Phonetic alphabet
A ALFA AL fah
B BRAVO BRAH voh
C CHARLIE CHAH lee or SHAR lee
D DELTA DELL tah
E ECHO ECK oh
F FOXTROT FOKS trot
G GOLF GOLF
H HOTEL hoh TEL
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 AlR rah
T TANGO TANG go
U UNIFORM YOU nee form or OO nee form
V VICTOR VIC tah
W WHISKY WISS key
X X-RAY ECKS ray
Y YANKEE YANG key
Z ZULU ZOO loo
Phonetic numbers
1 WUN
2 TOO
3 THUH-REE
4 FO-WER
5 FI-YIV
6 SIX
7 SEVEN
8 AIT
9 NINER
0 ZERO
When using telephony, particularly under adverse operating conditions, words and callsigns may be misunderstood because of phonetic similarity.
To overcome this difficulty, phonetic alphabets are used. The following is the one recommended for use by ACMA: ARRL Phonetics
Girl hiking with hand-held device, using phonetics for better understanding