In article ,
(Brian Kelly) writes:

"Keyboard In The Noise" wrote in message
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The police and other civil entities used many different variants across
country
From URL:
http://www.bckelk.uklinux.net/phon.full.html

Used by police in New York City:

Adam Boy Charlie David Edward Frank George Henry Ida John
King Lincoln Mary Nora Ocean Peter Queen Robert Sam Tom
Union Victor William X-ray Young Zebra

[Variants: Eddie Larry Nancy Thomas Yankee Yellow]

Used by police in Nassau County, Long Island, New York:

Adam Boston Chicago Denver Edward Frank George Henry Ida
John King Lincoln Mary Nancy Ocean Peter Queen Robert Sam
Thomas Union Victor William X-ray Young Zebra

Used by police in San Diego, California:

Adam Boy Charles David Edward Frank George Henry Ida John
King Lincoln Mary Nora Ocean Paul Queen Robert Sam Tom Unit
Victor William Xray Yellow Zebra
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Keyboard In The Noise

Opinions are the cheapest commodities in the world. Author unknown but
"right on"

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Don't the police and other services use the APCO phonetics?


"In 1956 the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) adopted the
ICAO phonetic alphabet. Today it is THE worldwide standard for
military, naval, civilian aeronautical and maritime, search and rescue
groups, public safety, (law enforcement being an exception); and...the
A.R.R.L."

http://www.emcomm.org/svares/trainin...10_30_2001.htm

http://vatusa.org/training/study_guides/voc1.html

Kellie should note that the U.S. MILITARY adopted the NATO
phonetic alphabet in 1955, not 1956. [as one who was IN the
U.S. Army at the time, and in radio communications work, I am
quite familiar with that adoption, about as first-hand as one can
get (without shooting off his catapult)]

1955 was 49 years ago.

Is Kellie POSITIVE the ARRL adopted the NATO phonetic
alphabet 49 years ago? Or even 48 years ago?

The ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) may also
have selected the NATO phonetic alphabet in 1955, rather than
1956, but I expect a lot of outraged protests on that... :-)

I do know it is NOT the "ICAO phonetic alphabet" except for a
bunch of anti-military peacenik hardliners will never admit to the
existance of NATO, therefore they want to rename it for "ICAO."

Kellie will now start mumbling "putz" and other Yiddish
endearments... :-)

LHA / WMD