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Today, amateur radio operators still use codes 73 and 88 regularly, and -30-is used in journalism, as it was shorthand for "No more - the end". The Young Ladies Radio League uses code 33 to mean "love sealed with friendship and mutual respect between one YL [young lady] and another YL" or simply "hugs." A once-used but unofficial code 99 meant ...
92 Code: 72: Best regards: Amateur radio slang. While operating QRP/Low Power 92 Code: 73: Best regards: 92 Code: 75: Derogatory term for a disliked operator (Referring to 75 meter ham band) Amateur radio slang, USA only 77: Long Live CW (Morse Code), wishing you many happy CW contacts 88: Love and kisses: 92 Code: 99: Get lost!
In Morse code, 73 is an easily recognized palindrome: ( - - · · · · · · - - ). 73 (also known as 73 Amateur Radio Today) was an amateur radio magazine published from 1960 to 2003. 73 was the number on the Torpedo Patrol (PT) boat in the TV show McHale's Navy.
The R-S-T system is used by amateur radio operators, shortwave listeners, and other radio hobbyists to exchange information about the quality of a radio signal being received. The code is a three digit number, with one digit each for conveying an assessment of the signal's readability, strength, and tone. [1] [2] The code was developed in 1934 ...
The Q-code is a standardised collection of three-letter codes that each start with the letter "Q". It is an operating signal initially developed for commercial radiotelegraph communication and later adopted by other radio services, especially amateur radio. To distinguish the use of a Q-code transmitted as a question from the same Q-code ...
The procedure signs below are compiled from the official specification for Morse Code, ITU-R M.1677, International Morse Code, [1] while others are defined the International Radio Regulations for Mobile Maritime Service, including ITU-R M.1170, [8] ITU-R M.1172, [4] and the Maritime International Code of Signals, [5] with a few details of their ...
The 2015 ITU World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) approved a new worldwide frequency allocation of 5.351.5–5.366.5 MHz to the amateurs on a secondary basis. The allocation limits amateur stations to 15 watts effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP); however some locations will be permit up to 25 W EIRP.
Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of the radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communications. [1] The term "amateur" is used to specify "a duly authorized person interested in radioelectric ...