Morse code and Phonetic Alphabet
Not much use in day to day life, but some people are curious. The Phonetic alphabet does have a real use when using a two way radio and the signal is not very clear. In an emergency just one number or letter out may make a big difference, so this is worth knowing.
Letters | Morse | Phonetic | How to pronounce |
A | · – | Alpha | AL FAH |
B | – · · · | Bravo | BRAH VOE |
C | – · – · | Charlie | CHAR LEE |
D | – · · | Delta | DELL TAH |
E | · | Echo | ECK OH |
F | · · – · | Foxtrot | FOKS TROT |
G | – – · | Golf | GOLF |
H | · · · · | Hotel | HO 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 | TANG GO |
U | · · – | Uniform | YOU NEE FORM |
V | · · · – | Victor | VIK TAH |
W | · – – | Whiskey | WISS KEY |
X | – · · – | X-ray | ECKS RAY |
Y | – · – – | Yankee | YANG KEY |
Z | – – · · | Zulu | ZOO LOO |
0 | – – – – – | Zero | ZE RO |
1 | · – – – – | One | WUN |
2 | · · – – – | Two | TOO |
3 | · · · – – | Three | TREE |
4 | · · · · – | Four | FOWER |
5 | · · · · · | Five | FIFE |
6 | – · · · · | Six | SIX |
7 | – – · · · | Seven | SEV EN |
8 | – – – · · | Eight | AIT |
9 | – – – – · | Nine | NIN ER |
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