ETA313-05: Regulation Lesson 1: Phonetics, callsigns, abbreviations
Recommended reading: 261, 263, 265-267 (Chapter 13)
Phonetic alphabet:
| Letter | Swedish | ITU, ICAO and NATO |
|---|---|---|
| A | Adam | Alfa |
| B | Bertil | Bravo |
| C | Cesar | Charlie |
| D | David | Delta |
| E | Erik | Echo |
| F | Filip | Foxtrot |
| G | Gustav | Golf |
| H | Helge | Hotel |
| I | Ivar | India |
| J | Johan | Juliett |
| K | Kalle | Kilo |
| L | Ludvig | Lima |
| M | Martin | Mike |
| N | Niklas | November |
| O | Olof | Oscar |
| P | Petter | Papa |
| Q | Qvintus | Quebec |
| R | Rudolf | Romeo |
| S | Sigurd | Sierra |
| T | Tore | Tango |
| U | Urban | Uniform |
| V | Viktor | Victor |
| W | Wilhelm | Whiskey |
| X | Xerxes | X-ray |
| Y | Yngve | Yankee |
| Z | Zäta | Zulu |
| Å | Åke | Alfa Alfa (AA) |
| Ä | Ärlig | Alfa Echo (AE) |
| Ö | Östen | Oscar Echo (OE) |
| Number | Swedish | ITU, ICAO and NATO |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Nolla | Zero |
| 1 | Ett | One |
| 2 | Tvåa | Two |
| 3 | Trea | Three |
| 4 | Fyra | Four |
| 5 | Femma | Five |
| 6 | Sexa | Six |
| 7 | Sju | Seven |
| 8 | Åtta | Eight |
| 9 | Nia | Niner |
| Abbreviation | English | Svenska |
|---|---|---|
| BK | Break | Bryt (sänds för att avbryta en sändande station för kommentar) |
| CQ | General call to all stations | Allmänt anrop |
| CW | Continuous Waves | Telegrafi |
| DE | from | från (DE SA6JKK) |
| K | Invitation to send | kom, jag lyssnar |
| MSG | Message | Meddelande |
| PSE | Please | Var snäll och … |
| R | Received | Mottaget |
| RST (or RST599) | Report system R = Readability (1-5) S = Signal strength (1-9) T = Tone report [CW] (1-9) | Rapportsystem R = Läsbarhet (1-5) S = Signalstyrka (1-9) T = Tonkvalitet [CW] (1-9) |
| RX | Receiver | Radiomottagare |
| TX | Transmitter | Radiosändare |
| UR | Your | Din |
| OM | (Old) Man | (Gammal) Man |
| YL | (Young) Lady | (Ung) Kvinna |
| XYL | Wife | Fru |
No YM, OL, XOM… OM/YL/XYL are quite sexist in my opinion /JKK
Honorary mentions Western union 92 code
| Abbrevation | English | Svenska |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Best regards | Med vänliga hälsningar |
| 72 | Best regards when QRP. (Slightly less 73) | Med vänliga hälsningar vid QRP (lite mindre än 73) |
| 88 | Love and kisses | Puss och kram |
Not just ham but common abbreviations
| Abbreviation | English | Svenska |
|---|---|---|
| UTC | Coordinated universal time | |
| RTTY | Radio Teletype | |
| AMTOR | Amateur Teleprinting Over Radio | |
| PSK | Phase Shift Keying | |
| AM | Amplitude Modulation | |
| SSB | Single Sideband | |
| USB | Upper Sideband | |
| LSB | Lower Sideband | |
| FM | Frequency modulation | |
| NBFM | Narrowband FM | |
| SSTV | Slow-scan TV | |
| ATV | Amateur TV | |
| ITU | International Telecomunication Union (Under UN) | |
| IARU | International Amateur Radio Union | |
| CEPT | European Conference of Postal and Telecommuications Administrations | |
| PTS | Post och Tele-styrelsen |
Callsigns
say everything with phonetics
SA6JKK ->
SA = Swedish
Normal prefixes
Single operators - SA, SM (SA was started to be distributed in 2004)
Ham Radio Clubs- SA, SK
Military organizations and FRO - SL
And 7S, 8S, SA, SB, SC…,SM
6 = Västra Götaland + Hallands län
JKK = Me, suffix, Base signal
/M = Portable/Mobile
/0 = Visiting Stockholm
/MM = in international waters
/AM = Flying (Require special permit)
LA/ = Visiting Norway
| Norden | |
| ————- | ————— |
| LA | Norge |
| OH | Finland |
| OH0 | Åland |
| OZ | Danmark |
| Europa | |
| DL | Tyskland |
| EA | Spanien |
| ES | Estland |
| F | Frankrike |
| G | England |
| HB | Schweiz |
| I | Italien |
| LY | Litauen |
| OK | Tjeckien |
| ON | Belgien |
| PA | Nederländerna |
| S5 | Slovenien |
| SP | Polen |
| SV | Grekland |
| UA | Ryssland |
| YL | Lettland |
| Afrika | |
| EA8 | Kanarieöarna |
| ZS | Sydafrika |
| Asien | |
| HS | Thailand |
| JA | Japan |
| Nordamerika | |
| K | USA |
| VE | Kanada |
| Sydamerika | |
| LU | Argentina |
| PY | Brasilien |
| Oceanien | |
| VK | Australien |
| ZL | Nya Zeeland |