[PPRAANet] Morse code question

[Terry Kift]

Only used KCOS if international. When used in the US, just use COS.

Terry

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> On Aug 25, 2021, at 8:39 AM, Steve Zerbe <steve.zerbe at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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