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   -=> Sean Dennis wrote to All <=-   
      
    SD> Hello All,   
      
    SD> I though you all might get a kick out of this.  This is a static page   
    SD> on my blog...   
      
    SD> - Using the term "73" incorrectly: "73" means "best regards".  Using   
    SD> "very 73" is fine.  Using "73s" is not.  You don't say "best   
    SD> regardses", do you?  So you shouldn't use "73s".   There is also "best   
    SD> 73s".  "Best best regardses" doesn't make any sense . . . but you   
    SD> should.   
      
   I'll admit I intentionally did this once when I knew a guy was   
   listening that didn't like it. :-)   
      
   There's a local HAM that says "Roger Roger" pretty often, like someone   
   saying "um" or "y'know" or any other verbal tic. He means nothing by   
   it, it's just his way of acknowledgement before continuing on to his   
   next statement.    
      
   Well, he was on the air one night as I was driving home and apparently   
   there were others than me listening in as he was talking to another    
   local. Well after they stopped the other one sounded VERY agitated and   
   proceeded to tell the 'non offender' that people should learn proper   
   HAM speak and that there's no need to say "yes yes" and that it's 73,   
   not multiple. The other guy had a smile in his voice and let the guy   
   vent. Then I popped in and very quickly said, "been listening Danny   
   and just wanted to say hello to you before I got home." He came back   
   to me and said something cordial to which I replied - "Roger Roger -    
   I'm pulling in the drive - 73's to you" and signed off. The 'old guy'   
   IMMEDIATELY chimed in with a 'young whipersnapper' comment and    
   Danny was obviously having to fight the urge to laugh out loud. Of   
   course he knew I was just having fun. :-)   
      
    SD> - Using "Q codes" or "10 codes" on a VHF/UHF repeater: As with the   
    SD> above "73", you don't go around saying to your boss, "I gotta get to   
    SD> the home QTH to go 10-100!"  "Q codes" are acceptable on HF with SSB   
    SD> and CW (with the possibility of computer digital modes but that's   
    SD> another story), but when using nearly crystal-clear FM, you can use   
    SD> proper English and speak like a functioning human being.   
      
   LOL - yeah every now and again I'll hear some repeater talk where someone   
   mentions getting a QSO. Doesn't bother me, but I notice it.   
      
    SD> - Saying "for ID" when using your callsign on a repeater: For God's   
    SD> sake, people, your callsign IS your ID!  Just giving your callsign   
    SD> identifies yourself.  When you say "for ID", you sound like an idiot.   
    SD> Please, only your callsign.  You don't hear the repeater add "for ID"   
    SD> after it identifies itself, do you?   
      
   The only time I've heard this myself is when the repeater gives it's   
   callsign after 10 minutes and it's kind of a reminder that if you've   
   been talking a while it's a smart thing to stay legal and give your   
   sign. If one says "for ID" it will prompt and teach the other person   
   the reason you're doing it. Yes, they should know, but if you're    
   talking while driving home from work it's easy to lose track of time   
   and if you happen to stay keyed up while the repeater does its thing   
   then you might miss it completely. Hearing the other person do it   
   and WHY is a good reminder.   
      
      
    SD> - Using an amplifier to make a short-distance contact: The US rules   
    SD> state that an amateur radio operator should use the minimum power   
    SD> necessary to maintain a contact.  Sometimes, I wonder if these guys are   
    SD> making up for other shortcomings in their life by doing this.   
      
   LOL - I admit I don't always think to power down my 50watt mobile rig,   
   but I might be talking to a repeater 60 miles away, and I'm always    
   scanning repeaters as far as 100 miles away. Yes, I know I don't need   
   the power to 'listen.' I also don't think my 50w mobile is what you're   
   referring to either. ;-)   
      
      
      
      
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