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Radio Amateur KC2HMZ wrote in message . ..
On 27 Sep 2003 11:01:45 GMT, (N2EY) wrote: Scoring would be on the basis of mistakes. If a word in the messages is missing or misspelled, that's a mistake. How does one misspell a word when using a voice mode? The messages would have a certain number of proper names and place names that would be uncommon enough to require phonetics. If nonstandard procedure or phonetics are used, each deviation is a mistake. Welp...that lets out half the contesters I know. Kilowatt Five Texas Radio, please submit your license for cancellation. Is it really too much to ask that 'phone operators learn and be able to use 26 standard words for a test, even if they don't absolutely have to use them on the air? oh wait - somebody asked that question about the 43 morse code symbols... 73 de Jim, N2EY |
Radio Amateur KC2HMZ wrote in message . ..
On 27 Sep 2003 11:01:45 GMT, (N2EY) wrote: Scoring would be on the basis of mistakes. If a word in the messages is missing or misspelled, that's a mistake. How does one misspell a word when using a voice mode? If nonstandard procedure or phonetics are used, each deviation is a mistake. Welp...that lets out half the contesters I know. Kilowatt Five Texas Radio, please submit your license for cancellation. Agreed. Real phone contesters use ICAO phonetics. K5TR oughta be "Kilo Fife Tango Reddio". 73 DE John, KC2HMZ Tonawanda, New York Whiskey Thuree Romeo Viktor. Dewar's please and thankew. |
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