An alfa is a representation of the letter A in the ICAO
radiotelephony spelling alphabet.
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Signals can be sent by flaghoist, signal lamp ("blinker"), flag semaphore, radiotelegraphy, and radiotelephony.
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Two-way transmission of sounds by means of modulated radio waves, without interconnecting wires.
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Most police stations use The NATO phonetic alphabet, which is also called one of the following:
the ICAO phonetic alphabet
ITU phonetic alphabet
NATO spelling alphabet
ICAO spelling alphabet
the international radiotelephony spelling alphabet
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Italian inventor Guglielmo ( Bill, to Yanks) Marconi is
generally considered the founder of Radio- largely radio-telegraph
from l895 to about the turn of the century- radiotelephony- Voice
radio- and in a sense the forerunner of both Broadcasting and
eventually- Cell Phones came out later- but there were practical
tests by Canadian engineer Fessenden.- around l906-08.