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73 and 88 have special meanings in 'ham speak' - the special language used by radio amateurs! Here is an article on the history of these terms...  Oh, hams do have their special language filled with specific acronyms that takes time and efforts to learn. {Hint: use "wikipedia.com" and the "ARRL.org" sites to search for meanings of acronyms!}

Phonetics and "Q-Codes" are other types 'ham speak'. Check out our page "Phonetic and Q-Codes" page.