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Re: [CQ-Contest] "Kilo" or "Kilowatt"

To: "James Cain" <cainjim@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] "Kilo" or "Kilowatt"
From: "Dennis Vernacchia" <n6ki73@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:40:57 -0800
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November Six KILO INDIA .....Works every time

Well, sometimes they have a problem with the INDIA for the "I"

So then I use IDIOT......

Works every time

;-)

73, Dennis N6KI
SANDY EGGO

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 2:15 PM, James Cain <cainjim@mindspring.com> wrote:

> I would not use "kilowatt" as a phonetic for "K" because "kilowatt" is a
> compound word -- two words. I'd be afraid of being logged as "KW1TN."
>
> The standard phonetic alphabet is a product of the International Civil
> Aviation Organization, and I was brainwashed to use it when I was an air
> traffic controller. But I admit that in some cases it's less than useful ...
> "Sierra" sure sounds like it starts with "C" to a non-English speaker.
> "Tango" sounds like "Romeo." And so on.
>
> The solution is to give up 'phone and work only CW, which I have done.
>
> Jim Cain, K1TN
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