Good grief, I love people who try and tell me how to spell and how to 
talk.  Let me see, I've been a ham since 1968.  As far as the hobby 
going down hill, it hasn't changed all that much since 1968 as far as I 
know.  Anyone remember the am versos ssb wars, or how about the repeater 
wars in Colorado?  oh yes, 73s to all and I'm going to check my swrs.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On 
Wed, 6 Jun 2012, Ed Malmgren wrote:

> Harvey, what he is talking about is adding the s to 73 which he is right but
> he is not my Mother even though he hmight be one to someone.  73
> Ed   K7UC
> though
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 2:03 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: License Renewal?
>
>> Although 73 is mainly used when a ham is actually on the air, it is a
>> legitimate ham greeting, not CB.
>> Harvey
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 1:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: License Renewal?
>>
>>
>>> HI all,
>>> Please, can we stop with the 73's?
>>> We're suppose to be hams here, not chicken banders.
>>> I'm not alone, when it comes to that, either.
>>> A very well known ham, nationally, has this pet peeve as well, and I =
>>> also do.
>>> This is not cb, this is ham radio, and if you're gonna be a ham, talk =
>>> the talk!
>>> 73,
>>> Trippy, ac8s
>
>