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I keep getting responses as K "ONE" AB.
I can't figure that out for the life of me.
73,
Larry K4AB =20
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----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Richard
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 21:06
To: SECC@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [SECC] Phonetics
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I didn't operate much in the ARRL SSB contest but I heard a CT1 station o=
n
Sunday morning. He had lots of guys calling but every 2nd one was a dupe=
.
He was talking fairly fast and when he called CQ, it sounded like he said
Charlie Tango One Alpha Fox United. A stateside guy would call and when =
the
CT1 gave the exchange, he'd say "dupe" I guess it took a couple of secon=
ds
to get the call in the computer. Then the stateside guys would ask for h=
is
call and he gave it phonetically again but a bit slower and it was CT1APU=
.
I listened for about 5 minutes and he must have had 8 dupes call in durin=
g
this time. I wanted to jump in and suggest he change phonetics but I
didn't.
The moral of the story is IF you have alot of guys calling you that are
dupes, CHANGE THE PHONETICS YOU ARE USING especially if there is a
consistency to the letter(s) they continue to bust. I know that when I
start talking real fast on SSB, alot of guys get the 4 in my callsign as =
a
2. It happened when I was KC4ZV and it still happens now as K4NO.
Just one of the things you can control to help reduce dupes in a contest.
Anybody got other thoughts?
Greg K4NO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick Bentley" <k2uft@yahoo.com>
To: <SECC@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 1:12 PM
Subject: [SECC] Phonetics
> 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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<HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>I keep getting=
responses as K "ONE" AB.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I can't figur=
e that out for the life of me.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>73,</DIV> <DI=
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Message -----</DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial;=
COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Greg Richard</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt A=
rial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 07, 2002 21:06</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FON=
T: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> SECC@contesting.com</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 1=
0pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [SECC] Phonetics</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>I =
didn't operate much in the ARRL SSB contest but I heard a CT1 station on<=
BR>Sunday morning. He had lots of guys calling but every 2nd one wa=
s a dupe.<BR>He was talking fairly fast and when he called CQ, it sounded=
like he said<BR>Charlie Tango One Alpha Fox United. A stateside gu=
y would call and when the<BR>CT1 gave the exchange, he'd say "dupe" =
I guess it took a couple of seconds<BR>to get the call in the computer.&=
nbsp; Then the stateside guys would ask for his<BR>call and he gave it ph=
onetically again but a bit slower and it was CT1APU.<BR>I listened for ab=
out 5 minutes and he must have had 8 dupes call in during<BR>this time.&n=
bsp; I wanted to jump in and suggest he change phonetics but I<BR>didn't.=
<BR><BR>The moral of the story is IF you have alot of guys calling you th=
at are<BR>dupes, CHANGE THE PHONETICS YOU ARE USING especially if there i=
s a<BR>consistency to the letter(s) they continue to bust. I know t=
hat when I<BR>start talking real fast on SSB, alot of guys get the 4 in m=
y callsign as a<BR>2. It happened when I was KC4ZV and it still hap=
pens now as K4NO.<BR><BR>Just one of the things you can control to help r=
educe dupes in a contest.<BR><BR>Anybody got other thoughts?<BR><BR>Greg =
K4NO<BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Dick Bentley" <k2uft@ya=
hoo.com><BR>To: <SECC@contesting.com><BR>Sent: Thursday, March 0=
7, 2002 1:12 PM<BR>Subject: [SECC] Phonetics<BR><BR><BR>> Court K4WI r=
eported problems with his call being<BR>> misinterpreted in the SSB te=
st. While tuning around<BR>> on 20 meters I ran into a CT1 whose=
phonetics I<BR>> absolutely did not understand. I know my ears =
roll<BR>> off around 1,000 cycles as a result of 44 years of CW,<BR>&g=
t; but this guy seemed to be saying Charlie Tango One<BR>> Alpha WATEL=
Uniform. I assume the Watel was Hotel and<BR>> it was CT1AHU.&n=
bsp; No one calling him seemed to have any<BR>> problem understanding =
his call, at least no one asked<BR>> for fills or repeats. Anyone noti=
ce this?<BR>><BR>> Dick K2UFT<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>=
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