73 — What It Means in Ham Radio

73 — Best wishes, have a good one.

The standard sign-off, left over from telegraph shorthand. Say "seventy-three," singular — you will hear people say "seventy-threes" and it is technically wrong, though nobody will correct you.

How you would hear it

"Seventy-three, and thanks for the contact."

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Related words

• 88 — Love and kisses.
• Copy — Understand.
• Full quieting — No background noise at all.
• Ticket — Your ham radio license.
• Stand by — Wait. Pause.
• Unkey — Stop transmitting.
• Shack — Your radio room.
• Double — Two people talking at once.