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	RAF phonetic alphabet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The RAF phonetic alphabet is not a phonetic alphabet in the sense in which that term is used in phonetics, i.e., it is not a system for transcribing speech sounds.
		See the phonetic alphabet disambiguation page, and also phonetic notation.
		In 1956 the NATO phonetic alphabet was adopted.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RAF_phonetic_alphabet (373 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Royal Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The primary role of the RAF in the Cold War years was the defence of Europe against potential attack by the Soviet Union.
		RAF squadrons are somewhat analogous to the regiments of the British army, in that they have histories and traditions going back to their formation, regardless of where they are currently based, which aircraft they are operating, etc. They can be awarded standards and battle honours for meritorious service.
		RAF fighters based in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait prior to and during the 1990 Gulf War, and later to enforce no-fly zones over Iraq.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Royal_Air_Force (4001 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > NATO phonetic alphabet
		The NATO phonetic alphabet was developed in the 1950s to be intelligible (and pronounceable) to all NATO allies in the heat of battle.
		The NATO phonetic alphabet is now widely used in business and telecommunications in Europe and North America, and has been approved by ICAO for use in international civil aviation.
		The alphabet is used to spell out parts of a message or call sign that are critical or otherwise hard to recognize during voice communication.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/na/NATO_phonetic_alphabet (363 words)

	NATO phonetic alphabet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This phonetic alphabet differs from the linguistics term phonetic alphabet, which refers to a set of symbols which describe the pronunciation of words.
		To identify the deficiencies of the new alphabet, testing was conducted among speakers from 31 nations, principally by the governments of the United Kingdom and the United States.
		The NATO phonetic alphabet is referred to repeatedly in Robert Ludlum's novel The Bourne Identity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet (3258 words)

	Raf Phonetic Alphabet info here at en.44of100b.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		As RAF phonetic alphabet, their capacities are extended with unperfidiousnesss and they know that their contributions are RAF phonetic alphabet and RAF phonetic alphabet.
		This style of supervising RAF phonetic alphabet teams to focus on their assigned area and RAF phonetic alphabet the Taskmaster to keep track of the synonymous expansion of work RAF phonetic alphabet.
		Our Featured RAF phonetic alphabet minutia on RAF phonetic alphabet Category: RAF phonetic alphabet The RAF phonetic alphabet is not a phonetic alphabet in the reaction in which that title is used in phonetics, i.e., it isn't a aggregate for transcribing speech sounds.
	en.44of100b.info /RAF_phonetic_alphabet (549 words)

	Alphabets
		An alphabet is a complete standardized set of letters — basic written symbols — each of which roughly represents a phoneme of a spoken language, either as it exists now or as it may have been in the past.
		The Unifon alphabet, which was created by John Malone in 1959, is an alternative way of writing English based on the principle of one letter per phoneme.
		The Proto-Hebrew or Early Aramaic alphabet was developed sometime during the late 10th or early 9th century BC and replaced Assyrian cuneiform as the main writing system of the Assyrian empire.
	www.symbols.net /alphabets (927 words)

	Qwika - similar:Call_sign
		A phonetic alphabet is any of three things: A type of phonetic notation used for transcribing the sounds of human speech into writing.
		Military slang, or informal military terms, are colloquial terms used commonly by military personnel —often as abbreviations or derivations of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, or otherwise incorporating aspects of formal military concepts and terms.
		The century older International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is often confused with the NATO phonetic alphabet owing to their similar names.
	www.qwika.com /rels/Call_sign (1205 words)

	NATO phonetic alphabet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The NATO phonetic alphabet was developed in the 1950s by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to be intelligible (and pronounceable) to all pilots and operators of civil aircraft.
		The NATO phonetic alphabet is now widely used in business and telecommunications in Europe and North America.
		Since the alphabet is intended for oral use, this is not usually an issue.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/n/na/nato_phonetic_alphabet_1.html (479 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The NATO phonetic alphabet
		The phonetic alphabet is a system created by the NATO allies in the 1950s that would be intelligible and pronounceable to all NATO allies in the heat of battle.
		The reason that any phonetic alphabet is (or was) used is because telephone, radio and walkie-talkie communications had the habit of crackling over long distances, blotting out whole words or even sentences.
		Hence the sequence of vowels in the phonetic code played an important role when the code was invented, so that when you hear a noisy '-oo-oo' you know the letter is a Z. The vowel-sequence thing works for most (though not all) combinations of letters.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A8245910 (958 words)

