Nope that is Jethro Bodine phonetics and knot stands for zero!! ;-)
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bob K0NR - email list Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 2:18 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ITU Phonetics - Kilo
Really? I thought the phonetic for K was "knot". :-)
Bob K0NR
On 4/10/2011 10:19 AM, Clint Bradford wrote:
... The use of Kilowatt as a phonetic is a pet peeve ...
Not an ITU-approved term. "K" is "kilo."
SOURCE: ARRL Handy Ops Guide's ITU Phonetics:
http://web.me.com/clintbradford/Work-Sat/Shack_Aids.html
Clint, K6LCS
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