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What is the phonetic word for the letter "R"?
Choices
✓ Romeocorrect
Romeo is the ICAO phonetic word for R.
Roger
Roger means a transmission was received; it is not the phonetic letter R.
Rebel
Rebel is not part of the ICAO phonetic alphabet.
Radio
Radio is not the phonetic word for R.
Why
The phonetic word for R is Romeo. Note that "Roger" is separate phraseology meaning a transmission was received.
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This is taught in Radio Basics: Phonetics, Phraseology and the Callup — study the lessons free, then practice with grading and mastery tracking.
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