Hi hi indeed!
I'm not making fun of anyone. It's just "contest annoyances."
For ragchewing, who cares? But in a contest, it would seem best to do
whatever necessary to make the contact quickly, and get it over with.
73 & see you in the pileups!
Steve, WB2WIK/6
"Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem." --
Henry Kissinger
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marcelo [SMTP:marcelo@alternex.com.br]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 2:37 PM
> To: Steve Katz; amps@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [Amps] 10 Meters
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> Well, it seems i misunderstood your p0osting somewhat...
> But this is the problem of trying to communicate in a foreign language,
> like
> english is for me. hihi
>
> 73's
>
> Marcelo, PY1KN
>
>
>
> > Hi Marcelo,
> >
> > When calling a French station, I usually do switch to French. Same goes
> for
> > German. Unfortunately, there are many languages I cannot speak, and do
> not
> > understand, and I applaud the entire worldwide amateur community for
> making
> > the effort to speak some conversational English.
> >
> > That has rather nothing to do with my subject, which was stations
> choosing
> > inappropriate phonetics which are difficult to pronounce for them,
> making
> > them impossible to understand for others. As an American, I wouldn't
> choose
> > "Jumilla" as a phonetic for "J," now, would I?
> >
> > WB2WIK/6
> >
> > > I am sorry, this goes beyond the normal focus on this reflector, butr
> I
> > > can
> > > not let it pass.
> > >
> > > Someone said:
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > -And why, oh why, do DX stations who can barely speak English use
> > > phonetics
> > > > they cannot pronounce? It's really funny. The French stations who
> use
> > > > "Florida," a word that is nearly impossible to pronounce for them,
> > > instead
> > > > of "France," which ought to be an easy one.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Well my friend, maybe he is trying to make things easier for you,
> looking
> > > for
> > > some phonetics from your cultural background.
> > > Don't laugh at someone who goes a step towards you. How many times did
> you
> > >
> > > try to use some phonetics in french?
> > >
> > > 73's
> > >
> > > Marcelo, PY1KN
>
>
>
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