[CQ-Contest] An Observation

[SGT Korey Chandler]

I used to think that when the Army made me say "fife" instead of "five"
and "niner" instead of "nine" it sounded stupid. After operating in
voice nets, it made perfect sense. 

73,

Korey
YI9VCQ/KA5VCQ
Baghdad, Iraq
7 days until becoming "just another W"! Woohoo!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of jukka.klemola at nokia.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:20 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] An Observation
> 
> Listen to the words:
> 'faaiv'
> 'naain'
> 
> They are pretty close and if there is QRM, asking is more heatlhy than
> getting the likely penalty points.
> 
> 
> Same goes for two.
> If there is any air going to mic in the middle of the word 'two', it
> really sounds close to three.
> Thuu
> Thii
> 
> Saying thrrii will help but word thuu is impossible for a foreigner to
> get right in case of any noise.
> 
> 
> 73,
> Jukka OH6LI
> 
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> >[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of ext
> >Richard Thorne
> >Sent: 01 November, 2005 15:01
> >To: w2up at mindspring.com; cq-contest
> >Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] An Observation
> >
> >For some reason when I say November 5 Zulu Charlie I get N9ZC
> >go ahead....Then its the ol' counting thing, this is November
> >1,2,3,4,5 Zulu Charlie
> >
> >Rich - N5ZC
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Barry " <w2up at mindspring.com>
> >To: "cq-contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 6:47 AM
> >Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] An Observation
> >
> >
> >> My problem hasn't been phonetics, but the number.
> >>
> >> Countless stations come back to me as W3UP, not W2UP.  The majority
> >> seem to be native Spanish speakers.  I don't know why, but it
happens
> >> waay too much.  ANother reason to stick with CW contesting :.)
> >> Barry
> >> W-two-UP
> >> --
> >> Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up at mindspring.com
> >> Newtown, PA                     Frankford Radio Club
> >>
> >>
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