Agreed. "Kilo Zero Sugar radio" doesn't work nearly as well as "Kilowatt Zero".
I'm more interested in what works well, which sounds like good engineering to
me hi hi.
73 Kilowatt...Zero Sugar radio
-----Original Message-----
From: Ed K1EP [mailto:k1ep.list@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 02:49 PM
To: 'James Cain', cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Good contact, back to you
At 2/24/2008 09:55 AM, you wrote: >"It's true, many fellows use Kilowatt. I
even had it printed on my >first batch of QSL cards. > >"It's another "nit" we
can debate... The official phonetic is Kilo." > >-------------- > >No, it's not
a "nit." There is no debate. You said it yourself: "The >official phonetic is
Kilo." > >Why is it that some contesters, mostly engineers, scientists,
>mathematicians, number crunchers -- who by definition are obsessed >by details
-- can't get this right? > >Jim Cain, Kilo One Tango November Because when I
say "Kilo One Echo Papa" I sometimes get the reply, "KILOWATT ECHO PAPA, your
full call please". Maybe it's me, but some people hear Kilo One as Kilowatt and
therefore miss the one. Just my two kilos.
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