2007-02-25 23:42:45 · 4 answers · asked by moby242 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Roger is (or was) the phonetic 'R'. (The phonetic alphabet is A - Alpha, B - Bravo, C - Charlie etc.) R - Roger is used to signify 'Received', i.e. message received.
Edit: the person above me can't read. The phonetic alphabet has changed over the years. Who's the idiot now, fuckwit?
2007-02-25 23:51:30 · answer #1 · answered by Hypergluco 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh my... it has to do with Morse Code and Phonetics.
In Phonetics... which was used during communications in WW2, the first letter of a letter was given a word value... so letters that sounded alike could be differentated. The Military still uses Phonetics although most Americans have never heard of them or know how to use them.
The alphabet has changed since WW2. At that time, the letter "R" stood for "Roger". Today, the new alphabet uses "Romeo"
Now... the letter "R" when sending Morse Code, (dit dah dit) stands for "Received". So, when spoken, the pilot would say "Roger" but the radio operator would still send "K" when sending Morse Code to indicate "Over".
The "R" can also stand for "Readibility". A signal report is "RST" for "Readibility" "Strength" and "Tone" The perfect signal is 599 (you may hear someone say You're 5 by 9) and this is what they are saying... 5 is perfect readibility and a strength of 9 is perfect... tone has to do with the quality of the CW carrier signal.
2007-02-26 07:56:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not just pilots say 'roger'. It's common radio terminology. It means 'confirmed' or 'ok'.
Edit** The person below me is an idiot. Roger is not the phonetic R. Romeo is the phonetic R.
And has been my entire military career.
2007-02-26 07:51:16 · answer #3 · answered by The Dude 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cuz dick is way too a weird word to say...
2007-02-26 07:51:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