Sure Charles, i don't know what any of us were thinking. A 479, of
course what are we idiots, we all know that means you can barely hear
us. I will definitely call everyone i know and i hope the other million
or so hams on the planet call everyone they know and let them in on how
to work a DX station that gives a 479. At the same time i am sure we
can have everyone use a phonetic alphabet that is easier on you. I
think we should all just turn our beams down that way, turn on a
kilowatt or so and that way you won't have to actually put in any effort
for any contact. I thank you for cluing me in as to what a 479 really
is. I will never think of a 479 the same way ever again.
Man you really do learn something new everyday.
Todd
NØKMA
>> I listen to state-side hams calling me
>>
>> at HS0ZCW and wonder. I give a R4-S7,
>>
>> which is a nice way to say, "You are a whisper"
>>
>> but the caller gives his call once and I have to
>>
>> ask for repeat, then he sez it once, AGAIN, altho
>>
>> I announced QRN and QSB.
>>
>> Good ops: Please tell ur friends to call
>>
>> a DX, who has already announced his
>>
>> difficult hearing condx, to call 3 times.
>>
>> And use phonetics from place names, like
>>
>> this: America, Boston, Canada, Denmark,
>>
>> England, Florida, Germany, Honolulu, Italy,
>>
>> Japan, Kentucky, London, Mexico, Norway,
>>
>> Ontario, Pacific, Quebec, Radio (a little town nr
>>
>> Oslo), Santiago, Tokyo, United (everyone knows
>>
>> United States in any language), Vermont, Washington,
>>
>> X-Ray (ok ok...), Yokohama, Zanzibar.
>>
>> AND, when I can't get just one letter like "S"
>>
>> say "Santiago" (repeat thrice) and then Sugar
>>
>> (thrice), and even something else maybe.
>>
>> So many hams are too afraid of taking up a DX's
>>
>> time that they increase the waste time with
>>
>> poor op practice. I promise this is the last
>>
>> rant this week (month?)
>>
>>
>> Charles Harpole
>> k4vud@hotmail.com
>>
>>
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