Phonetic Alphabet (8a4)

 

To aid understanding of letters (e.g. in callsigns) over the air, radio amateurs use a phonetic alphabet.  Many professional and commercial users of radio also use it.  You will need to learn this alphabet as part of the assessment, so that you can say a simple 4 or 5 letter word in the phonetic alphabet.

 

Phonetic Alphabet

Alpha

Juliet

Sierra

Bravo

Kilo

Tango

Charlie

Lima

Uniform

Delta

Mike

Victor

Echo

November

Whiskey

Foxtrot

Oscar

X-Ray

Golf

Papa

Yankee

Hotel

Quebec

Zulu

India

Romeo

 

 

As an example the word “Radio” would be spelt out in the phonetic alphabet as “Romeo, Alpha, Delta, India, Oscar”.

 

Try to practice with a number of words.  Try you name for example.

 

Phonetic Alphabet Examples

Brown

“Bravo, Romeo, Oscar, Whiskey, November”

Fixed

“Fox-trot, India, X-Ray, Echo, Delta”

Quiet

“Quebec, Uniform, India, Echo, Tango

Yacht

“Yankee, Alpha, Charlie, Hotel, Tango

Jumps

“Juliet, Uniform, Mike, Papa, Sierra

King

“Kilo, India, November, Golf”

 

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