's was an unconscious binary genetic implant,
with the intented result that all ham's would always have a burning desire
to own a PDP-11/73. ;-)

73's,

Brett (N0LQG)


-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA