Well, anyone who berates you for that is a "boob", IMHO. Folks often get the V in my call mixed up with a B - they can sound the same, even over a good repeater connection. Using "Victor" clears that up. Stick with the standards, but be flexible. Semper Gumby!
I am playing in the WPX SSB contest a little today, "KV6O" is the rare DX in this contest. Probably 75-80% of the phonetics heard are the NATO phonetics, but that means 20-25% aren't, and that's OK. PJ2T will always be "Papa Japan 2 Tango", if they ever used "Papa Juliet 2 Tango" I wouldn't' think it's the same station. I chuckled when a station was trying to get his suffix across, and struggling... he kept repeating "FOXTROT MIKE", and the station would respond. "AGAIN, AGAIN?", on the 3-4th try he used "FLORIDA MEXICO" and boom, he was in the log. Sound them both out and you'll see why it worked - much more energy with "Florida" and "Mexico" on an noisy SSB circuit.
You got the point. Probably the same situation is with my "Sierra Papa Three Papa Whiskey". Then mostly I got on SSB "Sierra Papa Three Papa ..what?" Then I try few times with Whiskey, if it is not working, then Washington usually do. Magic of SSB...
Yep, and that’s a good example of the syllables of the standards being too similar, (foxtrot), and too short (mike). The syllables in both Florida and Mexico sound very dissimilar in addition to being longer at three syllables. Ditto.
Being a new ham, the only "problem" I've ran across are entitled, old, grouchy, know it alls who think that their way is the only way and discredit everyone else who doesn't follow their example. But, thanks for your opinion... ...and, have a nice day.
Yes BUT you can bet that even if the Russians or North Koreans or whoever our perceived enemy is at the moment don't USE the NATO phonetic alphabet they certainly are trained to UNDERSTAND it!
Rhetorically, should I be impressed that a new ham (< 1 yr) such as you knows more than someone with several decades experience? That's what I (and several other "entitled, old, grouchy, know it alls") have stated.
I think you just proved my point for me. At no time did I say that I knew more than anyone else, but your defensiveness tells on you. If you wish to not be stereotyped, don't be the stereotyped.
Hey Joe, we're still running the classes. Current one started with 25 students. Looks like we will have a Instant Extra and possibly a second out of this bunch. My YL went Instant Extra a couple weeks ago.......and hid her studying from me until the week before she tested!! Oh, and you got your outgoing wish.....they made me the President of the Club this year (VP last year). KG7TUO King George Seven The Ultimate Operator.......because sometimes standard phonetics just aren't going to put that DX in the log.
I'm not a licensed op yet, however, listening to a local relay on a regular basis, it really bugs me that the OMs do not spell their callsigns correctly. I mean if you are in the midst of a QSO, that's okay, because you can assume that the other person has already gotten your callsign correctly, but when I was operating with a callsign for training purposes this weekend (thanks to my boss, who encouraged me to get involved), I made sure to use the proper spelling. Even when the other station spelled their callsign improperly (even my boss did, which really annoyed me), I replied to them with the correct spelling.... There is a reason for the phonetic alphabet..... and I wish that operators would use it more often on our local relay. That would make it easier for me to understand their callsigns.
Mein Schatzie from DL-land has the same endearing issue with the last letter of my call sign All due respect to actor Anton Yelchin too, may he RIP. He did a great job in that role.
