Phonetic Alphabet
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PHONETIC
ALPHABET
Jargon is common place on all 40 CB Radio Channels. In an effort to improve this valuable service many CB radio Operators are decreasing the jargon and operating more like professional operators. Learning the Phonetic Alphabet, Numerical Pronunciation, Q Signals and 'Plain Language Procedure' (Pro) Words will help you become a better CB Radio Operator and help re-establish Class D CB radio as it was originally envisioned by the FCC - as a personal radio service for necessary communications.
| Letter | Word | Pronunciation |
| A | ALFA | AL FAH |
| B | BRAVO | BRAH VOH |
| C | CHARLIE | CHAR LEE |
| D | DELTA | DELL TAH |
| E | ECHO | ECK OH |
| F | FOXTROT | FOKS TROT |
| G | GULF | 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 BECK |
| R | ROMEO | ROW ME OH |
| S | SIERRA | SEE AIR RAH |
| T | TANGO | TANG GO |
| U | UNIFORM | YOU NEE FORM |
| V | VICTOR | VIK TORE |
| W | WHISKEY | WISS KEY |
| X | XRAY | ECKS RAY |
| Y | YANKEE | YANG KEY |
| Z | ZULU | ZOO LOO |
NUMERICAL
PRONUNCIATION
When numerals are
transmitted over the CB radio they can easily be confused with other words,
meanings and numbers. To help eliminate any confusion and afford a clear,
concise message to the recipient the following table should be used to transmit
clear numerals.
| Numeral | Spoken As |
| 0 | ZE RO |
| 1 | WUN |
| 2 | TOO |
| 3 | TREE |
| 4 | FOW ER |
| 5 | FIFE |
| 6 | SIX |
| 7 | SEV EN |
| 8 | AIT |
| 9 | NIN ER |
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