Marty:

73 or 73s .. the idea is the same and neither reduces intelligibility.

Name or handle... the idea is the same and neither reduces intelligibility.
Personally, I usually say "I hight Paul." After all, this is more
classically than either Name or Handle. It does reduce intelligibility, of
course, but that seems to be a small price to pay in exchange for being
correct.

73(s)

Paul AB0SI

"Marty B." wrote in message
.net...
73 OR 73`ss IN AMATEUR RADIO WE SHOULD USE 73 .

I HEAR PEOPLW ASK ME WHAT MY HANDLE IS ...HUH ?
IS THIS A CB LINGO ??

I DO HAVE A NAME NOT A HANDLE....

73 ! HAVE A GOOD DAY......

What dos 73 stand for?
good buddy, see you on the flip side. ect.


" wrote in message
news:Q%lDb.121450$_M.630038@attbi_s54...
Marty:

73 or 73s .. the idea is the same and neither reduces intelligibility.

Name or handle... the idea is the same and neither reduces
intelligibility.
Personally, I usually say "I hight Paul." After all, this is more
classically than either Name or Handle. It does reduce intelligibility, of
course, but that seems to be a small price to pay in exchange for being
correct.

73(s)

Paul AB0SI

"Marty B." wrote in message
.net...
73 OR 73`ss IN AMATEUR RADIO WE SHOULD USE 73 .

I HEAR PEOPLW ASK ME WHAT MY HANDLE IS ...HUH ?
IS THIS A CB LINGO ??

I DO HAVE A NAME NOT A HANDLE....

73 ! HAVE A GOOD DAY......

It is seventy-thirds
70/3
Because 23.333333333333333333333333 is the value of pi times the square root
of the ohms plus the amps.

my handle is my wifes business not yours

As long as it isn't "stubby". Sorry, had to!

As long as it isn't "stubby". Sorry, had to!



.... gives added meaning to "Rubber Duckie"!





Ed

Rubber Duckie

Is a stubby rubber covered antenna. with a fitting to go on your portable.
We use to have 3 ft pull out antennas.

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 19:33:33 GMT, "ergo" wrote:

It is seventy-thirds
70/3
Because 23.333333333333333333333333 is the value of pi times the square root
of the ohms plus the amps.

my handle is my wifes business not yours

Ha ha ha ha! GREAT response, and makes as much sense as
the message that STARTED this thread!

LOL!

wot massage??
wot thread?
wot iz amarture radio about?

"AF Four Kilo" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 19:33:33 GMT, "ergo" wrote:

It is seventy-thirds
70/3
Because 23.333333333333333333333333 is the value of pi times the square
root
of the ohms plus the amps.

my handle is my wifes business not yours

Ha ha ha ha! GREAT response, and makes as much sense as
the message that STARTED this thread!

LOL!

" wrote in message news:Q%lDb.121450$_M.630038@attbi_s54...
Marty:

73 or 73s .. the idea is the same and neither reduces intelligibility.

Not correct. "73" (singular) translates to "best wishes" (plural). 73s
would thus translate to "best wisheses", which definitely reduces
intelligibility.

Name or handle... the idea is the same and neither reduces intelligibility.
Personally, I usually say "I hight Paul." After all, this is more
classically than either Name or Handle. It does reduce intelligibility, of
course, but that seems to be a small price to pay in exchange for being
correct.

Whenever someone asks me for my "handle", I just say "My name is
Richard". That gets the point across pretty well.

73(s)

Paul AB0SI

"Richard Cranium" wrote in message
om...
" wrote in message
news:Q%lDb.121450$_M.630038@attbi_s54...
Marty:

73 or 73s .. the idea is the same and neither reduces intelligibility.

Not correct. "73" (singular) translates to "best wishes" (plural). 73s
would thus translate to "best wisheses", which definitely reduces
intelligibility.

Name or handle... the idea is the same and neither reduces
intelligibility.
Personally, I usually say "I hight Paul." After all, this is more
classically than either Name or Handle. It does reduce intelligibility,
of
course, but that seems to be a small price to pay in exchange for being
correct.

Whenever someone asks me for my "handle", I just say "My name is
Richard". That gets the point across pretty well.

73(s)

Paul AB0SI

"best wishes" is not a true plural. It is idiomatic. One can not parse a
language word by word.. Natural language does not work that way.

73s may grate on your ears, but the meaning is completely clear.

Paul