Al Arduengo wrote:

Sorry for the silly question but what does the '73' mean with which
some folks end their messages? Is it some sort if varient of a
SINPO or SIO code?

Best wishes or best regards. It's a Morse code 'abbreviation'.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

N8KDV wrote:

Al Arduengo wrote:


Sorry for the silly question but what does the '73' mean with which
some folks end their messages? Is it some sort if varient of a
SINPO or SIO code?


Best wishes or best regards. It's a Morse code 'abbreviation'.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm


And 73's as some say is incorrect. 73 means best regards (plural), so
adding a 's makes it a double plural, as in best regardses.