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Re: Five-by-five

Posted by R. Berg on January 01, 2003

In Reply to: Five-by-five posted by guy andrews on January 01, 2003

: I heard an expression the other day that went something like this (relating to hearing someone on a walkie-talkie)"I'm hearing you five-by-five" does anyone know the origins of this term? Thanks
: guy

The post "Signal Strength and Readability" answers this question. You can find it by returning to the main discussion page and scrolling down to Nov. 17th.