The Phonetic Alphabet is used to prevent any misunderstanding in spoken communications that are important. For example: the giving of a person’s name or location. It is spoken and used in the following way.

Phonetic Alphabet

Example: China

C for Charlie

H for Hotel

I for India

N for November

A for Alpha

B -Bravo

C - Charlie

D - Delta

E - Echo

G - Golf

L - Lima

M - Mike

K - Kilo

J - Juliet

A -Alpha

I - India

H - Hotel

F - Foxtrot

Y - Yankee

Q - Quebec

N - November

X - X-ray

W - Whiskey

V - Victor

U - Uniform

T - Tango

S - Sierra

R - Romeo

P - Papa

O -Oscar

Z - Zulu

China

Below is the full list of letters and their call signs; i.e. Alpha is the call sign for A