The ARRL Ops Guide (ARRL publication FSD220) is a very popular download from my sat site's "Shack Aids" ...
Two great pages containing ...
Communications Procedures ITU Phonetic Alphabet R-S-T System explanation Time Conversion Chart
Clint, K6LCS
----- Original Message ----- From: "Clint Bradford" clintbradford@mac.com To: "AMSAT BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 5:59 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Proper Phonetics
The ARRL Ops Guide (ARRL publication FSD220) is a very popular download from my sat site's "Shack Aids" ...
Two great pages containing ...
Communications Procedures ITU Phonetic Alphabet R-S-T System explanation Time Conversion Chart
Clint, K6LCS
Hi Clint, K6LCS
I downloaded from your sat site the following page concerning the ITU Phonetic Alphabet.
http://web.me.com/clintbradford/Work-Sat/Shack_Aids_files/fsd220.pdf
It is exacly what is recommended by the ARRL Handbook 1991 Chapter Operating Aids page 37-7 The ARRL Handbook is adding the following ITU recommended phonetics:
A- Alfa ( AL FAH ) B- Bravo ( BRAH VOH ) C- Charlie (CHAR LEE or SHAR LEE ) D- Delta ( DELL TAH ) E- Echo ( ECK OH ) F- Foxtrot ( FOX TROT ) G- Golf ( GOLF ) H- Hotell ( HOH TELL ) I- India ( IN DEE AH ) J- Juliet ( JEW LEE ETT ) K- Kilo ( KEY LOH ) L- Lima ( LEE MAH ) M- Mike ( MIKE ) N- November ( NO VEM BER ) O- Oscar ( OSS CAH ) P- Papa ( PAH PAH ) Q- Quebec ( KEH BECK ) R- Romeo ( ROW ME OH ) S- Sierra ( SEE AIR RAH ) T- Tango ( TAN GO ) U- Uniform ( YOU NEE FORM or OO NEE FORM ) V- Victor ( VIK TAH ) W-Whiskey ( WISS KEY ) X- X-Ray ( ECKS RAY Y- Yankee ( YANG KEY ) Z- Zulu ( ZOO LOO )
NOTE: The BOLFACED sillables are enphasized .The pronunciations shown in the table were designed for speakers from all international linguages. The pronunciations given for "Oscar" and "Victor" may seem awkward to English-speaking people in the US.
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i8CVS Domenico
As a matter of information, until relatively recently the ARRL suggested their own set of phonetics that had basically nothing to do with the ICAO or even the old military phonetics. It was closer to the still in effect APCO phonetic alphabet. In fact, they "suggested" at least 3 different phonetic alphabets over the years. I looked in the 1970 Handbook and the ARRL phonetic alphabet is still there along with the ICAO phonetic alphabet. I don't have a 1971 Handbook so I don't know if they were still "pushing" their own. However, the ARRL finally gave up and in the 1972 Handbook only the ICAO phonetic alphabet is listed.
You could always tell someone who only had ARRL publications as reference because those operators were the only ones using the ARRL phonetic alphabet. Even the headquarters' staff didn't use the ARRL phonetic alphabet!
Glen, K9STH
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Roger WA1KAT
On 4/10/2011 6:28 PM, i8cvs wrote:
The pronunciations given for "Oscar" and "Victor" may seem awkward to English-speaking people in the US.
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