I'm a bit hesitant to call CQ in the SSB DX contests because I can barely
understand some of the foreign ops. And that's just as much a comment
about my inability to hear as it is their inability to enunciate. It's
much easier (usually) to S&P.
I worked CT1AHU on 20M at 0249Z on 3/2.
73,
Jay, K4OGG
At 02:12 PM 3/7/2002, Dick Bentley wrote:
>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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