Intro to the English and Swedish phonetic alphabet for the Swedish amateur radio course

2. Overview
 History
 English
 Swedish

3. History
 ITU first adopted an international alphabet in 1927
 Used in civil aviation till WWII
 USAAF and RAF developed own codes which were
merged before 1943
 Used in civilian aviation after the war
 Problem – many sounds unique to English
 ICAO adopted new alphabet 1947
 Common Spanish, English and French sounds
 Some problems led to five letter changes in 1956

4. Letters
 A - Alpha
 Or Alfa
 B - Bravo
 C - Charlie
 D - Delta
 E - Echo
 F - Foxtrot
 G - Golf
 H - Hotel

5. Letters
 I - India
 J - Juliet
 Or Juliett
 K - Kilo
 L - Lima
 M - Mike
 N - November
 O - Oscar
 P - Papa

6. Letters
 Q - Quebec
 R - Romeo
 S - Sierra
 T - Tango
 U - Uniform
 V - Victor
 W - Whiskey
 X - X-Ray
 Y - Yankee

7. Letters
 Z - Zulu
 Å - Alpha Alpha
 Ä - Alpha Echo
 Ö - Oscar Echo

8. Numbers
 0 – Zero
 1 – Wun
 2 – Too
 3 – tree
 4 – Fow-er
 5 – Fife
 6 – six
 7 – Seven
 8 - Ait

9. Number
 9 – Niner
 10 – Ten
 100 – Hundred
 1000 - Thousand

10. And then in Swedish ---
 A – Adam
 B – Bertil
 C – Cesar
 D – David
 E – Erik
 F – Filip
 G – Gustav
 H – Helge
 I - Ivar

11. Letters
 J – Johan
 K – Kalle
 L – Ludvig
 M – Martin
 N – Niklas
 O – Olof
 P – Petter
 Q – Quintus
 R - Rudolf

12. Letters
 S – Sigurd
 T – Tore
 U – Urban
 V – Viktor
 W – Willhelm
 X – Xerxes
 Y – Yngve
 Z – Zäta
 Å - Åke

13. Letters
 Ä - Ärlig
 Ö - Östen

14. Questions?