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| − | The '''Ham Radio Ranger Alphabet''' is an alternate radio alphabet used by the [[Ham Radio Rangers]] in the event that the regular radio alphabet fails. | + | The '''Ham Radio Ranger Alphabet''' is an alternate radio alphabet used by the [[Ham Radio Rangers]] in the event that the regular radio alphabet fails. It consists of a Primary and Secondary set of words. The secondary set is to be used only for extreme emergencies, or when the primary set fails. |
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| − | ! Letter !! style="text-align:left;"| | + | ! Letter !! style="text-align:left;"| Primary !! style="text-align:left;"| Secondary |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |align=center| [[A]] || '''Antidisestablishmentarianism''' | + | |align=center| [[A]] || '''Antidisestablishmentarianism''' || '''Aye''' |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |align=center| [[B]] ||'''Buckwheat''' | + | |align=center| [[B]] ||'''Buckwheat''' || '''BeeGee''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[C]] ||'''Constantinopolis''' | + | |align=center| [[C]] ||'''Constantinopolis''' || '''Czar''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[D]] ||'''Damocles''' | + | |align=center| [[D]] ||'''Damocles''' || '''Double-U''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[E]] ||'''Effervescence''' | + | |align=center| [[E]] ||'''Effervescence''' || '''Eye''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[F]] ||'''Fahrvergnugen''' | + | |align=center| [[F]] ||'''Fahrvergnugen''' || '''Four''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[G]] ||'''Geostationary''' | + | |align=center| [[G]] ||'''Geostationary''' || '''Gnat''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[H]] ||'''Hemoglobin''' | + | |align=center| [[H]] ||'''Hemoglobin''' || '''Hour''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[I]] ||'''Iridescence''' | + | |align=center| [[I]] ||'''Iridescence''' || '''Io''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[J]] ||'''Jitterbug''' | + | |align=center| [[J]] ||'''Jitterbug''' || '''Juan''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[K]] ||'''Kaleidoscope''' | + | |align=center| [[K]] ||'''Kaleidoscope''' || '''Know''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[L]] ||'''Luminescence''' | + | |align=center| [[L]] ||'''Luminescence''' || ''' LOL ''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[M]] ||'''Megalomaniac''' | + | |align=center| [[M]] ||'''Megalomaniac''' || '''Mnemonic''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[N]] ||'''Nimbus''' | + | |align=center| [[N]] ||'''Nimbus''' || '''Nguyen''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[O]] ||'''Octomom''' | + | |align=center| [[O]] ||'''Octomom''' || '''One''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[P]] ||'''Phosphorescence''' | + | |align=center| [[P]] ||'''Phosphorescence''' || '''Pneumatic''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[Q]] ||'''Questionability''' | + | |align=center| [[Q]] ||'''Questionability''' || '''Queso''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[R]] ||'''Regurgitation''' | + | |align=center| [[R]] ||'''Regurgitation''' || '''aRe''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[S]] || '''Somnambulism''' | + | |align=center| [[S]] || '''Somnambulism''' || '''Sea''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[T]] ||'''Troglodyte''' | + | |align=center| [[T]] ||'''Troglodyte''' || '''Tzar''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[U]] ||'''Underrepresentation''' | + | |align=center| [[U]] ||'''Underrepresentation''' || '''Ute''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[V]] ||'''Voltron''' | + | |align=center| [[V]] ||'''Voltron''' || '''Five''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[W]] ||'''Whithersoever''' | + | |align=center| [[W]] ||'''Whithersoever''' || '''Won''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[X]] ||'''Xenophobia''' | + | |align=center| [[X]] ||'''Xenophobia''' || '''Ten''' |
|- | |- | ||
| − | |align=center| [[Y]] ||'''Yugoslavia''' | + | |align=center| [[Y]] ||'''Yugoslavia''' || '''You''' |
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| − | |align=center| [[Z]] ||'''Zoltron''' | + | |align=center| [[Z]] ||'''[[HMS Zoltron |Zoltron]]''' || '''Zero''' |
|} | |} | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Ham Radio Ranger Morse Code]] | * [[Ham Radio Ranger Morse Code]] | ||
| + | * [[Ham Radio Email Codes]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:19, 20 February 2015
The Ham Radio Ranger Alphabet is an alternate radio alphabet used by the Ham Radio Rangers in the event that the regular radio alphabet fails. It consists of a Primary and Secondary set of words. The secondary set is to be used only for extreme emergencies, or when the primary set fails.
| Letter | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| A | Antidisestablishmentarianism | Aye |
| B | Buckwheat | BeeGee |
| C | Constantinopolis | Czar |
| D | Damocles | Double-U |
| E | Effervescence | Eye |
| F | Fahrvergnugen | Four |
| G | Geostationary | Gnat |
| H | Hemoglobin | Hour |
| I | Iridescence | Io |
| J | Jitterbug | Juan |
| K | Kaleidoscope | Know |
| L | Luminescence | LOL |
| M | Megalomaniac | Mnemonic |
| N | Nimbus | Nguyen |
| O | Octomom | One |
| P | Phosphorescence | Pneumatic |
| Q | Questionability | Queso |
| R | Regurgitation | aRe |
| S | Somnambulism | Sea |
| T | Troglodyte | Tzar |
| U | Underrepresentation | Ute |
| V | Voltron | Five |
| W | Whithersoever | Won |
| X | Xenophobia | Ten |
| Y | Yugoslavia | You |
| Z | Zoltron | Zero |
Notes
A grass-roots movement is underway to replace Somnambulism with Sharktypus.