	NATO Phonetic Alphabet - Hampedia.com
		The NATO Phonetic Alphabet is the common radiotelephony alphabet, in which common english words are used to represent letters of the roman alphabet.
		The modern NATO Phonetic Alphabet was derived from several previous attempts at a universal phonetic alphabet, including the original ITU 1927 alphabet, the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet (able baker), several RAF phonetic alphabets and the Latin American Ana Brasil alphabet.
		In 1956 the final version of the modern phonetic alphabet was established by the ITU, and was quickly ratified and adpoted by all radio operators.
	hamsexy.com /wiki/index.php?title=NATO_Phonetic_Alphabet&printable=yes (423 words)

	Phonetic alphabet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In telecommunication, a phonetic alphabet is a list of standard words used to identify letters in a message transmitted by voice (including over radio, telephone, etc.).
		In phonetics, a phonetic alphabet is a writing system used for transcribing the sounds of human speech into writing.
		See International Phonetic Alphabet and SAMPA, the ASCII version.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/p/ph/phonetic_alphabet.html (125 words)

	NATO Phonetic Alphabet
		The Phonetic Alphabet is mainly used in two-way radio communications when spelling out a word rather than just saying the letters.
		By using a phonetic alphabet, the effects of noise, distortion, and accents are reduced.
		During World War II a joint Army and Navy phonetic alphabet, sometimes known as "able baker", was developed.
	www.military-clothing-and-supplies.com /phonetic-alphabet.html (114 words)

	NATO phonetic alphabet - costume-handmade-snow-white.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The name NATO phonetic alphabet became widespread because the signals used to facilitate the naval communications and tactics of the United States and NATO have become global [1].
		The century older International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is often confused with the NATO phonetic alphabet due to their similar names.
		Several letter codes and abbreviations using the phonetic alphabet have become well-known, such as Bravo Zulu (letter code BZ) for "well done" [2], Checkpoint Charlie (Checkpoint C) in Berlin, and Zulu for Greenwich Mean Time or Coordinated Universal Time.
	costume-handmade-snow-white.info /NATO_phonetic_alphabet (2109 words)

	Ham Radio DX Phonetics
		This alphabet dates from about 1955 and is approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization, the FAA and the International Telecommunication Union, and many National Amateur Leagues/Societies/Orgs.
		The NATO phonetic alphabet was developed in the 1950s to be intelligible (and pronounceable) to all NATO allies.
		It is sometimes inappropriately referred to as International Phonetic Alphabet, which is actually the official name of an alphabet used in linguistics created in the late nineteenth century.
	www.ac6v.com /dxphonetics.htm (426 words)

	Nato phonetic alphabet peee.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The name NATO phonetic alphabet became widespread because the signals used to facilitate the naval communications and tactics of the United States and NATO have become global http://www.ndu.edu/inss/books/Books_2002/Globaliz tion_and_Maritime_Power_Dec_02/02_ch01.htm.
		Several RAF phonetic alphabet s were also used.
		Several letter codes and abbreviations using the phonetic alphabet have become well-known, such as Bravo Zulu (letter code BZ) for "well done" http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/questions/bzu u.html, Checkpoint Charlie (Checkpoint C) in Berlin, and Zulu for Greenwich Mean Time or Coordinated Universal Time.
	www.peee.org /en/NATO+phonetic+alphabet (2656 words)

	Phonetic Alphabet info here at en.92of100e.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		International Phonetic Alphabet BTW, I wish there was a web page where I could type in a word written in the International Phonetic Alphabet and have it converted to a sound file and played.
		Phonetic notation, a subsistence of transcribing the wholes of individual speech into writing.
		See also List of phonetic alphabets (linguistics) List of phonetic alphabets (military) This is a disambiguation page: a chores of emails allyed with the clone title.
	en.92of100e.info /Phonetic_alphabet (270 words)

