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From: gwb@umd5.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.games.trivia
Subject: Re: Phonetic Alphabets
Message-ID: <333@umd5.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 18-Feb-85 10:47:04 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 18 10:47:04 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 21-Feb-85 03:49:27 EST
References: <365@wnuxb.UUCP>
Reply-To: gwb@umd5.UUCP (George Baltz)
Organization: U of Md, CSC, College Park, Md
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Summary: 

In article <365@wnuxb.UUCP> laj@wnuxb.UUCP (JOHNSON) writes:
>I know of two phonetic alphabets.  One begins ABLE, BAKER, CHARLIE ...
>The second is of military origin and begins  ALPHA, BRAVO, CHARLIE, DELTA
>
>Can someone complete the alphabets ?   Are there other similar alphabets
>in common use ?
>
>						Larry Johnson
>						ihnp4!wnuxb!laj


Both (I believe) are of military origin.  The second looks like the
one used by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO),  which
is also used by many civil radio services(including amateur radio).

ALFA BRAVO CHARLIE DELTA ECHO FOXTROT GOLF HOTEL INDIA JULIETT KILO
LIMA MIKE NOVEMBER OSCAR PAPA QUEBEC ROMEO SIERRA TANGO UNIFORM
VICTOR WHISKEY XRAY YANKEE ZULU


These words were selected for their complete sounds, not just first
letters.  It's much easier to get perfect message transmission under
adverse conditions, as a large percentage of the syllables are unique
within the phonetics.

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                                         - George Baltz   N3GB
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