I find that my history as an instrument-rated pilot is inhibiting me as a #HamRadio operator. I learned to use no extra words on frequency, so now I don't have anything to say on a rag chew. I carefully learned official phonetics, and now I'm immersed in kilowatt radio sugar Japan etc and I have […]
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There's definitely some ...variability in phonetics, which really isn't helpful in poor conditions.
I have mixed feelings about the digits though. I tend to use niner to avoid confusion with five, notably in my call sign, which is perhaps excessive in that there is so little amateur […]