Actually, my shack has two of them - and, one or the other has been known to ring during net operations. This allows the net to continue operations without me. When I've concluded my telephone business, I let the NCS know that I'm back and ready to continue with net operations. Earlier in this session, I alluded to the necessity of the use of the International phonetic alphabet. One of the chief uses of this communications tool is to spell words and character groups on voice nets in a manner that is easily understood.
Many English words sound alike but have entirely different meanings.
The proper meaning becomes apparent if the word is spelled out. Uncommon words and proper names can also be easily misunderstood or misspelled. For those reasons, when we communicate these rascals of the English language, we need to spell them out. Say the word. Spell the word phonetically.