'73's their call de your call SK.' -----------NOPE!


For your LAST transmission of the QSO:

'stuff' 73 SK their call de your call [KN if your're waiting for an
answer - dits if not, and you feel like a Lid - CL if you will not answer
any calls after the present QSO]

For your last transmission the SK is in place of the AR as used during the
QSO - you know: 'stuff' AR [BK or their call de your call] [KN or K if
you do not use BK]




"Phil Kane" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:24:19 EDT, Michael Coslo wrote:

Ending the call

73's their call de your call SK.

When I learned Morse in the Dark Ages, I learned that ending signal as
VA - which is exactly the same thing. I always associate SK with
"Silent Key" - an operator who has passed away. My ending macro says
"K2ASP Clear" - remnants of my Public Safety radio dispatch days.
--

73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon

e-mail: k2asp [at] arrl [dot] net

Hello.com wrote:
'73's their call de your call SK.' -----------NOPE!


For your LAST transmission of the QSO:

'stuff' 73 SK their call de your call [KN if your're waiting for an
answer - dits if not, and you feel like a Lid - CL if you will not answer
any calls after the present QSO]

For your last transmission the SK is in place of the AR as used during the
QSO - you know: 'stuff' AR [BK or their call de your call] [KN or K if
you do not use BK]



I think you are talking about CW instead of PSK.

We've pared down the prosigns quite a bit for PSK mode. I think it is
mostly a legacy thing, as plain english works okay too. I don't think
I've ever seen prosigns such as BK or KN used for PSK.

Pretty much SK, K CQ (well that really isn't a prosign of course) - and
the good old 73 and 88. Some use 73's and 88's. Technically wrong, but I
don't want to lecture a person who is wishing me well.


- 73 de Mike N3LI -

On Sep 26, 10:49 am, KC4UAI wrote:

but surely somebody has already
compiled all this information someplace. Where might that be?


Well now.. Just saw this on the ARRL's website... Covers the syntax
questions I had quite well...

http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/Eth-...E-1jul2008.pdf

Even though I'm still reading it, I would recommend this to all folks
new to Ham Radio before they get on the air. The rest of us may want
to skim though it and see how our operating practice squares with the
ideal.

-= bob =-