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Phonetic Codes & Signal Flags
Representing the Alphabet



Reference Notes

Security and secrecy are adjuncts to basic communication. Signal codes are used to send clear and precise messages when conditions may be adverse, whether the contents are encrypted / enciphered or not. All message traffic is regulated by protocols.




Phonetic AlphaNumeric Codes
select acrophonetic spelling alphabets
Letter
Number
US Navy
1913
Royal
Navy
1914
US Army
1916
FM24-5
1939
US Army
1944
FM24-17
1961
Morse
Code
POW
Tap
Code
A ABLE APPLES ABLE AFIRM ABLE ALFA
(alfah)
.- 1/1
B BOY BUTTER BOY BAKER BAKER BRAVO
(brahvoh)
-... 2/1
C CAST CHARLIE CAST CAST CHARLIE CHARLIE
(charlee)
-.-. 3/1
D DOG DUFF DOCK DOG DOG DELTA
(delltah)
-.. 4/1
E EASY EDWARD EASY EASY EASY ECHO
(eckoh)
. 5/1
F FOX FREDDY FOX FOX FOX FOXTROT
(fokstrot)
..-. 1/2
G GEORGE GEORGE GEORGE GEORGE GEORGE GOLF
(golf)
--. 2/2
H HAVE HARRY HAVE HYPO HOW HOTEL
(hohtell)
.... 3/2
I ITEM INK ITEM INTER INTER INDIA
(indee-ah)
.. 4/2
J JIG JOHNNIE JIG JIG JIG JULIETT
(jewlee-ett)
.--- 5/2
K KING KING KING KING KING KILO
(keyloh)
-.- 3/1
L LOVE LONDON LOVE LOVE LOVE LIMA
(leemah)
.-.. 1/3
M MIKE MONKEY MIKE MIKE MIKE MIKE
(mike)
-- 2/3
N NAN NUTS NAP NEGAT NAN NOVEMBER
(november)
-. 3/3
O OBOE ORANGE OPAL OPTION OBOE OSCAR
(osscah)
--- 4/3
P PUP PUDDING PUP PREP PETER PAPA
(pahpah)
.--. 5/3
Q QUACK QUEENIE QUACK QUEEN QUEEN QUEBEC
(kehbeck)
--.- 1/4
R RUSH ROBERT RUSH ROGER ROGER ROMEO
(rowme-oh)
.-. 2/4
S SAIL SUGAR SAIL SAIL SUGAR SIERRA
(seeairah)
... 3/4
T TARE TOMMY TAPE TARE TARE TANGO
(tanggo)
- 4/4
U UNIT UNCLE UNIT UNIT UNCLE UNIFORM
(younee-form)
..- 5/4
V VICE VINEGAR VICE VICTOR VICTOR VICTOR
(viktah)
...- 1/5
W WATCH WILLIE WATCH WILLIAM WILLIAM WHISKEY
(wisskey)
.-- 2/5
X X-RAY XERXES X-RAY X-RAY X-RAY X-RAY
(ecksray)
-..- 3/5
Y YOKE YELLOW YOKE YOKE YOKE YANKEE
(yangkey)
-.-- 4/5
Z ZED ZEBRA ZED ZED ZEBRA ZULU
(zooloo)
--.. 5/5
0 ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO
(ze-ro)
-----
1 ONE ONE ONE ONE ONE ONE
(wun)
.----
2 TOO TOO TOO TOO TOO TWO
(too)
..---
3 THREE THREE THREE THREE THREE THREE
(tree)
...--
4 FOUR FOUR FOUR FOUR FOUR FOUR
(fow-er)
....-
5 FIVE FIVE FIVE FIVE FIVE FIVE
(fife)
.....
6 SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX SIX
(six)
-....
7 SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN SEVEN
(sev-en)
--...
8 EIGHT EIGHT EIGHT EIGHT EIGHT EIGHT
(ait)
---..
9 NINE NINE NINE NINE NINE NINE
(nin-er)
----.



