Date:  Tue, 2 May 1995 10:00:15 -0400

From:  Heilan Yvette Grimes <HEP2[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM>

Subject: Re: 86



>First time I heard the term 86 was in 1959 or so, when my cousin was

learning to

>be a ham radio operator. Along with lots of other codes, 86 was the

sign-off,

>meaning essentially that's it, ain't no more. Obviously, the connotations

>continue.

>

>Rima McKinzey



86 is not a ham radio term. 73 (goodby) and 88 (hugs and kisses) are as well

as the Q code.



--Yvette