This is the International Radio Operators Alphabet. When Christian workers live overseas in small villages, they are often far away from cities, main roads, stores and hospitals. Sometimes they need to talk with other people who live in the city. Their radios work kind of like walkie-talkies. Static can make it very hard to hear and understand the message. Then they spell out the words. But they don’t just use letters! They use these “alphabet words” known to radio operators all over the world.

Example 1: Papa-Oscar-Tango-Alfa-Tango-Oscar-Echo-Sierra: POTATOES

Example 2: India-Foxtrot-Yankee-Oscar-Uniform-Charlie-Alpha-November-Uniform-November-Delta-Echo-Romeo-Sierra-Tango-Alpha-November-Delta-Tango-Hotel-India-Sierra-Charlie-Oscar-Mike-Mike-Echo-November-Tango.

Alpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Golf
Hotel
India
Juliet
Kilo
Lima
Mike
November
Oscar
Papa
Quebec
Romeo
Sierra
Tango
Uniform
Victor
Whiskey
X-Ray
Yankee
Zulu