[PPRAANet] Morse code question

[Douglas Hagerman]

Thanks everybody for your helpful suggestions on how to abbreviate “Colorado Springs” when using code.

I think I will use Gary’s (KB5AEB) suggestion of starting with just “CO” because the state seems to be what people care about most of the time. And then if they want more detail, it makes sense to supplement it with MIke’s (WV7T) idea of “COLO SPGS CO” if that is not sufficient.

In some cases it makes sense to use the grid square ID, DM78ov in my case, but it does not immediately tell you the state. I guess some contests use it as part of the exchange.

Doug, W0UHU.



> On 24Aug, 2021, at 7:29 AM, 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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