[SCCC] Phonetics for letter Z

Jeff Kincaid, W6JK w6jk at arrl.net
Thu Dec 15 06:17:53 PST 2011


Then there's the classic, W 6 Gnats Tsar Gnats.

--- On Thu, 12/15/11, David Hodge <davidchodge at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: David Hodge <davidchodge at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] Phonetics for letter Z
> To: sccc at contesting.com
> Date: Thursday, December 15, 2011, 6:00 AM
> 
> WB6KKP used to use "Knife, Knife, Pneumonia"
> 
> Great list, Dick. How about one of medical terms?
> 
> David,  "Necrotic Six Auricular Neurons
> 
> What?
> 
> > From: dino at kx6d.com
> > To: w6xd at ca.rr.com
> > Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:40:16 -0700
> > CC: SCCC at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [SCCC] Phonetics for letter Z
> > 
> > HA HA!
> > 
> > 
> > Dino - KX6D
>>> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: [SCCC] Phonetics for letter Z
> > From: "Art Goddard" <w6xd at ca.rr.com>
> > Date: Wed, December 14, 2011 11:16 am
> > To: <rgrubic at aol.com>,
> "Southern California Contest Club SCCC"
> > <SCCC at contesting.com>
> > 
> > Actually, Dick, N6AA has developed a recommended
> phonetic list for use 
> > during DX contests.
> > 
> > For the letter Z, Dick recommends using Zero or Zone
> as the phonetic.
> > 
> > NC6Q would be Need Callsign 6 Question Mark
> > 
> > 73, Art W6XD
> > 
> > 
> >
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > N6AA’s Recommended Phonetics for Contests
> > 
> > A = Again
> > B = Bye-bye / Before
> > C = Callsign / Contest / Ciao! / Come
> > D = Dupe / Down
> > E = Ending / Eight
> > F = Frequency / First / Four / Five
> > G = Good / Go Ahead
> > H = Hello
> > I = Identify / Idiot
> > J = Jerk / Jammer
> > K = Knot
> > L = Listening / Letter
> > M = My / Move
> > N = Negative / Need / Number? / Nine
> > O = Over / OK? / Only / One
> > P = Please / Portable / Prefix
> > Q = Question Mark
> > R = Repeat / Roger / Right
> > S = Something / Suffix / Split / Stroke / Six / Seven
> / 73
> > T = Thanks / Two / Three
> > U = Understand / Up
> > V = Verify
> > W = What? / With / We / Worked / Worked B4
> > X = Xerox
> > Y = Your
> > Z = Zone? / Zero
> > 
> > Example: N6AA = Number 6 Again, Again
> > 
> >
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: rgrubic at aol.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 11:02 AM
> > To: Southern California Contest Club SCCC
> > Subject: [SCCC] Phonetics for letter Z
> > 
> > I've used Zanzibar with non-native English speakers.
> Zimbabwe would work
> > 
> > also.
> > 
> > 73,
> > Bob, NC6Q
> > Nicaragua Canada Seis Quebec
> > 
> > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "The Pollacks" <rinkies at att.net>
> > Sender: sccc-bounces at contesting.com
> > Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:52:14
> > To: 'Bill Haddon'<haddon.bill at gmail.com>;
> 'Dennis Younker 
> > NE6I'<ne6i at cox.net>
> > Cc: 'SCCC reflector'<sccc at contesting.com>
> > Subject: Re: [SCCC] ARRL 10 K6GEP(@N6WIN) SO Mixed HP
> > 
> > Better phonetic for Z? When someone spells something
> with a "Z," I
> > always
> > ask, "Is that Z like in Xylophone?" They always answer
> in the
> > affirmative,
> > and I've had my laugh of the day (to myself!) I don't
> recommend it for
> > contesting, just for a laugh!
> > 
> > Ron K2RP
> > 
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