kd5sak wrote:

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Newbie that I am(Tech, early 2003 and General, mid 2005) , I agree. And as
far as Hi Hi goes, I always figured the early first users of the term
probably meant for it to be read Hee Hee rather than High High. Again, as a
newbie, I profess no great insight, I just express an opinon. I don't use
either the 73 or the Hi Hi in QSOs or EMails, it strikes me as an
affectation, but that may just be my newbie insecurity speaking.(g)

Harold
KD5SAK



HI HI .... .. .... .. is, please forgive the reference to a hot topic,
laughter when operating MORSE CODE [there I said it!!].

73, ---.. ...--, is BEST REGARDS in the same ridiculed transmission.
mode.

If we are going to drop the talent for MORSE CODE we should be 100%
logical and stop using acronyms that have meaning that are rooted in
MORSE CODE such as:

QRL, QSO, CQ, QRM, QRN, QSB, QSY, QLF, QRS, 73, 88, HI, GD, GE, GM, TNX,
DX, etc.

We should delete reference to RST on our confirmation cards [NOT QSL
card]. We should delete GS and use DOLLARS.

Would someone start a petition to the ARRL that advocates that we should
clean up our act?