Phonetic Alphabet and Figure Code |
| When it is necessary to spell out call signs, service abbreviations and words, the following letter spelling table shall be used: |
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Letter Spelling Table |
| Letter to be transmitted |
Code word to be used |
Spoken as * |
| 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 |
FOKS TROT |
| G |
Golf |
GOLF |
| H |
Hotel |
HOH TELL |
| I |
India |
IN DEE AH |
| J |
Juliett |
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 |
TANG 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 |
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| * The syllables to be emphasized are underlined. |
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| When it is necessary to spell out figures or marks, the following table shall be used: |
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Figures or Marks Table |
| Letter to be transmitted |
Code word to be used |
Spoken as * * |
| 0 |
Nadazero |
NAH-DAH-ZAY-ROH |
| 1 |
Unaone |
OO-NAH-WUN |
| 2 |
Bissotwo |
BEES-SOH-TOO |
| 3 |
Terrathree |
TAY-RAH-TREE |
| 4 |
Kartefour |
KAR-TAY-FOWER |
| 5 |
Pantafive |
PAN-TAH-FIVE |
| 6 |
Soxisix |
SOK-SEE-SIX |
| 7 |
Setteseven |
SAY-TAY-SEVEN |
| 8 |
Oktoeight |
OK-TOH-AIT |
| 9 |
Novenine |
NO-VAY-NINER |
| Dec. point |
Decimal |
DAY-SEE-MAL |
| Full stop |
Stop |
STOP |
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| * * Each syllable should be equally emphasized. |
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| This table is extracted from the ITU database for the purposes of education in the amateur radio community. The original is available from The International Telecommunications Union. |
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