How to pronounce the "/"?

[PD2R]

The last two weeks of May I will be staying in Denmark and of course I'll take my K3 with me. Normally there's not much time to play with the radio but during these two weeks of vacation I will have some time to have some fun on the bands.
Now, it's not the first time I've been in OZ but recently I discovered that I may have pronounced the "/" incorrectly. During previous visits I used to say "Oscar Zulu Stroke Papa Delta Two Romeo".
But I noticed the NA stations pronounce the "/" as "portable". After realizing that "stroke" means a very bad condition involving the loss of brain function, it sure sounds stupid.
So I guess I should say "Oscar Zulu Portable Papa Delta Two Romeo", am I right?

I know it's a bit OT but I don't want to sound like an idiot anymore ;-)

73, Maarten
PD2R

[k6rb]

I have heard people say "portable," "stroke," and "slant." On CW, there's
no confusion (hi), it's dah dih dih dah dit. So, maybe you should just
work CW (only kidding). Probably it's best to say "portable," but I think
most people understand the word "stroke" in that call-sign context. Have
fun.

Rob K6RB

>
> The last two weeks of May I will be staying in Denmark and of course I'll
> take my K3 with me. Normally there's not much time to play with the radio
> but during these two weeks of vacation I will have some time to have some
> fun on the bands.
> Now, it's not the first time I've been in OZ but recently I discovered
> that
> I may have pronounced the "/" incorrectly. During previous visits I used
> to
> say "Oscar Zulu Stroke Papa Delta Two Romeo".
> But I noticed the NA stations pronounce the "/" as "portable". After
> realizing that "stroke" means a very bad condition involving the loss of
> brain function, it sure sounds stupid.
> So I guess I should say "Oscar Zulu Portable Papa Delta Two Romeo", am I
> right?
>
> I know it's a bit OT but I don't want to sound like an idiot anymore ;-)
>
> 73, Maarten
> PD2R
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[Julian, G4ILO]

It isn't really correct to say "portable" if you are actually operating from a fixed location in the other country.

I suppose you could always take the lead from how web addresses are read out over the air and say "forward slash". :)

[lstavenhagen]

I believe on voice, "/" isn't announced at all, i.e. W5QD/QRP would be (if I used SSB) "Whisky Five Quebec Delta QRP". Pilots say "slant" on the radio when a "/" needs to be made clear.

If all else fails and you really really need to communicate "/", there's always "dad di di dah dit".. Sorry couldn't resist, hi hi....

73,
LS
W5QD

[David Pratt]

Clause 2.3 of the CEPT Licence says ....

"2.3 When transmitting in a visited country the licence holder must use
his national call sign preceded by the call sign prefix of the visited
country as indicated in Appendices II and IV. The call sign prefix and
the national call sign must be separated by the character "/"
(telegraphy) or the word "stroke" (telephony). For a mobile amateur
radio station the national call sign must be followed by the characters
"/M" (telegraphy) or the word "mobile" (telephony). For a portable
amateur radio station the national call sign must be followed by the
characters "/P" (telegraphy) or the word "portable" (telephony)."

I don't see any mention of the word "slash".  That is an Americanism
like center ;-)


73  David G4DMP

In a recent message, "Julian, G4ILO" <[hidden email]> writes
>
>It isn't really correct to say "portable" if you are actually operating from
>a fixed location in the other country.
>
>I suppose you could always take the lead from how web addresses are read out
>over the air and say "forward slash". :)
--
David G4DMP
Leeds, England, UK



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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Oh Boy!  do we have to differentiate between the Linux slash and the MS
slash?

Seriously, I thing just "slash" should do it, the listener can write it
whichever way he (she) wants.

73,
Don W3FPR

Julian, G4ILO wrote:
> I suppose you could always take the lead from how web addresses are read out
> over the air and say "forward slash". :)
>
>  
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[gdaught6]

David wrote...

> I don't see any mention of the word "slash".  That is an Americanism
> like center ;-)

This is just a guess.  Early in the 60's, IBM used the "slash" as part of their control
language to their OS on the 650, the 360 series, etc.  Who amongst us doesn't
remember having to put a "slash star" [columns 1 and 2] as the last card in the deck
to go into the reader?  Who wants to say "virgule askerisk"?!

As I recall, the USAF taught me to say "stroke" but I got out of the AF quite a few
years ago... like 50!

73, and godotsysin dd star



George T Daughters, K6GT
CU in the California QSO Party (CQP)
October 2-3, 2010


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[Doug Faunt N6TQS [phone]]

And of course, "slash" involves two, usually fictional, characters of
the same sex, and "stroke" is for the single male.

73, doug
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[W6ODJ]

And don't forget the computer nerd web site /.   It is pronounced "slashdot"
<http://slashdot.org> "News for Nerds.  Stuff that Matters."

Oliver
W6ODJ


On 2 Apr 2010, at 2:30 PM, [hidden email] wrote:

> David wrote...
>
>> I don't see any mention of the word "slash".  That is an Americanism
>> like center ;-)
>
> This is just a guess.  Early in the 60's, IBM used the "slash" as part of their control
> language to their OS on the 650, the 360 series, etc.  Who amongst us doesn't
> remember having to put a "slash star" [columns 1 and 2] as the last card in the deck
> to go into the reader?  Who wants to say "virgule askerisk"?!
>
> As I recall, the USAF taught me to say "stroke" but I got out of the AF quite a few
> years ago... like 50!
>
> 73, and godotsysin dd star
>
>
>
> George T Daughters, K6GT
> CU in the California QSO Party (CQP)
> October 2-3, 2010
>
>
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[PD2R]

Thanks everybody,

Your replies haven been very helpful. After reading through them all I
discovered it's best to stick with "stroke" in stead off "portable".
I was lead to belive that portable was the better word because of what a
Dutch ham living in the USA said to me the other day. He claimed the word
"stroke" sounded silly, hence my confusion.

As David G4DMP showed in his reply, we are supposed to put the visited
countries prefix before our own callsign. It's clearly stated in the CEPT
license were he looked it up (why didn't I think of that...).
This visit I will not be portable, in September during the IARU region 1
fieldday we will be. If all goes according to plan you will be able to hear
us as OZ5GX/P (Oscar Zulu Five Golf Xray Portable).

Thanks again for all the helpful replies, It's much appreciated.

73, Maarten
PD2R
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