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Snowbird wrote:

> All the explanations I've read have given the same meaning to the
> phrase "no joy": "I don't see that ***! plane you just pointed out
> to me!"
> 
> What different meanings have you encountered?

Perhaps you missed the post from "Nav8or":

> "No joy" is typically used when you have been directed
> to switch to a controller on another frequency and have
> been unable to get a response on the new freq.

I have to admit, though, that that is the only other
interpretation of 'no joy' I've ever heard. And that's
the only place I've ever heard it. :-)

Brett

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