Having listened to myself work V47T in the recent ARRL DX SSB Test (thanks for the QSOs and for the recordings!) I had been thinking about cut numbers, even before VE9AA raised the issue again. How s
I used to listen to W6PH complain about having people spell out their state abbreviation instead of just saying the state name. For an experienced USA contester, we know the state names and how to ex
Author: Richard F DDonna NN3W <richnn3w@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 21:54:20 -0400
Lets also remember that hams are accustomed to using Mike Delta instead of Maryland because a ham who is from Slovakia may not know that Maryland is Mike Delta. Just like a ham in the USA is not accu
Randy's right. You have to know your audience (& condx). When running EU on SSB I almost never say "New Brunswick". I usually say "November Bravo" (or even "Norway Brazil" the 2nd or 3rd time if they
My experience from WV is different. "Whiskey Victor" seems to work well. "West Virginia" too often is met with "thanks for Virginia." Maybe the problem is that my signal is puny weak (it can't ALWAYS
Personally I prefer that stations just say the state name. In most cases it is quicker and clearer, at least to me. Perhaps people in other countries feel differently however I do not recall ever hav
That's funny Dave. I have had DX ask me either on SSB or CW if "ON" was not correct and I often wondered how NB equaled ON (on either mode). For many years it always confused me. Weird. It wasn't unt
As is often the case there isn't a single answer to giving the state name or the abbreviation. It depends on your particular circumstances. Experience tells me some people aren't always as good at co
Properly pronounced and with emphasis on the correct syllable , the ICAO phonetic alphabet words are almost always the best choice www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7WWY1o7xAI The rationale for the choice of
W3LPL: "Properly pronounced and with emphasis on the correct syllable , the ICAO phonetic alphabet words are almost always the best choice" <snip> Usually Frank's advice is spot on. However, in this
And for those people who think that (at least in domestic contests) state names work better than two-letter postal codes... Yeah, maybe if you are in CAL(ifornia) or TEX(as). But not if you are a thi
Author: Jim via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 08:13:36 -0400
Phone contests using states - one place where Ohio comes through very nicely. Much easier than West Central Florida. A favorite phonetics story is about Jeff, K8ND, some years back, who would occasio