I have heard people say "portable," "stroke," and "slant." On CW, there's no confusion (hi), it's dah dih dih dah dit. So, maybe you should just work CW (only kidding). Probably it's best to say "portable," but I think most people understand the word "stroke" in that call-sign context. Have fun.
Rob K6RB > > The last two weeks of May I will be staying in Denmark and of course I'll > take my K3 with me. Normally there's not much time to play with the radio > but during these two weeks of vacation I will have some time to have some > fun on the bands. > Now, it's not the first time I've been in OZ but recently I discovered > that > I may have pronounced the "/" incorrectly. During previous visits I used > to > say "Oscar Zulu Stroke Papa Delta Two Romeo". > But I noticed the NA stations pronounce the "/" as "portable". After > realizing that "stroke" means a very bad condition involving the loss of > brain function, it sure sounds stupid. > So I guess I should say "Oscar Zulu Portable Papa Delta Two Romeo", am I > right? > > I know it's a bit OT but I don't want to sound like an idiot anymore ;-) > > 73, Maarten > PD2R > > ----- > > > Maarten, PD2R > Member of the PI4DX contest group > www.pi4dx.com > > Elecraft K3 nr:1849 > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/How-to-pronounce-the-tp4843996p4843996.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
