Diffi Cult Words; Numerals - Motorola TMR 2 User Manual

Diffi cult Words

Diffi cult words within the text of a message may be spelled using the
phonetic alphabet and preceded by the proword, 'I SPELL'. If the operator
can pronounce the word to be spelled, s/he will do so before and after the
spelling to identify the word.
Example: 'Trivia - I SPELL, Tango Romeo India Victor India
Alpha Trivia'

Numerals

In order to distinguish numerals from similarly pronounced words, the
proword 'FIGURES' may be used preceding numbers. When transmitted
by radio, the following rules for their pronunciation will be observed if the
communication is not clear:
Numeral Spoken As
0 ZE-RO
1 WUN
2 TWO
3 THREE
4 FOW-ER
5 FIFE
6 SIX
7 SEV-EN
8 AIT
9 NIN-ER
Example: 'I SAY FIGURES Fife Sev-en Wun FIGURES'
Note: When conditions are good there is no objection to pronouncing
numerals in the regular way (IE. 'THREE, FIVE, NINE').
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