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International Phonetical Alphabet For Amateur Radio

International Phonetical Alphabet which is commonly used by Amateur Radio operators throughout the world. This is used to avoid confusions to the received end, when certain alphabets are transmitted over the air.

Letter to be transmitted

Code word to be used

Spoken as (note 1)

A

ALPHA

AL FAH

B

BRAVO

BRAH VOH

C

CHARLIE

CHAR LEE or SHAR LEE

D

DELTA

DELL TAH

E

ECHO

ECK OH

F

FOXTROT

FOKS TROT

G

GOLF

GOLF

H

HOTEL

HOH TELL

I

INDIA

IN DEE AH

J

JULIET

JEW LEE ETT

K

KILO

KEY LOH

L

LIMA

LEE MAH

M

MIKE

MIKE

N

NOVEMBER

NO VEM BER

O

OSCAR

OSS CAH

P

PAPA

PAH PAH

Q

QUEBEC

KEH BECK

R

ROMEO

ROW ME OH

S

SIERRA

SEE AIR RAH

T

TANGO

TANG GO

U

UNIFORM

YOU NEE FORM or OO NEE FORM

V

VICTOR

VIK TAH

W

WHISKEY

WISS KEY

X

X-RAY

ECKS RAY

Y

YANKEE

YANG KEY

Z

ZULU

ZOO LOO

Note: 1, The syllables to be emphasized are underlined.

Letter to be transmitted

Code word to be used

Spoken as (note 2)

1

UNAONE

OO-NAH-WUN

2

BISSOTWO

BEES-SOH-TOO

3

TERRATHREE

TAY-RAH-TREE

4

KARTEFOUR

KAR-TAY-FOWER

5

PANTAFIVE

PAN-TAH-FIVE

6

SOXISIX

SOK-SEE-SIX

7

SETTESEVEN

SAY-TAY-SEVEN

8

OKTOEIGHT

OK-TOH-AIT

9

NOVENINE

NO-VAY-NINER

0

NADAZERO

NAH-DAH-ZAY-ROH

Decimal Point

Decimal

DAY-SEE-MAL

Full Stop

Stop

STOP

Note 2: Each syllable should be equally emphasized.

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Program for 52nd World Scout Jamboree On The Air (JOTA 2009) – Kuching District

 

Date

16/10/2009 (Friday)

7:00p.m.

8:00p.m.

Arrival and registration of staffs and ARCS helpers

8:00p.m.

9:00p.m.

Ice breaking

9:00p.m.

9:30p.m.

Refreshment

9:30p.m.

10:30p.m.

Setting up of JOTA equipment

10:30p.m.

11:00p.m.

JOTA Briefing / staff briefing

11:00p.m.

12:00a.m.

Committee meeting & final verification of programs

 

Date

17/10/2009 (Saturday)

6:00a.m.

7:00a.m.

Good morning & breakfast

7:00a.m.

8:00a.m..

Preparation

8:00a.m..

8:15a.m.

Scouts ceremony & raising of district flag

8:15a.m.

8:30a.m.

Speech by District Commissioner and Organizing Chairman

8:30a.m.

8:45a.m.

Equipment warm up and station master verification

8:45a.m.

9:00a.m.

Signalling the event to start world jota with callsign

9:00a.m.

10:00a.m.

CQ Jamboree - scout (group 1) - 5th Kch (23 pax)

10:00a.m.

11:00a.m.

CQ Jamboree - scout (group 2) - 18th Kch (11 pax) + 1st Kch (7 pax)

11:00a.m.

12:00a.m.

CQ Jamboree - scout (group 3) - 43rd Kch (5 pax) + 40th Kch (9 pax) + 1 pax

12:00a.m.

1:00p.m.

Lunch / break

1:00p.m.

2:00p.m.

2:00p.m.

3:00p.m.

CQ Jamboree - scout (group 4) - 39th Kch (20 pax)

3:00p.m.

4:00p.m.

CQ Jamboree - scout (group 5) - General Public

4:00p.m.

5:00p.m.

CQ Jamboree - scout (group 6) - General Public

5:00p.m.

6:00p.m.

Rest, bath, dinner

6:00p.m.

7:00p.m.

7:00p.m.

8:00p.m.

8:00p.m.

9:00p.m.

CQ Jamboree - Rovers / leaders (group 7)

9:00p.m.

10:00p.m.

10:00p.m.

11:00p.m.

Supper

11:00p.m.

12:00a.m.

Committee meeting

12:00a.m.

6:00a.m.

Free and easy, Inter-Continental DX “CQ Jamboree” / Good night

 

Date

18/10/2009 (Sunday)

6:00a.m.

7:00a.m.

Good morning & breakfast

7:00a.m.

8:00a.m..

Get ready, preparation

8:00a.m.

9:00a.m.

CQ Jamboree - scout (group 8) - 23rd Kch (20 pax)

9:00a.m.

10:00a.m.

CQ Jamboree - scout (group 9) - 23rd Kch (18 pax) + 14th Kch (5 pax)

10:00a.m.

11:00a.m.

CQ Jamboree - scout (group 10) - 14th Kch (24 pax)

11:00a.m.

11:30a.m.

Log submission & QSL card entries

11:30a.m.

11:45a.m.

Scouts ceremony / station close down / group photography session

11:45a.m.

12:00p.m.

Collection of “JOTA Challenge Badge’ / Sayonara

12:00p.m.

 

Sayonara

 

NOTES:

 

1.    All participants (group 1 to 10) are required to report and register themselves with the secretariat 1 hour before their session. For example, if you are from group 5 (17/10/2009 slot 3:00p.m. ~ 4:00p.m.), you are required to report and register to the secretariat at 2:00p.m. for the registrations, briefings and collection of JOTA kit.

2.    Attire: Full Scout Uniform

3.    JOTA kit consists of 1 bottle of mineral water and 1 event badge. Scouter in charge kindly collect them on behalf of your participating group from the secretariat.

4.    The JOTA challenge badge will only be given to those who have completed the assignments given during the briefings. Assignment paper shall be returned to the secretariat at the end of every session for verifications and qualification for the award.

5.     Rovers, Scouters and Commissioners are welcomed to join Group No. 7 which is a specific session open to all Rovers and adult leaders.

6.    Those who have not register with their participation with the JOTA organizing committee are also welcomed to attend and register on the spot. Fees: RM10 per person. However, JOTA kit and also assignment of station shall only be given based on First Come First Serve basis and subjected to availability.

7.     Have fun, CQ jamboree.

 

Please contact ADC Daniel Siong should you need further clarifications. See you there.

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