[TenTec] OT: Phonetics

[Todd (N0KMA)]

Sure Charles, i don't know what any of us were thinking.  A 479, of 
course what are we idiots, we all know that means you can barely hear 
us.  I will definitely call everyone i know and i hope the other million 
or so hams on the planet call everyone they know and let them in on how 
to work a DX station that gives a 479.  At the same time i am sure we 
can have everyone use a phonetic alphabet that is easier on you.  I 
think we should all just turn our beams down that way, turn on a 
kilowatt or so and that way you won't have to actually put in any effort 
for any contact.  I thank you for cluing me in as to what a 479 really 
is.  I will never think of a 479 the same way ever again.

Man you really do learn something new everyday.

Todd
NØKMA




>> I listen to state-side hams calling me
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>> at HS0ZCW and wonder.  I give a R4-S7,
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>> which is a nice way to say, "You are a whisper"
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>> but the caller gives his call once and I have to
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>> ask for repeat, then he sez it once, AGAIN, altho
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>> I announced QRN and QSB.
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>> Good ops:  Please tell ur friends to call
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>> a DX, who has already announced his
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>> difficult hearing condx, to call 3 times.
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>> And use phonetics from place names, like
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>> this:  America, Boston, Canada, Denmark,
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>> England, Florida, Germany, Honolulu, Italy,
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>> Japan, Kentucky, London, Mexico, Norway,
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>> Ontario, Pacific, Quebec, Radio (a little town nr
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>> Oslo), Santiago, Tokyo, United (everyone knows
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>> United States in any language), Vermont, Washington,
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>> X-Ray (ok  ok...), Yokohama, Zanzibar.
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>> AND, when I can't get just one letter like "S"
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>> say "Santiago" (repeat thrice) and then Sugar
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>> (thrice), and even something else maybe.
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>> So many hams are too afraid of taking up a DX's
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>> time that they increase the waste time with
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>> poor op practice.  I promise this is the last
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>> rant this week (month?)
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>>
>> Charles Harpole
>> k4vud at hotmail.com
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