Field Manual / Phonetic alphabet / ECHO
ECHO
PHONETICE · Say: ECK-OH
NATO phonetic alphabet code word for the letter E.
On air
“Call sign E4L: ECHO FOW-ER LIMA.”
“I spell: ECHO...”
“Echo Five, this is Viper Two. Send status. Over.”
“Checkpoint name, I spell: Echo, Lima, Mike. Over.”
In conversation
Do not say eko or ekho; say Echo clearly with a hard K sound.