[Yaesu] Phonetic Alphabet

[msauve at alientech.net]

At 11:00 AM 3/18/2003 -0800, Stuart Bloom wrote...
>I know the FCC
>specifies the International Phonetic Alphabet for
>American amateurs,

That is not correct.

"Use of a standard phonetic alphabet as an aid for correct station identification is encouraged;" - FCC Regulations, Section 97.119(b)(2)

No mention at all of which "standard phonetic alphabet." "A [not 'the'] standard phonetic alphabet" implies that there is more than one to chose from, as indeed there are: http://www.bckelk.uklinux.net/phon.full.html


Mike Sauve
W8UR