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Number meaning eg.73 (3 replies)
Nice thought Dorothy, but it actually means Answer promptly by wire. Just checked it out.
Hear this all the time on 40m, used to puzzle me, too. Certainly not a half-hearted "man hug" :) It's usually part of a WWFF greeting, the World Wide Flora Fauna http://wwff.winqsl.com/ We seem to have the "South Essex Marshes" as a location according to their directory.
Bit like IOTA, people activate various sites and it creates a bit of awareness for the park/area that you're in - there's an environmental feel to it. Quite a few Dutch stations go in for this big time on 40m during the warmer months.
Ah how interesting , thank you, was just curious that's all, never heard it before , and I wondered what it meant, now I know and will understand when I hear it again , come to think of it now I think he was / p so that would follow with the usage of a 44 for an activation site , xx
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Hi all, never posted a chat thread before, so here goes...myself and Richard ( G7OED) were listening on 10m and there was a station in Cyprus I think, probably an ex pat as he was English , H e was giving the usual " thank you , you are 5 and 9, my name is .... Ok, 73 and 44 ..." That's my question , what does 44 , mean ? I guessed it means a " man hug " ? as women say 88 meaning hugs and kisses. So 44 would follow as half of the YL equivalent. What do you all think ?
Best wishes 73,88 de M0LMR