Hi Art
Not only enunciate on the sections, but the check also. I started saying
"check five four" instead of "check 54" That has really cut down on the
repeats. Fifty four sounds a lot like sixty four when there is QSB, QRM,
etc. 73
Tom W7WHY
> VO1MX and VE3DZ mentioned that poor enunciation makes it hard to copy your
> Section -- especially if the receiving op is not familiar with the the
> info. This brings me back to my Little Pistol question -- on SSB
> (especially if the signal is weak) which way is easier for the receiving
> op to copy: "Maaarylaand" or "Mike Delta (Charlie)"; or "Losss Aangeless"
> or "Lima Alfa Xray"?
>
> I would think that the phonetics are more clear, and that they take one
> less translation step from ear to keyboard. But I'd like to hear what the
> "real" phone op's think.
>
> 73, Art K3KU
> "Tune for maximum fun"
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