And using standardized phonetics is even better, I hear on HF all the time calls that sound like "Zanzibar Portugal Derkaderkastan"
Matthew Chambers, CBT, NR0Q Owner/Engineer *M Chambers Communications Engineering LLC* PO BOX 855, Moberly, MO 65270 Mobile (660)415-5620 www.mchambersradio.com
On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 2:56 PM John Geiger via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Using phonetics can really help also, especially if you have letters that sound alike in your call, such as T and D.
73 John W5TD
On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 2:40 PM John Kludt via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
All,
There is another practice that I have not seen addressed here that makes thing really tough - talking way too fast. I understand the reason but fast talking just leads to the request for repeats which means more
traffic
and/or busted Q's. So in addition to turn down the power how about talking just a little slowly and more clearly?
Just a suggestion.
John K4SQC
On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 3:03 PM Isaac C via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@amsat.org
wrote:
ps -. it was SO-50, pass 11:58 local time, Mar 12.
On Thursday, March 19, 2020, Isaac C shorenicehere@gmail.com wrote:
Mike, I am Isaac, W4ITC, grid FM14. I am maybe two weeks ahead of you in the newbie category. I just got
my
first QSO/QSL on March 12. I connected with W0NBC. After me, you can hear WB3CSY do an expert connection with someone
else.
I listened to many passed before I was brave enough to talk. It
probably
shows. My rig is qty 2 Baofengs @ 5w with a WA5VJB home-made antenna.
Best luck.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14YSF3hL6NBtRMkcw3gDcx8VURQ3dB UNl/view?usp=drivesdk
On Thursday, March 19, 2020, Mike Wilhelm via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb@amsat.org>
wrote:
I've been collecting equipment and waiting for the right time to try
and
get on a bird. Life is too busy... Anyway, it might be helpful if there were a few audio examples we
could
pass on to newbies and uninformed operators of good and bad
operating.
I
would recommend beeping out any parts of the call sign for any
examples
of
poor operation. I'd sure like to hear them. Maybe even post them
to
a
section on the AMSAT page covering operating? I apologize if this
is
already out there...back to that too busy thing again. I haven't
had
many
opportunities to take my FT-470 outside with my Arrow and chase a
bird.
The QSOs I've heard seem like they go so fast and I'd hate to annoy
anyone
by being the slowpoke. 73! Mike AF5AT
On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 12:52 PM Brad Smith via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
I am a minimalist because I want to be a minimalist. I understand
that
the
FM bird is nothing more than a repeater and the strongest signal
takes
the
bird, even if someone else is talking. "Someone else is talking"
is
the
rude part. Last weekend, I was chasing a rover and got "KC9" out
and
into
the bird (I work full duplux, so know that I was in) and someone
took
over
by stepping on me. Luckily, I got him anyway, but someone was high
power
and more important than me. That's the way contesters work. But, I
don't
want to plaster someone's call on the board. I just hope that the
person is
a member and thinks about it. Getting into a peeing contest with
someone is
not beneficial to anybody, including the hobby. It used to be that
if
one
said "handheld" or "portable" guys would give them a break, but
that
doesn't happen anymore. The birds are too crowded for that. There
are
several people in my ham clubs that want to try satellite
operation
and
myself and my friend Rick (WA9JBQ) loves to mentor them and teach them the proper way to operate. Not
everyone
has
this benefit. I don't know what the answer is. Last Spring one ham
was
an
extremely poor operator on the birds, but is now a better
operator.
So,
something works. But there is always the tendency to crank up the
power
to
get the station that you want, if you have the power available. It
is
like
guys who I know that run 1,500 watts on FT8 to get what they
want. I
guess
it is going to happen and we have to live with that fact.
As soon as I solve my equipment problem with my 847 and the
weather
turns
warmer, I will be back on the linear birds. I sure do miss FO-29.
Brad
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