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Article #5630Is this how we got "73" as an expression of best wishes??
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Date: Mon, 13 Aug 1990 21:33
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 1990 21:33
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In article <17660085@hpfcdj.HP.COM> myers@hpfcdj.HP.COM (Bob Myers) writes:
+The feedpoint impedance of a properly
+tuned dipole is about 73 ohms, so you can figure the feedpoint current
--
+based on this value and the power.
Hmmmmmm??? As in: "here's hoping YOUR dipole is functioning properly!" ??
..or does someone really know the history of the familiar greeting?
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!srhqla!quad1!ttidca!sorgatz From: sorgatz@ttidca.TTI.COM ( Avatar) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Is this how we got "73" as an expression of best wishes?? Message-ID: <19118@ttidca.TTI.COM> Date: 13 Aug 90 21:33:43 GMT References: <3011@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> <17660085@hpfcdj.HP.COM> Organization: Citicorp/TTI, Santa Monica Lines: 15