Phonetic Alphabet

When using radio equipment, to avoid misunderstandings and mispronunciations, we need to have a clear way of passing letter information.

We use the phonetic alphabet for that; for interest it’s detailed below.

Letter     Code word     Pronunciation
A    Alfa      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     HO TELL
I     India     IN DEE AH
J     Juliett JEW LEE ETT
K     Kilo     KEY LOH
L     Lima     LEE MAH
M     Mike     MIKE
N     November     NO VEM BER
O     Oscar     OSS CAH
P     Papa     PAH PAH
Q     Quebec     KEH BECK
R     Romeo     ROW ME OH
S     Sierra     SEE AIR RAH
T     Tango     TANG GO
U     Uniform     YOU NEE FORM  o
V     Victor     VIK TAH
W     Whiskey     WISS KEY
X     X-ray ECKS RAY
Y     Yankee     YANG KEY
Z     Zulu     ZOO LOO