The spelling alphabet

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The spelling alphabet

To able to transmit callsigns, abbreventions and words without errors, especially in poor transmission conditions, it will be spelled by using destinctive words.
The "international spelling alphabet", also known as the "NATO"-spelling alphabet, is established worldwide, also in amateur radio.

Letter
NATOGermanEnglisch
A
Alpha
Anton
Able
B
Bravo
Berta
Baker
C
Charlie
Cäsar
Charlie
D
Delta
Dora
Dog
E
Echo
Emil
Easy
F
Foxtrott
Friedrich
Fox
G
Golf
Gustav
George
H
Hotel
Heinrich
How
I
India
Ida
Item
J
Juliett
Julius
Jig
K
Kilo
Konrad
King
L
Lima
Ludwig
Love
M
Mike
Martha
Mike
N
November
Nordpol
Nan
O
Oscar
Otto
Oboe
P
Papa
Paula
Peter
Q
Quebec
Quelle
Queen
R
Romeo
Richard
Roger
S
Sierra
Siegfried
Sugar
T
Tango
Theodor
Tare
U
Uniform
Ulrich
Uncle
V
Victor
Viktor
Victor
W
Whisky
Wilhelm
William
X
X-ray
Xanthippe
X-ray
Y
Yankee
Ypsilon
Yoke
Z
Zoulou
Zeppelin
Zebra





Bibliography:

Etienne Hèrtier: Taschenbuch für den Funkamateur 1972/73, 10. Auflage, Körner'sche Druckerei und Verlagsanstalt, Gerlingen