From news.cs.tut.fi!news.funet.fi!sunic!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!destroyer!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!nebulus!ve6mgs!usenet Wed Dec 15 12:06:02 EET 1993 Article: 3246 of rec.radio.info Newsgroups: rec.radio.info Followup-To: alt.usage.english,sci.lang,rec.radio.amateur.misc Path: news.cs.tut.fi!news.funet.fi!sunic!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!destroyer!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!nebulus!ve6mgs!usenet From: bck1@cl.cam.ac.uk (Brian Kelk) Subject: Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta: phonetic alphabets Message-ID: <1993Dec10.200714.16718@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca> References: <1993Dec10.200714.16718@infodev.cam.ac.uk> Summary: revised collection Keywords: alphabets Organization: U of Cambridge Computer Lab, UK Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 20:07:14 GMT Lines: 323 Approved: rec-radio-info@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca Alpha Bravo alphabets Here is a collection of alphabets of the Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta kind, variously known as radio alphabets, phonetic alphabets and spelling alphabets. This collection currently includes alphabets for the following languages: English, French, German, Dutch, Flemish, Italian, Rumantsch, Swedish, Hungarian, Finnish and Russian. This posting supersedes the one of 29th October. My thanks to the many contributors, not all of whom are acknowledged below. I can make no guarantee of accuracy of this information; indeed please send me any corrections or additions. Comments in square brackets are my own. Brian Kelk bck1@cl.cam.ac.uk 10 December 1993 ***** ENGLISH ***** The NATO phonetic alphabet: Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliet Kilo Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu [The same alphabet, modulo Alfa and Juliett, is approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization and the FAA. UK police use Indigo instead of India (?)] >From a Swedish (also Dutch, Hungarian) telephone directory: Alfred Benjamin Charles David Edward Frederick George Harry Isaac Jack King London Mary Nellie Oliver Peter Queen Robert Samuel Tommy Uncle Victor William Xray Yellow Zebra [Swiss version: Andrew Charlie Lussy Queenie Sugar] Sometimes used by radio hams (unofficial): America Boston Canada Denmark England France Germany Honolulu India Japan Kilowatt London Mexico Norway Ontario or Ocean Pacific Quebec Radio Santiago or Spain Tokyo United Victoria Washington Xray Yokohama Zanzibar [Much variation: Amsterdam, Brazil, Baltimore, Chile, Finland, Greece, Guatemala etc] The ARRL (American Radio Relay League) version (1948): Adam Baker Charlie David Edward Frank George Henry Ida John king Lewis Mary Nancy Otto Peter queen Robert Susan Thomas union Victor William x-ray young zebra [Nowadays the ARRL endorses the NATO/ICAO alphabet] >From a book entitled "The Complete Morse Instructor..." (1944): able baker charlie dog easy fox george how item jig king love mike nan oboe peter queen roger sugar tare uncle victor william x-ray yoke zebra [This one seems to have undergone quite a lot of evolution, with different branches of the U.S. armed forces using different versions. Entries also cited: affirm, cast, hypo, inter, negat, option, over, prep] Used (still?) by New York police: Adam Boston Chicago Denver Edward Frank George Henry Ida John King Lincoln Mary Nancy Ocean Peter Queen Robert Sam Thomas Union Victor William X-ray Young Zebra >From a Dutch telephone directory: Amsterdam Baltimore Casablanca Danemark Edison Florida Gallipoli Havana Italia Jerusalem Kilogramme Liverpool Madagascar New_York Oslo Paris Quebec Roma Santiago Tripoli Uppsala Valencia Washington Xantippe Yokohama Zurich [Described as 'international' but almost identical to an alphabet described as 'French'] ***** FRENCH ***** Contributor: Erik Tjong Kim Sang anatole bernard c'ecile denise 'emile fran5cois g'erard henri isidore jean kl'eber louis marcel nicole oscar pierre quital robert suzanne th'er`ese ursule victor wagon xavier yvonne zo'e or you may prefer this representation: anatole bernard cicile denise imile frangois girard henri isidore jean kliber louis marcel nicole oscar pierre quital robert suzanne thirhse ursule victor wagon xavier yvonne zoi Contributor: Rudolf Lais (Swiss telephone directory) Anna Berthe Ce'cile Daniel Emile Franc,ois Gustave Henri Ida Jeanne Kilo Louise Marie Nicolas Olga Paul Quittance Robert Suzanne The're`se Ulysse