| PHONETICS | NUMERALS | |||||
| Pronounced | Pronounced | |||||
| A | - | ALPHA (AL-fah) | 1 | - | WUN | |
| B | - | BRAVO (BRAH-vo) | 2 | - | TOO | |
| C | - | CHARLIE (CHAR-Lee) | 3 | - | TREE | |
| D | - | DELTA (DELL-tah) | 4 | - | FO-wer | |
| E | - | ECHO (ECK-oh) | 5 | - | FIFE | |
| F | - | FOXTROT (FOKS-trot) | 6 | - | SIX | |
| G | - | GOLF (GOLF) | 7 | - | SEV-en | |
| H | - | HOTEL (hoh-TELL) | 8 | - | ATE | |
| I | - | INDIA IN-dee-ah) | 9 | - | NI-ner | |
| J | - | JULIET (JEW-lee-ett) | 0 | - | ZEE-row | |
| K | - | KILO (KEE-loh) | 100 | - | WUN-HUN-dred | |
| L | - | LIMA (LEE-mah) | 1000 | - | WUN-TOW-sand | |
| M | - | MIKE (MIKE) | ||||
| N |
- | NOVEMBER (no-VEM-ber) | ||||
| O | - | OSCAR (OSS-cah) | ||||
| P | - | PAPA (pa-PAH) | ||||
| Q | - | QUEBEC (kay-BECK) | ||||
| R | - | ROMEO (ROW-me-oh) | ||||
| S | - | SIERRA (see-AIR-rah) | ||||
| T | - | TANGO (TANG-go) | ||||
| U | - | UNIFORM (YOU-nee-form) | ||||
| V | - | VICTOR (VICK-tah) | ||||
| W | - | WHISKEY (WISS-key) | ||||
| X | - | X-RAY (ECKS-ray) | ||||
| Y | - | YANKEY (YANG-key) | ||||
| Z | - | ZULU (ZOO-loo) | ||||
| RADIO CHECK RESPONSES | ||
| LOUD AND CLEAR | - | The meaning is obvious. |
| GOOD AND READABLE | - | 100 Percent with some noise, fading or interference. |
| WEAK BUT READABLE | - | Most of your transmissions are uderstood but not all. |
| WEAK UNREADABLE | - | Signal is heard but intelligence is indistinguishable. |