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Hello all! Is there some variance of the standard phonetic alphabet? I do a lot of listening to all the bands and I also enjoy watching YouTube videos of other radio nerds like myself. One thing I have been noticing is people using odd words in the phonetic alphabet. For example, the letter A (Alpha) I hear some say (America) and for S (Sierra) I hear some say (Sugar) while others totally make it up as they go lol. Another example, someone spelling out their state name of Utah which should be Uniform Tango Alpha Hotel but instead they say something like Umbrella Taco America Harry lol! I'm like, say whaaaaat!?!??? Some of these guys are US general class operators talking to other US operators. I guess I'm getting old and don't understand, but I just don't get how someone can go through the process of studying and passing the tech, then general ham exam but can't lean or take the time to learn the phonetic alphabet lol. Just to be a smart **Censored** I should start using words with silent first letters lol. Anyhow, that was my rant for today. Catch ya later.
KP68 (knee psalm 68)

Most radio phonetics are as follow,
Phonetic Alphabet

A – Alpha
B – Bravo
C – Charlie
D – Delta
E – Echo
F – Foxtrot
G – Golf
H – Hotel
I – India
J – Juliet
K – Kilo
L – Lima
M – Mike
N – November
O – Oscar
P – Papa
Q – Quebec
R – Romeo
S – Sierra
T – Tango
U – Uniform
V – Victor
W – Whiskey
X – X-Ray
Y – Yankee
Z – Zulu

Most law enforcement agency's still use these,

A – Adam
B – Boy
C – Charles
D – David
E – Edward
F – Frank
G – George
H – Henry
I – Ida
J – John
K – King
L – Lincoln
M – Mary
N – Nora
O – Ocean
P – Paul
Q – Queen
R – Robert
S – Sam
T – Tom
U – Union
V – Victor
W – William
X – X-Ray
Y – Young
Z – Zebra

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Greg

Good info. I need to make a copy in case I ever need it.

My call sign is KE8EOJ. I could get creative with the EOJ... Sometimes I forget the proper phonetic and improvise, no harm no foul.

Here is the NATO phonetic alphabet in PDF format NATO Phonetic And Morse Code Alphabet, from the U.S. Navy Signalman 3 & 2 training manual.This table combines the ICAO international spelling alphabet and the ITU International Morse Code.

When I was learning it I would keep a cheat sheet my in my car. I would spell out licence plates, street names, and pretty much any road signs. Made boring trips almost fun lol.

KP68 wrote: Jan 31 2021, 14:06 When I was learning it I would keep a cheat sheet my in my car. I would spell out licence plates, street names, and pretty much any road signs. Made boring trips almost fun lol.

Don't read the cheat sheet while you're driving though... LoL

Q would be pronounced kubek like a bear cub...