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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 December 2024. Letter names for unambiguous communication Not to be confused with International Phonetic Alphabet. Alphabetic code words A lfa N ovember B ravo O scar C harlie P apa D elta Q uebec E cho R omeo F oxtrot S ierra G olf T ango H otel U niform I ndia V ictor J uliett W hiskey K ilo X ray L ...
The Allied military phonetic spelling alphabets prescribed the words that are used to represent each letter of the alphabet, when spelling other words out loud, letter-by-letter, and how the spelling words should be pronounced for use by the Allies of World War II.
The APCO phonetic alphabet, a.k.a. LAPD radio alphabet, is the term for an old competing spelling alphabet to the ICAO radiotelephony alphabet, defined by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International [1] from 1941 to 1974, that is used by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and other local and state law enforcement agencies across the state of California and ...
Spelling alphabet a.k.a. radio alphabet: a set of code words for the names of the letters of an alphabet, used in noisy conditions such as radio communication; each word typically stands for its own initial letter NATO phonetic alphabet: the international standard (e.g., Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot etc.)
Oscar Mike – On the Move, the names of the two NATO phonetic alphabet letters O and M, which stand for the phrase. Used on the radio and in shorthand to each other. See also NATO phonetic alphabet; OTV – Outer Tactical Vest, militarized version of Interceptor body armor, a common type of ballistic vest; being replaced by the MTV.
This usage comes from the Morse code prosign "R", which means "received": from 1943 to early 1956, the code word for R was Roger in the Allied Military phonetic spelling alphabets in use by the armed forces, including the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet and RAF phonetic alphabet.
Allied military phonetic spelling alphabets; APCO radiotelephony spelling alphabet; B. Burmese respelling of the English alphabet; C.
Also, the Allied spelling alphabets were all defined soley by military agencies, while the NATO phonetic alphabet article is incorrectly named--it talks about the spelling alphabet designed and defined by the (non-military) international civil aviation organization under the UN. Different alphabets, different owners, and military vs. civilian.