Hi Jukka,
It is really strange, and/but true.
What about 0 (zero) and 3. Many times stations calling back me as HA3HW but
I'm HA0HW.
Three is monosyllabic word, the zero is two.
Strange.
73 de Laci
ha0hw@pannondxc.hu
http://www.c3.hu/~ha0khw/ha0hw.html
http://www.qrz.com/callsign/ha0hw
member of QSL Manager's Society
http://www.qsl.net/qslmanagers
----- Original Message -----
From: <jukka.klemola@nokia.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] An Observation
> Listen to the words:
> 'faaiv'
> 'naain'
>
> They are pretty close and if there is QRM, asking is more heatlhy than
> getting the likely penalty points.
>
>
> Same goes for two.
> If there is any air going to mic in the middle of the word 'two', it
> really sounds close to three.
> Thuu
> Thii
>
> Saying thrrii will help but word thuu is impossible for a foreigner to
> get right in case of any noise.
>
>
> 73,
> Jukka OH6LI
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
>>[mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of ext
>>Richard Thorne
>>Sent: 01 November, 2005 15:01
>>To: w2up@mindspring.com; cq-contest
>>Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] An Observation
>>
>>For some reason when I say November 5 Zulu Charlie I get N9ZC
>>go ahead....Then its the ol' counting thing, this is November
>>1,2,3,4,5 Zulu Charlie
>>
>>Rich - N5ZC
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Barry " <w2up@mindspring.com>
>>To: "cq-contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 6:47 AM
>>Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] An Observation
>>
>>
>>> My problem hasn't been phonetics, but the number.
>>>
>>> Countless stations come back to me as W3UP, not W2UP. The majority
>>> seem to be native Spanish speakers. I don't know why, but it happens
>>> waay too much. ANother reason to stick with CW contesting :.)
>>> Barry
>>> W-two-UP
>>> --
>>> Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com
>>> Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club
>>>
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