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WS Radio Club
National Field Day
Tents / Bands:
Please make sure you have a copy
of the contest rules before
proceeding to the tents as specified
on your latest club newsletter.
The Official International Phonetic Alphabet
A Alpha
F Foxtrot
K Kilo
P Papa
U
Uniform Z Zulu
B Bravo
G Golf
L
Lima
Q Québec V
Victor
C Charlie
H Hotel
M Mike
R Romeo
W Whiskey
D Delta
I India
N November S Sierra
X X-Ray
E Echo
J Juliet
O Oscar
T Tango
Y Yankee
What’s going on
over there?
The HF bands
for longer
distance like to
the USA.
My Dad was telling me
about the different bands.
The club members in
those tents over there
are working the 20 and
80 metre bands. Let’s
go and check them out.
Each of those tents contains
a radio station. Each station
is working a different
BAND.
Hey, I thought you
weren’t a Radio Ham.
Did he say
India,
Charlie, Mike???
Yes - that means the letters
I, C
and
M
. Using words can be
clearer to understand than
letters which can be misheard.
Golf 4 India Charlie
Mike is G4ICM,
which is our club
call sign.
Some people have a lot of fun
with their call signs.
My friend’s call sign
is
M5TFC
. We call
him
Mike 5
The Funky Chicken
.
But for official identification
we all use a standard
internationally agreed
Phonetic Alphabet
.
“CQ Field day, CQ Field
Day, from Golf 4 India
Charlie Mike”
That’s
right!
“Golf 4 India Charlie Mike
calling CQ and standing
by for any call”