[bars] What I learned this weekend...

[Alan Ruben]

I worked the party as well and made 5 contacts in about an hour until I was
summed to my "todo" list. The funny part was when I read my name off
phonetically as "Alpha, Lima, Alpha, Mike". After my third contact I
thought, "What the heck? I don't know how to spell my own name? It's fun
getting older.

Alan Ruben
Billerica, MA 01821
KC1TRY


On Mon, Aug 19, 2024 at 10:11 AM Tim K1DC <k1dc.radio at gmail.com> wrote:

> I participated in the North America QSO Party this weekend.  Great fun,
> BTW, even though I was only on for a few hours.  Part of the contest
> exchange is your name, and best practice is to give it phonetically.  In my
> case that is 'Tango India Mike'.  It's that last bit that can confuse some
> folks with MIKE being a given name so when the QSB/QRM/QRN struck some OPs
> assumed my name was MIKE.  I learned to use an alternative, MEXICO, when
> giving my name phonetically.
>
> Yes, I realize that using non-standard phonetics is generally a bad idea
> however in this case it worked well.
>
> 73,
>
> Tim - K1DC
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>
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> jack.
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> imagination." -- *Albert Einstein*
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> Warning: Spelling errors in this message are the product of a poor school
> system. Pay teachures more than athletes.
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