Phonetic AlphaNumeric Codes
select acrophonetic spelling alphabets
Letter
Number
Western
Front
signalese
ITU
1927
Code
Talker
Western
Union
HAM
CB
1945
ARRL
1948
police
band
APCO
DHS
2003
A Ack Amsterdam ANT Adams America
Austria
Adam
Alan
Adam
Albert
Adam
B Beer Baltimore BEAR Boston Brazil
Bolivia
Baker
Bob
Betty
Bruce
Boy
C Charlie Casablanca CAT Chicago Canada
Cambodia
Charlie
Carol
Charlie
Cynthia
Charles
D Don Denmark DEER Denver Denmark
Dixie
David
David
David
David
David
E Edward Edison ELK Easy Egypt
England
Edward
Eddie
Edward
Eddie
Edward
F Freddie Florida FOX Frank France
Finland
Frank
Frederick
Frank
Fox
Frank
G Gee Gallipoli GOAT George Germany
Greece
George
George
George
Gary
George
H Harry Havana HORSE Henry Holland
Hawaii
Henry
Howard
Henry
Harry
Henry
I Ink Italia ICE Ida Italy
India
Ida
Isaac
Ida
Ike
Ida
J Johnnie Jerusalem JACKASS John Japan
Java
John
James
John
Jimmy
John
K King Kilogramme KID King Kenya
Korea
King
Kenny
Kevin
Kevin
King
L London Liverpool LAMB Lincoln Laos
Luxembourg
Lewis
Larry
Lewis
Lance
Lincoln
M Emma Madagascar MOUSE Mary Mexico
Morocco
Mary
Michael
Mary
Mary
Mary
N Nuts New York NUT New York Norway
Nepal
Nancy
Nicholas
Nancy
Norman
Nora
O Oranges Oslo OWL Ocean Oslo
Ontario
Otto
Oliver
Otto
Ozzie
Ocean
P Pip Paris PIG Peter Panama
Portugal
Peter
Peter
Peter
Paul
Paul
Q Queen Quebec QUIVER Queen Quebec
Quito
Queen
Quincy
Quince
Quince
Queen
R Robert Roma RABBIT Roger Russia
Romania
Robert
Roger
Robert
Roberta
Robert
S Esses Santiago SHEEP Sugar Sweden
Spain
Susan
Stephen
Susan
Sammy
Sam
T Toc Tripoli TURKEY Thomas Taiwan
Togo
Thomas
Trevor
Thomas
Tommy
Tom
U Uncle Upsala UTE Union Uruguay
Uganda
Union
Ulysses
Ulysses
Ursula
Union
V Vic Valencia VICTOR Victor Venezuela
Vietnam
Victor
Vincent
Victor
Vicky
Victor
W William Washington WEASEL William Washington
Warsaw
William
William
William
Walter
William
X X-ray Xanthippe CROSS X-ray Xanthus
Xinxiang
X-ray
Xavier
Xavier
X-ray
X-ray
Y Yorker Yokohama YUCCA Young Yugoslavia
Yemen
Young
Yaakov
Yogi
Yellow
Young
Z Zebra Zurich ZINC Zero Zanzibar
Zimbabwe
Zebra
Zebedee
Zachary
Zachary
Zebra
0 Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero
1 One One One One One One One One
2 Two Two Two Two Two Two Two Two
3 Three Three Three Three Three Three Three Three
4 Four Four Four Four Four Four Four Four
5 Five Five Five Five Five Five Five Five
6 Six Six Six Six Six Six Six Six
7 Seven Seven Seven Seven Seven Seven Seven Seven
8 Eight Eight Eight Eight Eight Eight Eight Eight
9 Nine Nine Nine Nine Nine Nine Nine Nine



AlphaNumeric Flag Signals
Letter
Number
Wig-Wag
Semaphore
Nautical
Burgee
A semaphor letter A signal flag letter A
B semaphor letter B signal flag letter B
C semaphor letter C signal flag letter C
D semaphor letter D signal flag letter D
E semaphor letter E signal flag letter E
F semaphor letter F signal flag letter F
G semaphor letter G signal flag letter G
H semaphor letter H signal flag letter H
I semaphor letter I signal flag letter I
J semaphor letter J signal flag letter J
K semaphor letter K signal flag letter K
L semaphor letter L signal flag letter L
M semaphor letter M signal flag letter M
N semaphor letter N signal flag letter N
O semaphor letter O signal flag letter O
P semaphor letter P signal flag letter P
Q semaphor letter Q signal flag letter Q
R semaphor letter R signal flag letter R
S semaphor letter S signal flag letter S
T semaphor letter T signal flag letter T
U semaphor letter U signal flag letter U
V semaphor letter V signal flag letter V
W semaphor letter W signal flag letter W
X semaphor letter X signal flag letter X
Y semaphor letter Y signal flag letter Y
Z semaphor letter Z signal flag letter Z
# semaphor number sign
0 #+J signal flag numeral 0
1 #+A signal flag numeral 1
2 #+B signal flag numeral 2
3 #+C signal flag numeral 3
4 #+D signal flag numeral 4
5 #+E signal flag numeral 5
6 #+F signal flag numeral 6
7 #+G signal flag numeral 7
8 #+H signal flag numeral 8
9 #+I signal flag numeral 9
err semaphor error sign
ans signal flag answer


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Phonetic Alphabetic Codes
select acrophonetic spelling alphabets
letter
of the
alphabet
fool's
alphabet
child's
alphabet
garden
alphabet
animal
alphabet
stone
alphabet
adult's
alphabet
soldier's
alphabet
battlefield
alphabet
A
is for
horses apple aster anteater amethyst AIDS assault Antietam
B
for
mutton ball bamboo buffalo bloodstone beaver battle Breed's Hill
C
for
yourself cookie cactus camel cat's-eye condom combat Corregidor
D
for
dumb duck daisy donkey diamond diarrhea drill Dien Bien Phu
E
for
brick egg euonymus elephant eaglestone erotic E-tool El Mansura
F
for
vessence fish fern frog flint f*ck foxhole Falkirk
G
for
police green goldenrod goat geode grass grenade Gettysburg
H
for
himself hat holly horse heliodor herpes helmet Hastings
I
for
novello ink ivy impala ironstone incest intel Iwo Jima
J
for
oranges jelly jonquil jaguar jade joint jeep Jena
K
for
restaurant kite kudzu kangaroo kunzite kinky KP Kobarid
L
for
leather line lavender lion ligure LSD LP Little Bighorn
M
for
sis milk myrtle mouse malachite moon map Murfreesboro
N
for
a penny nut narcissus newt nepheline nose-
candy
napalm Nineveh
O
for
the wings
of a dove
ox orchid owl opal orgy OPLAN Okinawa
P
for
comfort pen petunia pig pipestone pander patrol Port Arthur
Q
for
a ticket quilt queen-cup quail quartz queer QM Qarqar
R
for
mo ring rose rabbit rhodonite roach radio Rivoli
S
for
Williams sun saxifrage snake sapphire sex sortie Stalingrad
T
for
two table thistle turkey topaz toke tent Thermopylae
U
for
me umbrella urd uakari ulexite user uniform Uji River
V
for
la France vest vetch vole verd vomit valor Vicksburg
W
for
money wagon woodruff walrus wacke wasted wire Waterloo
X
for
breakfast xylophone xerophyte xerus xenolith X-rated XO Xochicalco
Y
for
husband yellow yarrow yak yag yogi yardbird Ypres
Z
for
breezes zoo zinnia zebra zircon zonk zulu-time Zama





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