Alpha and Delta are not the only phonetics that are easily confused. When I
got my vanity call, it never occurred to me that Papa & Foxtrot could be
confused but if I don't enunciate the Pa Pa as opposed to Papa it is often
mistaken. I was even "Not in the log" once over that one. Luckily the QSL
Manager listened to my plea and found W5CFT in the log and issued the card.
Cecil and I are often confused for each other.
Clint - W5 Curly Puppy Tails (among others)
----- Original Message -----
From: Ed Kucharski
To: Eric Hilding ; cq-contest@contesting.com
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:14 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SSB Sections in SS
At 03:59 AM 10/19/2006, Eric Hilding wrote:
>Unfortunately, whoever initially decided that "ALPHA" was a good phonetic
>for "A" must have been smoking some weird stuff. WAYYYYYYYYYYYY too often
>it is misinterpreted for "DELTA" in QRM.
>
>I have many fewer requests or need to scream a call correction if I use
>"AMERICA" instead of "ALPHA" for "A". ALPHA is shorter, I do use it, but
>darn...I sure get tired of hearing a station on the other end come back
>with "DELTA" ;-(
Yes - alpha and delta mix ups - quite the pain. This problem occurs
very frequently for me and I'm happy someone else has pointed out the
problem. I thought that it was the way I say delta which was being
heard as alpha. My call; Kilo 3 Delta November Echo often comes back
as Kilo 3 Alpha November Echo. I may consider using Kilo 3 David
Nancy Edward or Kilo 3 Denmark Norway England more often as
alternatives. Some of my friends think "Dumb Neurotic Ed is more
appropriate for me!
73,
Ed
K3DNE
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