[CQ-Contest] Phonetics

[Bill Coleman]

On Nov 3, 2005, at 3:58 PM, Jim Smith wrote:

> The ATC environment is very different from the ham environment.  Being
> channelized, they don't suffer much from QRM and SNR is usually pretty
> good so it's just a matter of distinguishing between sound-alike
> letters.  Alpha and Delta in this environment sound quite different.

At Atlanta-Hartzfield airport, the main hub for Delta Airlines,  
things get confusing when they refer to "Taxiway Delta". They have  
been using "Dixie" for this purpose for years.

So even in an ATC environment, some local variation is tolerated.

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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