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 |