The police started using a phonetic alphabet where the first letter of a word is the letter being transmitted. So in my case my plate is Kilo Five Romeo Uniform Delta, using the current NATO ...

These words represent the letters A, B, and C in the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, more commonly known as the NATO phonetic alphabet. It was standardized in 1956 with sounds that ...

One of their questions was: 'How many words are there in the NATO phonetic alphabet?'. Instead of a quick-fire response, Karis proceeded to recite the entire set phonetically, one word at a ...

That might clear up one confusion, but the best way to be sure your letters are not misheard is to use the standard radio spelling alphabet, also known as the NATO phonetic alphabet. Learners can ...

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