Heard a USA station sign off with the usual 73 followed by 99

What's that ?

10-10 code for mission complete

CB number ?

or another adding numbers like 73 + 88 =161 (yuk)

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CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be !

Gee this has changed from what I learned 50 years ago but haven't heard in
years if what you post is true.

SMØIMJ wrote:
Hi,
99 = **** Off
Unfortunately...

Good thing; not very often used...

73's Hans - SMØIMJ


Caveat Lector wrote:
Heard a USA station sign off with the usual 73 followed by 99

What's that ?

10-10 code for mission complete

CB number ?

or another adding numbers like 73 + 88 =161 (yuk)



I was taught back in the days of my First Tel commercial that it means love and
kisses. The reason it isn't seen often, so I thought I knew/know is that there
are few such contacts for real in most of our telegraph relationships! But you
saw it a little more often in messages for third party delivery. Has it
morphed into a distasteful connotation, or was I 'trained' improperly?


W5WQN

For W5WQN
88 "love and kisses" was documented in Dodge's early 1900's book "The
Telegraph Instructor"
Not sure that 99 is in Dodge's book as I don't have a copy

Are you sure that 99 was "love and kisses" or are you confusing it with 88

Thanks for your input

--
CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be !






"Mike Luther" wrote in message
...
SMØIMJ wrote:
Hi,
99 = **** Off
Unfortunately...

Good thing; not very often used...

73's Hans - SMØIMJ


Caveat Lector wrote:
Heard a USA station sign off with the usual 73 followed by 99

What's that ?

10-10 code for mission complete

CB number ?

or another adding numbers like 73 + 88 =161 (yuk)


Gee this has changed from what I learned 50 years ago but haven't heard
in
years if what you post is true.
I was taught back in the days of my First Tel commercial that it means
love and kisses. The reason it isn't seen often, so I thought I knew/know
is that there are few such contacts for real in most of our telegraph
relationships! But you saw it a little more often in messages for third
party delivery. Has it morphed into a distasteful connotation, or was I
'trained' improperly?


W5WQN

I had an input that 99 meant "Get Lost" rather than in todays lexicon

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CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be !






"SMØIMJ" wrote in message
...
Hi,
99 = **** Off
Unfortunately...

Good thing; not very often used...

73's Hans - SMØIMJ


Caveat Lector wrote:
Heard a USA station sign off with the usual 73 followed by 99

What's that ?

10-10 code for mission complete

CB number ?

or another adding numbers like 73 + 88 =161 (yuk)

You are dead on correct .. I was thinking about what is 88 not 99 .. Sorry .

Elder moment.. sigh .

Caveat Lector wrote:
For W5WQN
88 "love and kisses" was documented in Dodge's early 1900's book "The
Telegraph Instructor"
Not sure that 99 is in Dodge's book as I don't have a copy

Are you sure that 99 was "love and kisses" or are you confusing it with 88

Thanks for your input

No problem Mike -- gettin that way myself

I think the only 99 left is from the old telegraph codes see URL:
http://ac6v.com/73.htm#73
There an unofficial report of 99 = "Get Lost"

Doesn't make sense to bid someone 73 then tell them to get lost

Oh well

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CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be !






"Mike Luther" wrote in message
...
You are dead on correct .. I was thinking about what is 88 not 99 .. Sorry
.

Elder moment.. sigh .

Caveat Lector wrote:
For W5WQN
88 "love and kisses" was documented in Dodge's early 1900's book "The
Telegraph Instructor"
Not sure that 99 is in Dodge's book as I don't have a copy

Are you sure that 99 was "love and kisses" or are you confusing it with
88

Thanks for your input