[SECC] Phonetics
Dan/W4NTI
w4nti@mindspring.com
Fri, 8 Mar 2002 18:13:53 -0600
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You think thats bad? Try W4NTI and get K2 out of it ??? eh???
Dan/W4NTI
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From: Larry Crim=20
To: Greg Richard ; SECC@contesting.com=20
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [SECC] Phonetics
I keep getting responses as K "ONE" AB.
I can't figure that out for the life of me.
73,
Larry K4AB=20
----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Richard
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 21:06
To: SECC@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [SECC] Phonetics
I didn't operate much in the ARRL SSB contest but I heard a CT1 =
station on
Sunday morning. He had lots of guys calling but every 2nd one was a =
dupe.
He was talking fairly fast and when he called CQ, it sounded like he =
said
Charlie Tango One Alpha Fox United. A stateside guy would call and =
when the
CT1 gave the exchange, he'd say "dupe" I guess it took a couple of =
seconds
to get the call in the computer. Then the stateside guys would ask =
for his
call and he gave it phonetically again but a bit slower and it was =
CT1APU.
I listened for about 5 minutes and he must have had 8 dupes call in =
during
this time. I wanted to jump in and suggest he change phonetics but =
I
didn't.
The moral of the story is IF you have alot of guys calling you that =
are
dupes, CHANGE THE PHONETICS YOU ARE USING especially if there is a
consistency to the letter(s) they continue to bust. I know that =
when I
start talking real fast on SSB, alot of guys get the 4 in my =
callsign as a
2. It happened when I was KC4ZV and it still happens now as K4NO.
Just one of the things you can control to help reduce dupes in a =
contest.
Anybody got other thoughts?
Greg K4NO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick Bentley" <k2uft@yahoo.com>
To: <SECC@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 1:12 PM
Subject: [SECC] Phonetics
> Court K4WI reported problems with his call being
> misinterpreted in the SSB test. While tuning around
> on 20 meters I ran into a CT1 whose phonetics I
> absolutely did not understand. I know my ears roll
> off around 1,000 cycles as a result of 44 years of CW,
> but this guy seemed to be saying Charlie Tango One
> Alpha WATEL Uniform. I assume the Watel was Hotel and
> it was CT1AHU. No one calling him seemed to have any
> problem understanding his call, at least no one asked
> for fills or repeats. Anyone notice this?
>
> Dick K2UFT
>
>
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<DIV>I keep getting responses as K "ONE" AB.</DIV>
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<DIV>I can't figure that out for the life of me.</DIV>
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<DIV>73,</DIV>
<DIV>Larry K4AB </DIV>
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Greg Richard</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 07, =
2002=20
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<DIV> </DIV>I didn't operate much in the ARRL SSB contest but I =
heard a=20
CT1 station on<BR>Sunday morning. He had lots of guys calling =
but=20
every 2nd one was a dupe.<BR>He was talking fairly fast and when he =
called=20
CQ, it sounded like he said<BR>Charlie Tango One Alpha Fox =
United. A=20
stateside guy would call and when the<BR>CT1 gave the exchange, he'd =
say=20
"dupe" I guess it took a couple of seconds<BR>to get the call =
in the=20
computer. Then the stateside guys would ask for his<BR>call =
and he=20
gave it phonetically again but a bit slower and it was CT1APU.<BR>I =
listened=20
for about 5 minutes and he must have had 8 dupes call in =
during<BR>this=20
time. I wanted to jump in and suggest he change phonetics but=20
I<BR>didn't.<BR><BR>The moral of the story is IF you have alot of =
guys=20
calling you that are<BR>dupes, CHANGE THE PHONETICS YOU ARE USING =
especially=20
if there is a<BR>consistency to the letter(s) they continue to =
bust. I=20
know that when I<BR>start talking real fast on SSB, alot of guys get =
the 4=20
in my callsign as a<BR>2. It happened when I was KC4ZV and it =
still=20
happens now as K4NO.<BR><BR>Just one of the things you can control =
to help=20
reduce dupes in a contest.<BR><BR>Anybody got other =
thoughts?<BR><BR>Greg=20
K4NO<BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Dick Bentley"=20
<k2uft@yahoo.com><BR>To: <SECC@contesting.com><BR>Sent:=20
Thursday, March 07, 2002 1:12 PM<BR>Subject: [SECC]=20
Phonetics<BR><BR><BR>> Court K4WI reported problems with his call =
being<BR>> misinterpreted in the SSB test. While tuning=20
around<BR>> on 20 meters I ran into a CT1 whose phonetics =
I<BR>>=20
absolutely did not understand. I know my ears roll<BR>> off =
around=20
1,000 cycles as a result of 44 years of CW,<BR>> but this guy =
seemed to=20
be saying Charlie Tango One<BR>> Alpha WATEL Uniform. I =
assume the=20
Watel was Hotel and<BR>> it was CT1AHU. No one calling him =
seemed=20
to have any<BR>> problem understanding his call, at least no one=20
asked<BR>> for fills or repeats. Anyone notice =
this?<BR>><BR>>=20
Dick K2UFT<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>=20
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