I can't recall a French station ever using 'Yvonne' - 'ygrec' seems much more common, and very confusing at first! Steve > Hi all > > Here's a list of phonetics in common use by radio operators worldwide > http://morsecode.scphillips.com/alphabet.html > > I've not had any problems with ALPHA X-RAY X-RAY, the repetition must > help a lot. > Vy 73 Mark, G4AXX