[GreenKeys] Zee vs. Zed

[hwhall at compuserve.com]

I've had problems with S. American stations that couldn't understand what the letter "G" was. Despite several standard & nonstandard phonetics, they still QSLed "OJM."  So, it's a little more than just a one letter problem.

WayneWB4OGM

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From: Paul Heller <paul0926 at comcast.net>
To: Howard Zuloff <dentek77 at telus.net>; Greenkeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tue, Jun 16, 2020 7:56 pm
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Zee vs. Zed

Right. 
Aren’t we hams trained to use the Phonetic Alphabet? Call them out on this! 
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Youth/Phonetic%20Alphabet.pdf
I think only Americans can hear the difference between C and Z. To everyone else on the planet they sound the same. Stop saying ZEE! Tell those people you talk to that they need to be more understanding of amd compassionate for people whose primary language is not American.
Grrrr…
Paul



On Jun 16, 2020, at 8:02 PM, Howard Zuloff <dentek77 at telus.net> wrote:
Err, I think I know of what you speak, Dave...see my call signs below.
A bit cumbersome, but there's always the phonetic alphabet: Zulu 

-- Howard VA7ZU, VE7ZZU

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From:    Dave Horsfall <dave at horsfall.org>
To:      Greenkeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Date:    Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:07:54 +1000 (EST)
Subject: [GreenKeys] Zee vs. Zed

Damn, but it's hard to talk to an American whose callsign ends with "Z".

-- Dave VK2KFU
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