Whiskey Tango

People often use the NATO alphabet when communicating over noisy communications channels. This phonetic alphabet assigns a code word to each letter — Alfa for A, Bravo for B — so words can be spelled out using specific words that can be heard clearly over radio or phone in noisy conditions. This app was built by an amateur radio operator to help with emergency communications training, and grew out of a real exercise for a local ham group used to sharpen recall of the NATO phonetic alphabet under pressure. It’s also a great way to refresh your memory if you haven’t used it for a while. Though this app targets amateur radio enthusiasts, pilots, maritime operators, call center operators, emcomm volunteers or anyone who wants to have Alfa through Zulu at their mental fingertips may find this a useful way to practice. There are four activities in the app that let you explore different…