• Hold the radio or microphone close to the mouth.
• Keep portable radio antenna vertical.
• To achieve the best range, operate from the highest point possible.
• Push transmit button BEFORE speaking!
• Don’t cut in on other transmissions.
• All users transmit and receive on the same channel, and must therefore take turns to speak.
• If two people send at once, neither station will be heard.
• Use allocated call signs.
• When making the initial contact, first mention the call sign of the station you are trying to contact, and then identify yourself.
• “OVER” must be used during all ongoing messages to indicate a break in transmission.
• Use the Phonetic Alphabet for Letters and Call Signs.
• Figures are sent digit by digit.
• If your communications are scratchy, move a small distance. A couple of meters could make a big difference.
• Finish the conversation with the word “OUT“.
• Speak clearly.

• NOTE: SEND has the same meaning as OVER, and means that you have permission to transmit your message.
• Emergency messages are preceded by the proword PRIORITY, e.g. ”SWEEP EIGHT FIVE, PRIORITY”
• Listening carefully is as important as talking properly!

Remember: Always put Brain into gear before engaging Mouth!

INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET

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