2007-02-18 23:48:55 · 13 answers · asked by jsm 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
roger that means "understood that"
2007-02-18 23:57:35 · answer #1 · answered by xxsanxx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its for clarity in radion trans missions. The Federal communications Comissons publishes a list of terminology for those who talk on the Radio. In order to make responces clear they use different phasology. The word yes over the radio dose not come accross clear to the listener and would force the question to be asked again with the same responce tieing up the frequency for extended periods of time. By using the termonology ROGER they listened has no doubt to what the responce was. In the far east the orientals have great difficulity saying the word Roger so they say the work CHARLIE.
2007-02-19 04:16:07 · answer #2 · answered by Bud H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Dear Yahoo!:
Why do people say "Roger" on the CB to indicate that they understand?
Beth
Orlando, Florida
Dear Beth:
"Roger's" origins are actually pretty simple. According to the mammoth ham radio resource AC6V's Amateur Radio Reference Guide, the letter "R" has been used since the early days of Morse Code to indicate that a message has been "received." The voice code equivalent for "R" is "Roger
2007-02-19 00:08:49 · answer #3 · answered by george 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roger is what they use for "R"'s when making sure they are understood, You know Alpha X-ray Roger is AXR. The R was for received, that's its Roger for R for Received, Pretty silly they still do it!
2007-02-19 00:05:22 · answer #4 · answered by Dina B 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Roger is radio language for 'message received and understood'.
Radio communications has many short cuts for transferring information. It cuts down on chatter, makes for more efficiency, and cuts confusion. At times, that is very important.
2007-02-19 00:07:04 · answer #5 · answered by sparbles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dina B is wrong....roger means understood, they use romeo of R so AXR would be Alpha X-ray Romeo....Roger just means "ok i got that" or "understood"
2007-02-19 00:14:05 · answer #6 · answered by Tyler 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not only pilots but most ppl who use the radio system and military personel much like some of the other answers u recieved it is used in referance to understood .I.E Have understood the information and understand its content
2007-02-19 06:30:08 · answer #7 · answered by lee c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Roger' is the old-style phonetic alphabet (now pronounced 'Romeo') for the letter R which was radio shorthand (especially in Morse code) for 'message received and understood'.
2007-02-21 04:20:42 · answer #8 · answered by Bob G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roger was the first pilot. They miss him and hope he's up there. . . somewhere. *sniff*
2007-02-18 23:52:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
everyone in the aviation industry is called roger, even the females.
2007-02-19 00:41:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