Robert Casey wrote:







I prefer that people simply say their callsign to me. Phonetics
annoy me mostly. When they use their phonetics, are they practicing
courtesy to me?




Only if the channel is low noise. On SSB HF DX, you need phonetics.
Pretty sure that there is no need for phonetics on CW.... :-)


Well, I know what seems to work for me. I even use straight callsign to
break through pileups.

- Mike KB3EIA -