	Radio Alphabet - Alphabet Letters - www.alphabet.dmodels.be (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Introduction to the Radio Alphabet and explanation of the phonetic alphabet.
		Roger is a word used in one prominent radio alphabet to stand for the letter R...
		Subject: Phonetic alphabets (Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta) (1997/5/1) This article was archived around: Fri, 23 May 1997 13:52:41 -0500...
	www.alphabet.dmodels.be /alphabet-letters/radio-alphabet.html (259 words)

	List of alphabets - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into List of writing systems.
		This section lists phonetic alphabets used to transcribe phonetic sound.'
		This section lists phonetic alphabets used to clarify word spellings in radio communication.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_alphabets (109 words)

	Voice procedure - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Voice procedure is intended to maximise clarity of spoken communication and reduce misunderstanding.
		It consists of signalling protocol such as the use of 'over', 'roger' and 'stand by'; use of so-called phonetic alphabet words like 'alpha', 'bravo', 'charlie'; abbreviated codes like the CB radio ten-code, Q Codes in amateur radio and aviation, police codes, etc.; and jargon.
		Some elements of voice procedure are understood across many applications, but significant variations exist.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Voice_procedure (292 words)

	New Ham Partner Articles
		There is nothing wrong with a snappy mnemonic, but snappy call signs and the use of the phonetic alphabet both have there place in amateur radio operations.
		These phonetics are all carefully chosen, two or three syllable words that are hard to confuse with anything else.
		The ITU phonetics are a must to know for any amateur who is going to be involved in net operations.
	www.qsl.net /wd4bis/newham/nhp11.html (758 words)

	R - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The letter R is the eighteenth letter in the Latin alphabet.
		In the International Phonetic Alphabet, /r/ represents the alveolar trill sound.
		Other languages may use the letter r in their alphabets (or latin transliterations schemes) to represent rhotic consonants different from the alveolar trill.
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	Glossary of RAF Slang & Terminology
		Ack: under the old phonetic alphabet, "Ack" stood for the letter "A", thus "ack-ack" was "A-A" or anti-aircraft artillery.
		This term was a play on the way that the RAF quartermaster labeled everything, such as "Gloves, Airman, For the use of".
		Flown by USAAF out of Amendola and Tortorella as part of 15th Airforce, it was not used as a bomber in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations by RAF.
	natureonline.com /37/56-ap4-glossary.html (3979 words)

	Informat.io on Nato Phonetic Alphabet
		These additions are not in the ICAO alphabet, however, and are generally unknown outside the German-speaking world.
		The Combine in the Half-Life 2 computer game use a modified phonetic alphabet, with such codes as "apex", "ion", "jet", "mace", "nova", "payback", "flatline", "sundown" and "ripcord".
		The term "Charlie Foxtrot" is used as an abbreviation for CF in American Military slang to refer to a "cluster fuck" or "completely fucked", a blanket term for any sort of mass confusion or other SNAFU.
	quaest.io /?title=nato-phonetic-alphabet (2696 words)

	Phonetic alphabets (Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta) (1997/5/1)
		For matters concerning the archive as a whole, please refer to the archive description or contact the archiver.
		Phonetic Alphabets (Alpha Bravo etc) May 1997 There is a widely known alphabet Alpha Bravo...
		An alphabet with Alfa X-ray can be found in The U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military Terms.
	www.cs.uu.nl /wais/html/na-dir/radio/phonetic-alph/full.html (586 words)

	NATO phonetic alphabet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		But it is only required internationally, not domestically, thus if both parties to a radio conversation are from the same country, then another phonetic alphabet of that nation's choice may be used.
		Alfa is spelled with an f because many European languages, including Spanish, do not spell that phoneme with a ph—native speakers of those languages may pronounce ph as if it were a p, ignoring the h—the English word alpha is spelt alfa in most European languages.
		Juliett is spelt with a tt for the benefit of native French speakers because they will treat a single t as silent—the English word Juliet is Juliette in French, but the ICAO did not adopt the final e because it might be misunderstood by native Spanish speakers as indicative of a final syllable teh.
	www.tocatch.info /en/NATO_phonetic_alphabet.htm (3229 words)

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