[PPRAANet] Morse code question

[Steve Zerbe]

KCOS


On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 7:45 PM KF0FKK KF0FKK via PPRAANet <
ppraanet at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> I believe our airport designation is COS if that is useful.
>
> KF0FKK
>
> > On Aug 24, 2021, at 07:29, Douglas Hagerman via PPRAANet <
> ppraanet at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >
> > How do you deal with the length of the words “Colorado Springs”?
> Sending it three or four times when you are working sombody who is hearing
> you with a 439 report is painful!
> >
> > The instruction books say that you should send something like “QTH is
> Colorado Springs CO” but that is irritatingly long. For one thing, there is
> only one Colorado Springs, so I should not have to include the CO part,
> anybody can figure out that Colorado Springs is in Colorado. Also, for most
> purposes it is only the state that really matters anyway, so I could just
> say “QTH is Colorado” and that would usually be enough.
> >
> > (Also I just noticed that “CO” is the longest state abbreviation of the
> 50, when when adding up dots and dashes.)
> >
> > Can I get away with “Colo Springs” or “Co Springs” or “Co Spngs”?
> >
> > Maybe I should just move up to Erie, CO!   :-)
> >
> > Thanks for suggestions.
> >
> > Doug, W0UHU.
> >
> >
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