This is the International Phonetic Alphabet as it should be used for radio communications, even if every ham ends up having his own version.
PHONETIC ALPHABET
| Character | Telephony | Phonetic (Pronounciation) |
| A | Alfa | AL-FAH |
| B | Bravo | BRAH-VOH |
| C | Charlie | (CHAR-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-AIR-RAH |
| T | Tango | TANG-GO |
| U | Uniform | (YOU-NEE-FORM) or (OO-NEE-FORM) |
| V | Victor | VIK-TAH |
| W | Whiskey | WISS-KEY |
| X | Xray | ECKS-RAY |
| Y | Yankee | YANG-KEY |
| Z | Zulu | ZOO-LOO |
PHONETIC NUMBERS
| Character | Telephony | Phonetic (Pronounciation) |
| 1 | One | WUN |
| 2 | Two | TOO |
| 3 | Three | TREE |
| 4 | Four | FOW-ER |
| 5 | Five | FIFE |
| 6 | Six | SIX |
| 7 | Seven | SEV-EN |
| 8 | Eight | AIT |
| 9 | Nine | NIN-ER |
| 0 | zero | ZEE-RO |