Mike Coslo wrote:



In fact, the whole phonetic debate is a little funny, since
despite the kvetching, an experienced operator can pick out the
different phonetics without getting his/her knickers in a twist.



For some reason, my call "Whiskey Alpha Two India Sierra Echo" comes back
"Whiskey Alpha Two India Sierra Tango" fairly often. Seems people hear the
ends of the words better than the beginnings. "Echo" and Tango" rhyme
somewhat,
which I thought the phonetic alphabet was to avoid. What's the most common
alternate for "Echo" used on HF?