[Amps] 10 Meters

[Marcelo]

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