PHONETICS AND NUMBER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Amateur Radio Movement, Inc. • Standard Radio Signal Codes & Operating Prompts
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Phonetics and Number Pronunciation Guide
Amateur Radio Movement, Inc. • Standard Radio Signal Codes & Operating Prompts
Interactive Callsign & Message Speller
Type a callsign or emergency traffic text below to instantly convert it to standard ICAO phonetics & number pronunciations.
Phonetic Output:
Phonetic Alphabet
| # |
ICAO Phonetic Alphabet (Standard for aviation, maritime, emergency response) |
DX Phonetic Alphabet (Non-standard, used by HAMs for weak DX readability) |
Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Alpha | America, Amsterdam | |
| B | Bravo | Boston, Baltimore | |
| C | Charlie | Canada, Chile | |
| D | Delta | Denmark | |
| E | Echo | England, Egypt | |
| F | Foxtrot | France, Finland | |
| G | Golf | Germany, Geneva | |
| H | Hotel | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| I | India | Italy | |
| J | Juliett | Japan | |
| K | Kilo | Kentucky | |
| L | Lima | London | |
| M | Mike | Mexico | |
| N | November | Norway | |
| O | Oscar | Ontario | |
| P | Papa | Pacific | |
| Q | Quebec | Quebec | |
| R | Romeo | Radio | |
| S | Sierra | Sweden | |
| T | Tango | Tokyo | |
| U | Uniform | United | |
| V | Victor | Victoria | |
| W | Whiskey | Washington | |
| X | X-ray | X-ray | |
| Y | Yankee | Yokohama | |
| Z | Zulu | Zanzibar |
Emergency Number Pronunciation
| Number | Pronunciation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wun (to avoid confusion with none/nine) | |
| 2 | Too (sharpened) | |
| 3 | Tree (avoids soft “th” in static) | |
| 4 | Fower (extra syllable for clarity) | |
| 5 | Fife (hard F sound) | |
| 6 | Six (standard crisp pronunciation) | |
| 7 | Seven (standard distinct tone) | |
| 8 | Ait (clipped) | |
| 9 | Niner (distinct from five) | |
| 0 | Zero (often emphasized) |