Making Radio Communications Easier...
OK, you?re broadcasting voice mode on low power, or the band conditions are lousy, or both. You?re trying to get a message from your station (point A) to another station (point B) or the other station?s trying to get a message to you, and you both are having a rough time communicating. Here is the standard phonetic alphabet and the standard pro-words which every amateur operator should be familiar with and use properly. These may not make propagation better, but they sure make communicating easier.
Phonetic Alphabet
A ? Alpha ? pronounced ALfa
B - Bravo
C - Charlie
D - Delta
E ? Echo ? pronounced ECKoh
F - Foxtrot
G - Golf
H - Hotel
I ? India -
J - Juliet
K ? Kilo ? pronounced KEElow
L ? Lima ? pronounced LEEma
M - Mike
N - November
O - Oscar
P ? Papa ? pronounced PaPA
Q ? Quebec ? pronounced KEEbeck
R - Romeo
S - Sierra
T - Tango
U - Uniform
V - Victor
W - Whiskey
X - X-Ray
Y - Yankee
Z ? Zulu
0 - Zero
1 ? One ? pronounced WUN
2 - Two
3 ? Three ? pronounced TREE
4 ? Four ? pronounced FOWER
5 ? Five ? pronounced FIFE
6 - Six
7 - Seven
8 ? Eight ? pronounced ATE
9 ? Nine ? pronounced NINER
decimal point ? pronounced POINT
period ? pronounced STOP
Pro-words
?This Is? ? the next words are my call-sign
?Figures? ? my next words will be numbers, not letters
?I Spell? ? I will spell out the next word letter by letter phonetically
?Affirmative? ? Yes
?Negative? - No
?Say Twice? - request that broadcasting station say each word twice
?Say Again? - request that broadcasting station repeat last transmission
?Roger? ? I understand
?Wilco? ? I understand and will comply
?Over? ? Now it?s your turn to talk
?Out? ? I?m through with this conversation and I?m turning off my radio