In my time on the air, I've noticed that the standard phonetic alphabet isn't always used. In fact, there are several different versions which are used used, depending on whom you are talking with. I was given this chart by K3US, and I am posting this, with his permission. I hope to keep this up to date, please feel free to add a comment to the post if you see any other abbreviations commonly in use.
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Showing posts with label phonetic alphabet. Show all posts
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Phonetic Alphabet
Alpha-Oscar-Sierra-Tango. We've all heard people use words that don't seem to make a sentence, but that people seem to get something out of them. What is the point of these?
First of all, let me explain what it is. These words represent letters. Specifically, they represent the letter of the first word in the alphabet. This allows for transmission of letters that need to be exact, even if the channel is noisy. The classic example is B and D. If you just say the name of the letter, they can often be confused. If you want to make sure you get it right, you should say Bravo and Delta.
First of all, let me explain what it is. These words represent letters. Specifically, they represent the letter of the first word in the alphabet. This allows for transmission of letters that need to be exact, even if the channel is noisy. The classic example is B and D. If you just say the name of the letter, they can often be confused. If you want to make sure you get it right, you should say Bravo and Delta.
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