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The Phonetic Alphabet
When using radio communications, words and call signs are liable to
be misunderstood, because some words and letters sound similar. To
overcome this a phonetic alphabet is used. The following is used by
amateur radio operators.
| Letter |
Word |
Pronunciation |
| A |
ALPHA |
AL
fah |
| B |
BRAVO |
BRAH
voh |
| C |
CHARLIE |
CHAR
lee |
| D |
DELTA |
DELL
tah |
| E |
ECHO |
ECk
oh |
| F |
FOXTROT |
FOKS
trot |
| G |
GOLF |
GOLF |
| H |
HOTEL |
HOH
tell |
| I |
INDIA |
IN
dee AH |
| J |
JULIET |
JEW
lee ETT |
| K |
KILO |
KEY
loh |
| L |
LIMA |
LEE
mah |
| M |
MIKE |
MIKE |
| N |
NOVEMBER |
NO
vem BER |
| O |
OSCAR |
OSS
car |
| P |
PAPA |
PAH
pah |
| Q |
QUEBEC |
KWEE
beck |
| R |
ROMEO |
ROW
me OH |
| S |
SIERRA |
SEE
air RAH |
| T |
TANGO |
TANG
go |
| U |
UNIFORM |
YOU
nee FORM |
| V |
VICTOR |
VIK
tah |
| W |
WHISKEY |
WISS
key |
| X |
X-RAY |
ECKS
ray |
| Y |
YANKEY |
YANG
key |
| Z |
ZULU |
ZOO
LOO |
| Number |
- |
Pronunciation |
| 1 |
- |
WUN |
| 2 |
- |
TOO |
| 3 |
- |
THUH
ree |
| 4 |
- |
FO
wer |
| 5 |
- |
FI
viv |
| 6 |
- |
SIX |
| 7 |
- |
SEVEN |
| 8 |
- |
AIT |
| 9 |
- |
NINER |
| 0 |
- |
ZERO |
|
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