An alternative is to say "Sac Valley." That gets the SV in there
phonetically with the actual name.
>On Sat, 24 Apr 1999, Bill Fisher, W4AN wrote:
>
>> I frequently make this mistake on SSB. I'm not from California, and at
>> 150+/hr it is easy for me to make this mistake. I always have to think
>> twice when someone says "Sacramento Valley".
>>
>
>Yeah, but...the name of the ARRL section is "Sacramento Valley" not
>"sugar victor". And the rules say to send your ARRL section name. But I
>agree, it is probably best to get into the habit of saying "sugar victor".
>
>Maybe we can lobby to get the section split in two and have "Southern
>Sacramento Valley" and "Northern Sacramento Valley"!
>
>73, Jim N6IG
>
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