[CQ-Contest] Good contact, back to you

[Ed K1EP]

At 2/24/2008 09:55 AM, you wrote:
>"It's true, many fellows use Kilowatt. I even had it printed on my 
>first batch of QSL cards.
>
>"It's another "nit" we can debate...  The official phonetic is Kilo."
>
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>No, it's not a "nit." There is no debate. You said it yourself: "The 
>official phonetic is Kilo."
>
>Why is it that some contesters, mostly engineers, scientists, 
>mathematicians, number crunchers -- who by definition are obsessed 
>by details -- can't get this right?
>
>Jim Cain, Kilo One Tango November

Because when I say "Kilo One Echo Papa" I sometimes get the reply, 
"KILOWATT ECHO PAPA, your full call please".

Maybe it's me, but some people hear Kilo One as Kilowatt and 
therefore miss the one.  Just my two kilos.