wondering how many people know the Phonetic Alphabet??

[WarRock]

as stated above i just wondering how many people know it.

i do and i wnted know how more do :P

[Neversoft]

I don't even know what it is.

[cocaine]

yeah i know it.

dads a policeman :]

[WarRock]

I don't even know what it is.

this is the phonetic alphabet;


A - alpha
B - bravo
C - charlie
D - delta
E - echo
F - foxtrot
G - golf
H - hotel
I - india
J - juliet
K - kilo
L - lima
M - mike
N - november
O - oscar
P - papa
Q - quebec
R - romeo
S - sierra
T - tango
U - uniform
V - victor
W - whisky
X - x-ray
Y - yankee
Z - zulu

[kasi]

what is it used for :S

[splatttt]

Isnt it for when your saying to someone
Like..

C for charlie
A for Alpha
T For tango

Like when your spelling something?

[cocaine]

what is it used for :S

it was used partly because on the radio "m" sounds like "n" and vice versa.

[Caution]

Yeah, it's like if your telling someone your postcode over the phone it's

T - tango
D - Delta

+ Yeah I know some of it.

[Eamonn]

I do not know it and I do not plan on learning it, I will just saying N for whatever comes into my head ect.

[,Jess,]

I don't know it, isn't that what police use (seen it on the bill lol)

[Infrontation]

All I know that squads in the army are sometimes called with those names ;P
Like Zulu and Delta etc.

[benjamin]

yeah, sorta?

[Lubricant]

I know a few

[Smile]

i know my name and a few other letters..

[Mentor]

Basicly its for if you have a poor connection on a radio and cant hear someone properly, useing the alpha, bravo, charlie is alot clearer than ABC even with alot of static with a bad signal, Useful if your on a mobile and have a crap signal etc, although it was more aimed at miltary use when communition was much poorer. Although is still emploied today "/

[N!ck]

Yeah, I know it... from cadets you see.

[beer]

yep. got to im an amateur radio operator. Callsign: M3LYC

[:Hazel]

the what alphabet?

[DCeption]

Yes i do

[Wayne]

I know some of them, but like somebody else said, I just say what ever word comes into my head when I'm spelling something over the phone.

[shiver]

no lol

[brandon]

No! I would say s for sugar not sienna.

[Herman]

I think I get it. Like if you're trying to say a letter or whatever through the phone or something, you'd say a word which starts with that letter? Whatever. I usually use a country's name. D = Denmark, A = America etc.

&I didn't know what it was until now.

[bigbutsound]

Ohh, I know a few but not a lot :P

[WarRock]

what is it used for :S

it is used to talk over radios as a code.


Isnt it for when your saying to someone
Like..

C for charlie
A for Alpha
T For tango

Like when your spelling something?


Yeah, it's like if your telling someone your postcode over the phone it's

T - tango
D - Delta

+ Yeah I know some of it.

it could be but it mostly used on radios but i have heard it being used for them.

[samsaBEAR]

i know a few, the obvious ones like alpha, beta etc etc

[uh huh her]

haha i don't.

[Roboevil]

Oh yeah, my mum knows this, she used it a lot when she had a crap phone. X was always for eXcellent ;/. nub.

[Adam!]

Yup, I havva know it :(

But for example, when your in a plane talking to air traffic control and they cannot understand you - Although it may take longer, it's better to spell things out than them guessing what you say.

Yankee echo sierra, india, delta oscar, kilo november oscar whiskey, tango hotel echo, papa hotel oscar november tango india charlie, alpha lima papa hotle alpha bravo echo tango!

[beer]

i know a few, the obvious ones like alpha, beta etc etc

B is Bravo. Lol.

[348GTS]

I don't even know what it is.

same.

makes longer

[Dazzle]

oo my mum does that it's annoying i don't know it all i know some

[Shinytoyguns]

I know it, its used for number plates and stating a letter clearly.

[Grindie]

Yeahhh, I know some of it, don't really plan on learning it properly, but it'll stick in my head if I do...

[Steven.]

yep. got to im an amateur radio operator. Callsign: M3LYC

Like me... M3KGE Mike 3 Kilo golf echo. ;)

[ElectricBanana]

i know a few, the obvious ones like alpha, beta etc etc

your thinking of the greek alphabet: aplha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon etc

and i dotn know the phonetic alphabet lol

[xxMATTGxx]

Yer i know it. Pilots, ATC and all that use it :)

[Kenneth]

I fly on VATSIM so yea and
Foxtrot niner is clear to land runway 24L
Foxtrot niner taxi to gate Charlie5 via alpha echo lima limaalpha

[DiscoPat]

wana learn

[Adam!]

I fly on VATSIM so yea and
Foxtrot niner is clear to land runway 24L
Foxtrot niner taxi to gate Charlie5 via alpha echo lima limaalpha
Ryanair153charlie, taxi via golf yankie and juliet hold juliet one runway 24 right.

[Seacat]

I know it, learnt it in English

[Sly]

I know some it from watching The Bill (lol).

[beer]

lol i never watch the bill. Load of crap tbh.

[Sly]

lol i never watch the bill. Load of crap tbh.
Yeah, funny sometimes.

[Boxiel]

I had to learn it in one of my training days for my job lol

[louder]

nah i don't know it - would be handy to know though i guess.