Did I hear Ham operators or U.S. military?

[ColoradoRedlands]

As a radioman aboard a guided missile cruiser attached to a NATO taskgroup, only the NATO version was ever used at any time. I can't speak for the other services, but the U.S. Navy only uses the NATO version.

We always called it the "International Phonetic Alphabet". The name comes from the book "International Code of Signals". These are used by the US military worldwide.

This is also the standard phonetic alphabet for Air Traffic Control and Maritime Mobile operations.

Im glad to see some public safety agencies have switched to the same code, most notably all public safety in Orange County California, and nearly all agencies in Utah.

 

[ColoradoRedlands]

Sorry, please, ignore this duplicate.

 

[ColoradoRedlands]

I've got a mil comm for you 3.167.00. I coppied down some call signs "Tango Foxtrot", "Delta", and "hotel."

"Delta this is tango foxtrot over."

"Delta, goahead over."

"Delta notify Hotel we are Echo, Mike, Kelo, Charley. How copy."

"Delta Hotel. Tango foxtrot advises Echo, Mike, Kelo, Foxtrot. over."

"Hotel copy"

than every thing stoped. sounded like "Delta" was a army company and "Hotel" and "Tango Foxtrot" was air suport. also the signal was kind of distant. 8)

Thats a good example of a USN link coordination net. The single letters are ships and TF is the net control.

 

[k9rzz]

On the topic of MARS traffic ... what's the purpose, and why do they have to say their LONG callsigns at the beginning of every transmission, even if it's just to say "Roger".

"NNN ZERO QUEBEC ZULU NOVEMBER FROM NNN ZERO JULIET NOVEMBER HOTEL ... 'ROGER, OUT!'"

How efficient is that???

John K9RZZ

 

[nd5y]

Thats just one of their rules. Unless things have changed since I was in MARS about 10 years ago, every voice transmission must begin with THIS IS [CALLSIGN] and end with OUT, OVER, WAIT, or WAIT OUT.

 

[Yokoshibu]

B.S. There are a several phonetic alphabets used by hams, especially
in non-English speaking areas.


Tom

yeah and only one the FCC in the USA recognizes!