73 Plural

[Jeffhs]

I've been in ham radio 44 years (first licensed June 1972), and have heard "73's" more times than I care to remember. I've since learned to ignore it.

BTW, correcting another ham's operating procedure on the air is frowned upon by most older amateurs. If you must do this, call the amateur on the telephone (if local) or send him or her an e-mail describing the issue.

Calling out another ham over the air for operating mistakes is also embarrassing, since many other hams not even involved in your QSO may be and probably are listening. I was once royally chewed out on 2 meters by a ham during a message traffic net; the exchange went out over a repeater and was almost certainly heard by every amateur within range of the machine.

73,