. QST . More elTective voice intelligibility is obtainedby the use of words instead of abbreviations.(In military practice, accepted phone procedureprohibits the use of coded prosigns and re-quires the use of the worded meaning.) For ex-ample, the use of QRX ^ instead of wait maybe misconstrued as QRS unless phonetics areused to clarify the letters QRS. Youll wind upby saying the one word wait anyway, so useit in the first place and youll avoid confusionand time loss. Many phone operators speak too rapidly forthe average operator to copj. The time spent insecuring fills or confirmati
. QST . More elTective voice intelligibility is obtainedby the use of words instead of abbreviations.(In military practice, accepted phone procedureprohibits the use of coded prosigns and re-quires the use of the worded meaning.) For ex-ample, the use of QRX ^ instead of wait maybe misconstrued as QRS unless phonetics areused to clarify the letters QRS. Youll wind upby saying the one word wait anyway, so useit in the first place and youll avoid confusionand time loss. Many phone operators speak too rapidly forthe average operator to copj. The time spent insecuring fills or confirmations often takeslonger than would have been required to clear theentire message if it were transmitted at a properrate. It is very helpful to speak in phrases, allow-ing time between phrases for the receiving opera-tor to legibly. As a rough gauge, transmit the {Continued on page 150). USE PMONETICS FOR TCUUV- DOUSTFUU ORDIFFICULT WORDS ONL/AS REQUIRED March 1955 63 Three Stormy Sisters Part lit —Hazel BY GEORGE HART, WINJM COVERING more land area than either of herolder sisters, Hazel probably did by far thegreatest amount of damage. We receivedreports from each section on Hazels route, plusa good man} reports from sections on her this gal had some fringes. Although shepassed through Central Pennsylvania and West-ern New York, Hazel produced 8ixt3-mile-per-hour gales and torrents of rain in many areasnot more seriouslj afflicted. On the evening of October 14th, Hazel ap-proached the Carolina coasts. The South CarolinaEmergencv Net was alreadj^ in operation underPAM W4FFH, assisted by W4HDR andW4HMG. At 0130 Georgetown EC W4ZGPassembled his AREC members W4s FTN GIFKTI COA and DYP to place W4ZGP/4, the clubemergency station, on the air. This station wasmanned throughout the night. At 0300 W9MQV/4 reported into the net fromM3Ttle Beach, and also remained
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