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QUESTION ON WW2 BRITISH RADIO COMMS PROCEDURES


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I am reading 2 books about the British in the Western Desert 1941.

TAKE THESE MEN by Cyril Joly

BRAZEN CHARIOTS by Bob Crisp

In both books I see passages which describe radio communication terminology and wanted to see if anyone had an authoritative description of why they use certain words.

They use 2 syllable "radio callsigns" like NUMO, JUMO, DOMO, FANA , KANO, FANO, DONA, COMO, BOXO, DINA, JUMA, HAMO..sometimes not so phonetic sounding like Tony, Peter.

(Downstream 40 years and NATO pub trained, I am more used to X-ray Two Zulu this is Foxtrot Three Romeo, radio check over...!)

Was there a firm list of these 2 syllable call signs in some British Army manual?  I googled a bit but no joy.

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