"Keyboard In The Noise" wrote in message news:%a6yc.37193$tI2.19197@fed1read07...
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

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