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

Phil Kane wrote:
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.

Why yes. I'd never heard of that.


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.


The nice thing is having the options.

Do you get on PSK much? Some times of the day there are nice paths from
Oregon to PA on 20 meters.


- 73 de Mike N3LI -

On 2008-09-30, Michael Coslo wrote:
Phil Kane wrote:
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:24:19 EDT, Michael Coslo wrote:
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.

Well, there is some similarity with the end of a contact and the end of
a mortal life, so perhaps that is why the double meaning of SK

But whether you spell it SK or VA, the derivation of the signal is from
American Morse, where it is "30" ...-. for 3 and a looooong dash for
zero. And "30" is the abbreviation you still see now and then in
published matter, where it means "the end"

Jim, W6JVE

On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:58:56 EDT, Michael Coslo wrote:

Do you get on PSK much? Some times of the day there are nice paths from
Oregon to PA on 20 meters.

On a regular basis I check into the Oregon Digital Emergency Net -
Fri. 8pm local - on 80 meters. Now and then I work PSK on 40 meters
to pile up states. Aside from that, I haven't had much occasion to
work HF lately but I'm fully ready to go 160 - 10 meters. My spare
time has been pretty spare lately.
--

73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

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

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

... My ending macro says
"K2ASP Clear" - remnants of my Public Safety radio dispatch days.
--
Using the "k2asp" call is improper police proceedure!! I'm putting you on
report!!

At least we don't have a macro for "breakity broke!"

'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 -