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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 HotelContinue reading “The International Phonetic Alphabet and Numbers”

The Q-code is an international set of abbreviations that was created at the beginning of the last century to simplify radiotelegraph communication. Each code is composed by three letters always starting with Q. Each code can be a question if followed by a question mark or an answer (or statement) if not. To avoid confusion,Continue reading “The international Q-code”

Amateur Morse Code International Morse code today is most popular among amateur radio operators, in the mode commonly referred to as “continuous wave” or “CW”. (This name was chosen to distinguish it from the damped wave emissions from spark transmitters, not because the transmission is continuous.) Other keying methods are available in radio telegraphy, such as frequency-shift keying. The originalContinue reading “Morse code”

What is amateur Radio? Its the best fun ever if you’re even slightly technically minded! It’s also a service in which you, the radio amateur, or ham, can play a part in helping with recovery from disasters such as floods, earthquakes and typhoons by using your own radio equipment and antennas to communicate with firstContinue reading “WHAT IS AMATEUR RADIO?”