[UK-CONTEST] Call sign Dyslexia

[Ken Eastty]

> I use the phonetics Uniform Echo Golf and they come back Echo Uniform
> (and interestingly, often Germany rather than Golf).  Would different
> phonetics help?
>
> 73,
> Dave,  G3UEG

I'm sure that you are right, some of the NATO/ICAO phonetics don't work
under all conditions, how some choices of words was made is a mystery, no
doubt decided after many meetings by a committee.
I wonder what words would be chosen today if the present alphabet was ever
replaced?
When I was first licensed I'm sure that no UK amateur would ever gave signed
'Germany 3' for risk of being lynched, it always seems wrong to use name of
a different country for the first letter of a callsign, it must be very
confusing for the uninitiated to find that Mexico 3 is England.
George 3 London Victoria Pacific often works better than the NATO/ICAO
version but I have to remember not to use 'George Sugar Charlie Pacific
London' when I'm flying, ATC might not be amused.


73...

Ken

G3LVP





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