Phonetic Alphabets
Many letters of the alphabet sound alike, e.g. B, C, D, E, G, P, T and V. To avoid confusion, messages sent by radio often use the phonetic
alphabet. Below are examples of just some of the phonetics used in different forces.
Letter |
NATO & Int. Aviation |
Telecom B |
British A or Int. |
NY Police |
A |
Alfa |
Alfred |
Amsterdam |
Adam |
B |
Bravo |
Benjamin |
Baltimore |
Boy |
C |
Charlie |
Charles |
Casablanca |
Charlie |
D |
Delta |
David |
Denmark |
David |
E |
Echo |
Edward |
Edison |
Edward |
F |
Foxtrot |
Frederick |
Florida |
Frank |
G |
Golf |
George |
Gallipoli |
George |
H |
Hotel |
Harry |
Havana |
Henry |
I |
India |
Isaac |
Italia |
Ida |
J |
Juliet |
Jack |
Jerusalem |
John |
K |
Kilo |
King |
Kilogram |
King |
L |
Lima |
London |
Liverpool |
Lincoln |
M |
Mike |
Mary |
Madagascar |
Mary |
N |
November |
Nellie |
New York |
Nora |
O |
Oscar |
Oliver |
Oslo |
Ocean |
P |
Papa |
Peter |
Paris |
Peter |
Q |
Quebec |
Queen |
Quebec |
Queen |
R |
Romeo |
Robert |
Roma |
Robert |
S |
Sierra |
Samuel |
Santiago |
Sam |
T |
Tango |
Tommy |
Tripoli |
Tom |
U |
Uniform |
Uncle |
Uppsala |
Union |
V |
Victor |
Victor |
Valencia |
Victor |
W |
Whisky |
William |
Washington |
William |
X |
X-ray |
X-ray |
Xantippe |
X-ray |
Y |
Yankee |
Yellow |
Yokohama |
Young |
Z |
Zulu |
Zebra |
Zürich |
Zebra |
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