"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
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Da Shadow wrote:

But there are strong recommendations from the various Amateur Radio
Socities
that you do.

And I have heard many times in pile-ups --- ITU Phonetics only and some
DX
operators won't answer you with any other phonetics.

--
Lamont Cranston


Wow, it must be something for these "operators" to be so anal! If a
person only answers me because I speak a certain way, then I'll forgo
their blessed contact.

- Mike KB3EIA -


There's often quite a good reason for it. Many DX stations only have a
minimal grasp of English and departing from the ICAO phonetics can cause
them real problems in getting the call sign correct.

In addition, if everyone is using the same phonetics, the brain becomes
trained to them and can pick it out even if mispronounced, heavily accented,
or incompletely heard due to noise or interference.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE