Phonetic Alphabets

[Don_Burke]

Huh, what are you saying?

Should I type in a larger font for you?

 

[texasemt13]

I was referred to the American Radio Relay's list of countries. And, yes, 347 is the correct number of ARRL countires I have confirmed. I need only North Korea and Andaman Is. to have them all.

Since many people on here are ham radio operators, they didn't have a problem with my 347 countries.

For more information, go to ARRL.ORG

Randy

Well not being familiar with that site it took me a minute to find what I think you are referring to but the number is still wrong...

Let me know if I'm wrong (wouldn't be the first time obviously) but the ARRL DXCC list shows 338... here: http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/

Is this the list? If not maybe you could link directly to the list and not a homepage. And for clarity's sake ARRL shouldn't refer to these as "countries." They'd be better described as "remote locations AND countries" perhaps?

 

[davidbond21]

I was referred to the American Radio Relay's list of countries. And, yes, 347 is the correct number of ARRL countires I have confirmed. I need only North Korea and Andaman Is. to have them all.

Since many people on here are ham radio operators, they didn't have a problem with my 347 countries.

For more information, go to ARRL.ORG

Randy

Sorry, I am not a ham. I was using my contemporary geography knowledge's definition of the term "country," which does not add up to 347. I'm not about to argue ARRL's classification system though, because it their system, not the crap they teach in school.

So, ARRL Country is not equal to the common definition of the term, country.

 

[n4yek]

I was referred to the American Radio Relay's list of countries. And, yes, 347 is the correct number of ARRL countires I have confirmed. I need only North Korea and Andaman Is. to have them all.

Since many people on here are ham radio operators, they didn't have a problem with my 347 countries.

For more information, go to ARRL.ORG

Randy

My problem with the ARRL is that they will count a 3 foot by 5 foot rock sticking out of the water in the middle of an ocean a 'country'. :roll:

 

[n4yek]

Should I type in a larger font for you?

I believe if you typed slower he might understand. :lol:

 

[texasemt13]

Huh, what are you saying?

Steve/KB8FAR

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet
and it will explain what Don said...

 

[k8tmk]

The reason I have more than 338 is because my overall total includes several "deleted" countries. That is, countries that changed ownership, became part of another country, etc. Deleted countries that I received earlier credit for still count toward my overall total. An example would be the former East and West Germany. I had previously confirmed them both, so they both counted as separate countries in my overall total. The ARRL DXCC rules indicate how they determine what is a country and what isn't.

The 338 is the current number of recognized countries (according to ARRL). If you want to look at it that way, I have 336 confirmed.

Randy

 

[hotdjdave]

APCO Sets the Standard for Radio Communications for Public Safety in the USA

In the USA, there is a standard. The standard is set by the Association of Public Safety Communications Official International (APCO). APCO also sets standards for other public safety communications such as the use of digital communications, known as Project 25 (P25).

APCO Project 14 is the standard that sets the use of public safety radio communications codes, such as the use of the "10 code" and a phonetic alphabet.

Although APCO endorsed the international phonetic alphabet, APCO adopted LAPD's phonetic alphabet (Adam, Boy, Charles...) and made it known and adopted by other agencies. In fact, LAPD's phonetic alphabet is know as the APCO phonetic alphabet. Some agencies make slight variations to it on one or two letters; similarly, some agencies use their own slight variation on the APCO 10-codes, as well.

No agency is required to use any particular standard. APCO is just a suggested standard; but APCO projects are widely accepted as "the standard," particularly for its member agencies.

There is also the NATO phonetic alphabet (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie...) - AKA military phonetic alphabet. Some public safety agencies choose to use this standard.