Glen et all, Once upon a time, during WWII, the phonetic alphabet started: Abei, Baker, Dog.....etc. With the advent of NATO, it was soon realized that the American version, or any ones else, was not suitable for international communication. Soon the NATO phonetic alphabet was developed by the military, and became international standard. The present international phonetic alphabet defines the letter K as KILO, not kilowatt. It would be very helpful for the amateur community to stick to established international standards and not bicker with their own cute substitutes. Citizens band has infiltrated ham radio to the point of satellite communication. Even as amateurs, let's be PAPA ROMEO OSCAR FOXTROT ECHO SIERRA SIERRA INDIA OSCAR NOVEMBER ALPHA LIMA. 73, Peter, NH6VB
From: [email protected] To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:28:52 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Need for Phonetics
Glen, Engineers use KW for kilowatt. That might explain my confusion using KW abbreviation as an occupation for 30 years before becoming an Amateur Radio Operator. Art, KC6UQH -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Glen Zook Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 9:33 AM To: [email protected]; Mark Spencer Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Need for Phonetics
Although some people say kilowatt is two words, it definitely is not. In over 50 years of using "kilowatt" as a phonetic I have not once had a station think it is KW. Kilowatt makes it through QRM and QSB a LOT better than "kilo". Some operators do use "Kansas" or "Korea" for the letter "K".
Glen, K9STH
Website: http://k9sth.com
--- On Sun, 4/10/11, Mark Spencer [email protected] wrote:
The use of Kilowatt as a phonetic is a pet peeve of mine especially where there is a brief pause between kilo and watt. When I hear kilo I assume the letter k is being represented, then when I hear watt I have to decide if the sender is also representing the letter w or not.
It seems overly confusing to me.
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