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: kc6...@cox.net
> To: gz...@yahoo.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org; mspencer12...@yahoo.ca
> 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: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On
> Behalf Of Glen Zook
> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 9:33 AM
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org; 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 <mspencer12...@yahoo.ca> 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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