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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 January 2025. 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 ...
An alternative name for the ICAO spelling alphabet, "NATO phonetic alphabet", exists because it appears in Allied Tactical Publication ATP-1, Volume II: Allied Maritime Signal and Maneuvering Book used by all navies of NATO, which adopted a modified form of the International Code of Signals.
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 ...
A spelling alphabet is also often called a phonetic alphabet, especially by amateur radio enthusiasts, [1] recreational sailors in the US and Australia, [2] and NATO military organizations, [3] despite this usage of the term producing a naming collision with the usage of the same phrase in phonetics to mean a notation used for phonetic ...
[12] It has done this by first establishing a standardized alphabet (the letters A to Z and the ten digits), along with a spoken form of each letter (to avoid confusing similar-sounding letters, such as b, p, and v), and associating this alphabet with standardized flags. (See chart to the right.)
The following is the chart of the International Phonetic Alphabet, a standardized system of phonetic symbols devised and maintained by the International Phonetic Association. It is not a complete list of all possible speech sounds in the world's languages, only those about which stand-alone articles exist in this encyclopedia.
Victor: Argent, a saltire gules "I require assistance." Velocity in kilometres per hour. W Whiskey: Azure, an inescutcheon gules fimbriated argent "I require medical assistance." X Xray: Argent, a cross azure "Stop carrying out your intentions and watch for my signals." Y Yankee: Bendy sinister of ten or and gules "I am dragging my anchor." Z Zulu
Made in INKSCAPE by Jaime AA. Sanchez. Edited to correct the letter H by Richard G. Clegg. Verified in 2022 against Table 4–2–2 (Phonetic Alphabet/Morse Code) of the Federal Aviation Regulations and Aeronautical Information Manual (FAR/AIM) 2020. Author: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, redrawn by Jaime AA. Sanchez