[UK-CONTEST] UK-Contest Digest, Vol 45, Issue 13

[David Ferrington]

Yeah, right, I had trouble learning the phonetics in English :-(
I know lots of languages, trouble is, only computers understand them!

On 7/9/06 8:16 am, "uk-contest-request at contesting.com"
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> Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 16:10:44 -0300
> From: "Mike Harris" <mike.harris at horizon.co.fk>
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST]  Phonetics
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> G'day,
> 
> I seem to have a problem with stations copying me as VP6NO, once that
> is in their mind or on their log screen I have a heck of a job
> shifting it.  The last occasion was a DL who naturally got it
> perfectly when I corrected it in German.
> 
> I guess the answer is just to learn the basic numbers in a couple of
> languages.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mike VP8NO

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