[CQ-Contest] Oceania contest lessons

[john at kk9a.com]

Hams should be familiar with NATO phonetics, many of these happen to be in your bad list. I use these nearly 100% of the time. Of course if a person is having trouble copying a certain letter it can help to switch to a different phonetic.

John -  kilo kilo nine alpha 



To:	CQ-Contest Reflector <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Subject:	[CQ-Contest] Oceania contest lessons
From:	Charles Harpole <hs0zcw at gmail.com>
Date:	Sun, 8 Oct 2017 09:49:02 +0700
List-post:	<mailto:cq-contest at contesting.com>
Things I have learned, again, this time working people in triangle area
from Singapore to Palau to Timor and humbly and apologetically offer advice
to operators in that area.........

-Learn more radio English.
-Practice saying your call sign in clear English, not so fast, and use
clear phonetics*.
-Learn alternative words for your call in other phonetics.
-Repeat your info at least twice all the time.
-Give your whole call sign, especially the prefix for yagis to be turned to
you.

​Thank you very much.  Help upcoming DX contest sponsored in that area (in
January?).

*Do not use GULF, GOLF, ALPHA, BRAVO, ​DELTA, ECHO, HOTEL, KILO, LIMA, and
other bad ones.

Use AMERICA, BOSTON, CANADA/CHARLIE, DENMARK, ENGLAND, FLORIDA, GERMANY,
HONOLULU, ITALY, JAPAN, KENTUCKY, LONDON, MEXICO, NORWAY, ONTARIO, PAPA,
QUEEN, RADIO, SANTIAGO, TOKYO, UNITED, VICTORIA, WASHINGTON, X-RAY,
YOKOHAMA, ZANZIBAR.

​I have spent years testing these words with non-native English speakers
and THEY WORK first time.  They are based on common PLACE names featured in
the news media in most languages​, PORTUGAL, QUEBEC excepted.

Thanks, 73
Charly, HS0ZCW
​   HONOLULU SANTIAGO ZERO ZANZIBAR CANADA WASHINGTON​


Better to be heard long *once* than not heard shorter three times.
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