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International Radio Operator Alphabet

Posted 11-20-2004 at 05:37 PM

International Radio Operator Alphabet

Ever wonder what people mean when they say Alpha Bravo Charlie though the Radio? They're actually spelling ABC through the radio! Static in radio can often make it very hard to understand regular spelling, so radio operators have come up with words to replace the alphabet and allow them to hear letters correctly over the radio!

Alpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Fox
Golf
Hotel
India
Juliet
Kilo
Lima
Mike (My name!)
November
Oscar
Papa
Quebec
Romeo
Sierra
Tango
Uniform
Victor
Whiskey
X-Ray
Yankee
Zulu

Now see if you can figure out what this means.
Echo Lima Echo Charlie Tango Romeo Oscar November India Charlie Alpha Victor India Alpha Tango India Oscar November India Sierra Charlie Oscar Oscar Lima