I asked as I am still puzzled why in the US on local FM nets hams just use "n,3,r,d,x" instead of "november three romeo david x-ray".
On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Tony Langdon <vk3...@gmail.com> wrote: > At 07:30 AM 10/14/2009, Samudra Haque wrote: >> >> on a satellite QSO, is it traditional to say "A, B, C" instead of >> "Alfa Bravo Charlie" for brevity when referring to call signs and grid >> locators ? > > That can backfire and waste time, due to people not understanding the > letters. For example, my callsign under adverse conditions could be mis > heard as (heard most of the following on terrestrial repeaters or > IRLP/Echolink, let alone on the birds!): > > VK3JEB > VK3JD > VK3JB > VK3JEV > VK3JV > > And the list goes on.... ;) The overhead in asking for clarification or > getting a correction outweighs the overhead of using phonetics in most > cases. Once callsigns are confirmed, you can drop the phonetics (though > usually by then, the QSO is over, so someone else can have a go ;) ). > Phonetics are also more likely to survive brief bursts of QRM or brief > fades. > > 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL > http://vkradio.com > > _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
