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|  Message 2927  |
|  Daryl Stout to All  |
|  Ham Radio Glossary (#)  |
|  25 May 23 00:03:40  |
 TZUTC: -0500 MSGID: 473.fidonet-ls_arrl@1:2320/33 28d42405 PID: Synchronet 3.20a-Win32 master/52fa4b0ea May 18 2023 MSC 1929 TID: SBBSecho 3.20-Win32 master/52fa4b0ea May 18 2023 MSC 1929 BBSID: TBOLT CHRS: CP437 2 From QRZ.Com, the Icom handout, and Part 97 Of The FCC Rules - Ham Radio Glossary - An overview of amateur radio terms. 0 "Slashed Zero" - distinguishes a ZERO from the letter "O". Intended to resolve ambiguity in callsigns like ""W0OF". Not needed for callsigns like "W0RK". Can be produced by pressing Alt-216 (Ø) on your PC keyboard (Note: you must use the numeric keypad, not the numbers across the top row of the keyboard. This method should work in most PC-based editors such as e-mail clients, word processors, etc.) 73 "Best Regards" (Source: "Morse Code: The Essential Language", 2nd Ed., ARRL Publishing) 75 "May God Bless You And Yours". (thanks to the Christian Amateur Radio Fellowship Net at www.carf.net). 807 An old glass vacuum tube, several inches tall and around. Also, slang for a beer, as in "there's nothing like a cold 807 on a hot Arizona afternoon" (thanks to W7QY). According to our friends in Ireland, a pint of Guinness is known as a "Black 807" (thanks to GI4FUE). 88 "Hugs" and/or "Kisses" --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:2320/33) SEEN-BY: 1/19 123 15/0 16/0 19/37 90/1 105/81 106/201 123/130 131 SEEN-BY: 142/104 153/7715 203/0 218/700 221/0 226/30 227/114 229/110 SEEN-BY: 229/112 113 206 307 317 426 428 470 664 700 240/1120 1634 SEEN-BY: 240/2100 5411 5824 5832 5853 8001 8002 8005 266/512 280/5003 SEEN-BY: 282/1038 291/111 301/1 313/41 317/3 320/119 219 319 2119 SEEN-BY: 322/0 757 335/364 342/200 371/0 396/45 460/58 633/280 712/848 SEEN-BY: 2454/119 3634/12 PATH: 2320/33 105 154/10 3634/12 240/1120 5832 320/219 229/426 |
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