Victor William Xavier Yvonne Zurich ***** GERMAN ***** Contributor: mrosa@eso.org (Michael Rosa) Anton Berta Caesar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida Julius Karl Ludwig Martha Nordpol Otto Paula Quelle Richard Siegfried Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xanthippe Ypsilon Zeppelin Umlaut: A"rger O"dipus U"bel More recent replacements: Konrad Zacharias Contributor: Erik Tjong Kim Sang anton bertha c"asar dora emil friederich gustav heinrich ida julius kaufmann ludwig martha nordpol otto paula quelle richard samuel theodor ulrich viktor wilhelm xanthippe ypsilon zacharias "a "arger ch charlotte "o "okonom sch schule "u "ubermut Contributor: Rudolf Lais (Swiss telephone directory) Anna Bertha Caesar Daniel Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida Jakob Kaiser Leopold Marie Niklaus Otto Peter Quelle Rosa Sophie Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xaver Yverdon Zuerich Contributor: Christof A Neumann (issued by Deutsche Bundespost) Anton Bertha Caesar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida Jakob Konrad Ludwig Martha Nordpol Otto Paula Quelle Richard Siegfried Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xantippe Ypsilon Zeppelin sch Schule Contributor: Steve Dunham Anton Berta Caesar Dora Emil Friedrich Gustav Heinrich Ida Johann Kaufmann Ludwig Martha Nordpol Otto Paula quer Richard Siegfried Theodor Ulrich Viktor Wilhelm Xaver Ypsilon Zeppelin ss Eszett Contributor: Anno Siegel Arno Borvaselin Coburg-Gotha Doria Ernst Friedrichsroda Gomorrha Herrenzimmer Ida Jawohl_Odol Kolberg_Ost Leonidas Motor Nora Oekonom Per_Motorrad Quohnsdorf_bei_Forst Revolver Sabine Tod Uniform Verbrennungstod Weltnordpol Xolabaphon York_Yellowstone Zoroaster oe Oekonomie ue Ueberkonto [This alphabet provides mnemonics for Morse code: a syllable corresponds to a dash if it contains 'o', a dot otherwise.] ***** DUTCH and FLEMISH ***** Contributor: Erik Tjong Kim Sang Dutch Flemish a anna arthur b bernhard brussel c cornelis carolina d dirk desire e eduard emiel f ferdinand frederik g gerard gustaaf h hendrik hendrik i izaak isidoor j jan jozef k karel kilogram l lodewijk leopold m marie maria n nico napoleon o otto oscar p pieter piano q quotient qualite r rudolf robert s simon sofie t teunis telefoon u utrecht ursula v victor victor w willem waterloo x xantippe xavier ij ijmuiden - y ypsilon yvonne z zaandam zola ***** ITALIAN ***** Contributor: ebuie@sed.csc.com (Elizabeth Buie) ebuie@starlab.csc.com Ancona, Bologna, Como, Domodossola, Empoli, Firenze, Genova, Hacca, Imola, Jolly, Kappa, Livorno, Milano, Napoli, Otranto, Pisa/Palermo, Quartomiglio, Roma, Savona/Siena, Torino, Udine, Venezia, Wagner, Xilofono, York, Zara. Contributor: Rudolf Lais (Swiss telephone directory) Anna Battista Carol Davide Ernesto Federico Giovanni acca Isidoro i_lungo cappa Luigi Maria Nicola Olga Pietro Quintino Rodolfo Susanna Teresa Umberto Vittorio vu_doppia ics ipsilon Zurigo ***** RUMANTSCH ***** Contributor: Rudolf Lais (Swiss telephone directory) Anna Berta Carla Dora Emil Flurin Guido Hugo Ida Judit Kilo Luisa Maria Nesa Otto Paula Quirin Rita Silvia Toni Ursin Victor Willi Xaver Yvonne Zita ***** SWEDISH ***** Contributors: simon@dront.nada.kth.se (Simon Tardell) Jonas Wallgren Adam, Bertil, Cesar, David, Erik, Filip, Gustav, Helge, Ivar, Johan, Kalle, Ludvig, Martin, Niklas, Olof, Petter, Quintus, Rudolf, Sigurd, Tore, Urban, Viktor, Wilhelm, Xerxes, Yngve, Z{ta, ]ke, [rlig, \sten. where { is a with dots ] A with ring [ A with dots \ O with dots NB that W does not belong to the Swedish alphabet (it is merely considered a graphical variant of V). ***** HUNGARIAN ***** (telephone directory) Andra's Be'la Cecil Do'ra Eleme'r Ferenc Gizella Hajnalka Istva'n Ja'nos Katalin Luca Ma'tya's Na'ndor Olga Piroska Queen Ro'bert Sarolta Ti'mea Ubul Vilmos Walter Xe'nia Ypsilon Zolta'n ***** FINNISH ***** Contributor: Jukka Rahkonen Aarne Bertta Celsius Daavid Eemeli Faarao Gideon Heikki Iivari Jussi Kalle Lauri Matti Niilo Otto Paavo Kuu Risto Sakari Tyyne Urho Ville Viski [ks{ Yrj| Tseta ]ke [iti \ljy Uppercase Lowercase ] } a with circle (Swedish) [ { a with dots \ | o with dots ***** RUSSIAN ***** Contributor: tom@systemtechnik.tu-ilmenau.de (Thomas Planke) Aleksej Boris Vasilij Grigorij Dmitrij Elena Zhenja Zoya Ivan Ivan_Kratkij Kilowatt Leonid Maria Nikolai Olga Pavel Roman Sergej Tatjana Uljana Fjodor Hariton Zaplja Chelovek Shura Schuka Tviordiy_Znak Igrek Miagkiy_Znak Emilija Yuri Jakow ***** END ***** Brian Kelk Cambridge U.K. bck1@cl.cam.ac.uk