Name: _______________________________________

 

Hello HAMsters and Friends! 

Write the names of your classmates and/or family and friends on the back of this paper.  Have fun pronouncing and reading their names using this ABC’s of Communicating Round the World chart! Remember, this phonetic alphabet is generally understood by hams in all countries so it’s a wonderful way to communicate with people round the world.

 

73 and 88,

Ms. LaRoche

KB1LWY 

 

The ABC’s of Communicating Round the World

 

Standard ITU Phonetics

 (International Telecommunciation Union)

Letter

Word

Pronunciation

A

Alfa

AL FAH

B

Bravo

BRAH VOH

C

Charlie

CHAR LEE

D

Delta

DELL TAH

E

Echo

ECK OH

F

Foxtrot

FOKS TROT

G

Golf

GOLF

H

Hotel

HOH TELL

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 AIR RAH

T

Tango

TANG GO

U

Uniform

YOU NE FORM

V

Victor

VIK TAH

W

Whiskey

WISS KEY

X

X-Ray

ECKS RAY

Y

Yankee

YANG KEY

Z

Zulu

ZOO LOO