A - B - C

[A - alpha]

amateur operator - a person holding a written authorization to be the control operator of an amateur station.

amateur service - a radiocommunication service for the purpose of self-training, intercommunication and technical investigations carried out by amateurs, that is, duly authorized persons interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest.

 

[B - bravo]

bandwidth - the width of a frequency band outside of which the mean power is attenuated at least 26 dB below the mean power of the total emission, including allowances for transmitter drift or Doppler shift. Bandwidth describes the range of frequencies that a radio transmission occupies.

 

[C - charlie]

control operator - an amateur operator designated by the licensee of a station to be responsible for the transmissions of an amateur station.

 

D - E - F

[D - delta]

dummy load - a station accessory that allows you to test or adjust transmitting equipment without sending a signal out over the air. Also called dummy antenna.

 

[E - echo]

emergency traffic - messages with life and death urgency or requests for medical help and supplies that leave an area shortly after an emergency.

 

[F - foxtrut]

FCC - Federal Communications Commission

frequency coordination - allocating repeater input and output frequencies to minimize interference between repeaters and to other users of the band.

 

G - H - I

[G - gulf]

ground connection - a connection made to the earth for electrical safety. This connection can be made inside (to a metal cold-water pipe) or outside (to a ground rod).

 

[H - hotel]

HF - high frequency 

health and welfare traffic - messages about the well being of individuals in a disaster area. Such messages must wait for Emergency and Priority traffic to clear, and results is advisories to those outside the disaster area awaiting news from family and friends.

 

[I - india]

intentions - 

 

J - K - L

J - Joliet

K - kilo

L - lima

 

M - N - O

M - mike

N - november

O - oscar

 

P - Q - R

P - papa

Q - quebec

R - romeo

 

S - T - U

S - sierra

T - tango

U - uniform

 

V - W - X

V - victor

W - whiskey

X - xray

 

Y - Z - 1 to 9

Y - yankee

Z - zulu

[1 to 9]

73's - regards