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(or "phonetic alphabet") for

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, i.e. an accepted set of easily differentiated names given to the letters of the alphabet for the purpose of spelling out words. It is used mostly on radio voice channels by the

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, the

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and the

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. The names for some Greek letters are easily confused in noisy conditions. Similar sounding Greek letters: *víta (β), zíta (ζ), íta (η), thíta (θ) *épsilon (ε), ýpsilon (υ) *mi (μ), ni (ν) *xi (ξ), pi (π), fi (φ), chi (χ), psi (ψ)

The spelling alphabet

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