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3. Transmission of Letters and Numbers

The standard alphabet has a phonetic pronunciation for each letter. The sound

should be the same whatever the speaker’s natural language! A word should be

spelt whenever its meaning is not clear technically or when using proper names,

service abbreviations and words of which the spelling is doubtful.

3.1 The Phonetic Alphabet

The phonetic alphabet is shown in below.

Phonetic Pronunciation Phonetic Pronunciation

A Alfa AL FAH P Papa PAH PAH

B Bravo BRAH VOH Q Quebec KEH BECK
C Charlie CHAR LEE eller SHAR LEE R Romeo ROW ME OH

D Delta DELL TAH S Sierra SEE AIR RAH

E Echo ECK OH T Tango TANG GO

YOU NEE FORM eller
F Foxtrot FOKS TROT U Uniform
OO NEE FORM
G Golf GOLF V Victor VIK TAH

H Hotel HOH TELL W Whiskey WISS KEY

I India IN DEE AH X X-ray EKCS RAY

J Juliett JEW LEE ETT Y Yankee YANG KEY

K Kilo KEY LOH Z Zulu ZOO LOO
L Lima LEE MAH Æ Ægir ÆGIR

M Mike MIKE Ø Øresund ØRESUND

N November NO VEM BER Å Åse ÅSE

O Oscar OSS CAH

In some circumstances it could be difficult to hear clearly what is said over the
radio. Perhaps the aircraft is noisy, or the reception poor, or there may be words

that sound similar and could be confused. For example, the letter ‘A’ could be

confused with the number ‘8’.

To help overcome these problems a standard way of saying letters, spellings,
numbers and so on has been devised. You must know these.

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