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Some Helpful Information for VHF Radio Users
Procedure Word (PROWORDS)
ALL AFTER
ALL BEFORE
BREAK
CORRECT
CORRECTION
DISREGARD THIS TRANSMISSION
DO NOT ANSWER
FIGURES
FROM
GROUPS
INFO
I READ BACK
I SAY AGAIN
I SPELL
I VERIFY
MESSAGE
MINIMIZE
MINIMIZE LIFTED
MORE TO FOLLOW
OUT
OVER
READ BACK
RELAY (TO)
REPEAT
ROGER
ROUTINE
SAY AGAIN
SERVICE
SPEAK SLOWER
THIS IS
TIME
TO
UNKNOWN STATION
VERIFY
WAIT
WAIT OUT
WILCO
WORD AFTER
WORD BEFORE
WORDS TWICE
Letter
|
Phonetic Equivalent |
Pronounced
|
A
|
Alpha
|
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 TELL |
I
|
India
|
IN DEE AH |
J
|
Juliet
|
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 BEC |
R
|
Romeo
|
ROW ME OH |
S
|
Sierra
|
SEE AIR RAH |
T
|
Tango
|
TANG GO |
U
|
Uniform
|
YOU NEE FORM or OO NE FORM |
V
|
Victor
|
VIK TAH |
W
|
Whiskey
|
WISS KEY |
X
|
Xray
|
ECKS RAY |
Y
|
Yankee
|
YANG KEY |
Z
|
Zulu
|
ZOO LOO |
Pronunciation of Numbers
Numeral |
Spoken As
|
Ø |
ZE-RO |
1 |
WUN
|
2 |
TOO
|
3 |
TREE
|
4 |
FOW-ER
|
5 |
FIFE
|
6 |
SIX
|
7 |
SEV-EN
|
8 |
AIT
|
9 |
NIN-ER
|