[CQ-Contest] Re Alphabet

[Marijan Miletic, S56A]

Once upon a time millennium years ago there was a proposal for a new
artificial language called Esperanto.

I guess it is used today as often as CW :-)  So we enjoy long treads on the
peculiarities of English even on cq-contest...

73 de Mario, S56A, N1YU mother tongue Croatian.


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Tim Makins, EI8IC
  To: Wilf Barby ; CQ-CONTEST
  Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 7:28 AM
  Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Re Alphabet



  Hi Wilf - the problem seems to be that one phonetic alphabet just does not
  work with all languages and accents, as amateur practice has born out. The
  ICAO came up with a an alphabet that works as well as can be expected from
  one alphabet, but leaves many uncertainties, especially during weak signal
  conditions, contest tiredness etc. I don't think any one word, if spoken
by
  members of many nationalities, will either sound the same or be understood
  as having the same meaning. Hopefully, a list of alternatives will go some
  way to solving this problem.

  73s Tim EI8IC

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Wilf Barby" <wbarby at telus.net>
  To: "CQ-CONTEST" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
  Sent: 02 November 2001 01:11
  Subject: [CQ-Contest] Re Alphabet


  >
  > Re phonetics.....just a comment, no flames intended.
  >
  > Many years ago, in the early 50's, ICAO (International Civil Aviation
  > Organization) after a number of years consultation with
  > members of the organization which, as I remember, represented
  > all countries, devised a standard alphabet that eliminated much
  > confusion with the existing phonetics among several non-English
  > speaking nations
  >
  > The new alphabet replaced the old army etc., Able Baker Charlie
  > Dog etc.  The basic objective of the ICAO alphabet was  to eliminate
  > words that were confusing to some nations.
  >
  > Those who were/are involved in aviation will probably recall these
  > proceedings.
  >
  >
  > Wilf VE7QO
  >
  > wbarby at telus.net
  >
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