I've got a tortoise-like phoneSS rate-sucker to add:
4) Using phonetics for the "middle" callsign in the exchange. This practice
can double the exchange time when working someone with a bigger callsign.
Obviously, if you've gotten this far, both parties probably should know who
they're in the process of working, right?
Blake N4GI
----- Original Message -----
From: Georgek5kg@aol.com
Date: Monday, November 17, 2003 1:17 pm
Subject: [CQ-Contest] "Please copy my number"
> I'd like to offer the following comments after having just
> finished SS Phone:
>
> 1.) How many times did we hear "please copy my number"? I don't
> want to be
> too critical about anyone who uses this phrases, but I'd also like
> to say that
> extra wording tends to slow down the process. It's not uncommon
> to hear
> "please copy my number" perfectly well, only to miss the number.
> Had the op not
> "used up" clear air space to say the words, perhaps the number
> would have come
> through instead.
>
> Simply replying to the calling station with his call followed by
> the serial
> number spoken as individual numbers is both adequate and efficient.
>
> 2.) "Good luck in the contest". Now, lets face it, a little good
> natured
> bantering in a phone contest can be enjoyable and certainly break
> the boredom.
> But "programming" oneself to say "good luck in the contest" after
> every
> contact is going overboard IMHO.
>
> 3.) Saying serial numbers. I find that saying numbers like 360
> as "three
> hundred sixty" is confusing. Upon hearing "three hundred" I tend
> to type ahead
> and key in "30". When I hear the "sixty", I then have to back up
> and key in
> the "60". Ok, this may be my awkwardness as an op, but I much
> prefer to hear
> the numbers are said individually. 360 said as "three six zero",
> for example.
>
> The same thing goes for the "teens", fifteen, sixteen, etc. I'd
> much prefer
> to hear "one five", "one six", etc.
>
> Leading "zeros". I find it best if the ops do not try to add
> leading zeros
> unless, of course, if they pronounce the numbers individually,
> such as "zero
> one five". For me, omitting any mention of the leading zeros is
> preferred.
> Just some thoughts.
>
> 73, Geo...
>
> George I. Wagner, K5KG
> Productivity Resources LLC
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>
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