©LTCOL G. Newman-Martin 2011 AUSTRALIAN ARMY CADETS CADET ADVANCED RADIO OPERATORS COURSE

©LTCOL G. Newman-Martin 2011

AUSTRALIAN ARMY CADETS

CADET ADVANCED

RADIO OPERATORS COURSE

Net Control StationNet Control StationRadio Operator’s Course Radio Operator’s Course

Topic 2

SENDING INFORMATION ON THE RADIO NET

Prowords

What is a proword?

a pronounceable word or phrase:

A proword is:

a pronounceable word or phrase:. which has been given a particular meaning

A proword is:


. for the purpose of speeding up messages

A proword is:


. for the purpose of speeding up messages

. between users on radio circuits

A proword is:

Examples of prowords ROGER Means ‘I have received your last transmission satisfactorily’ or ‘I understand your

message’

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Examples of prowords ROGER Means ‘I have received your last transmission satisfactorily’ or ‘I understand your message’ Can also mean ‘loud and clear’

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SEND Means ‘I am ready to receive your message’

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SEND Means ‘I am ready to receive your message’

WILCO Means ‘Message received, and understood, and will be complied with’

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Prowords

DO NOT USE INCORRECT PROWORDS

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Prowords D

YES and NO Are correct prowords

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Prowords D

YES and NO Are correct prowords

‘AFFIRMATIVE’ and ‘NEGATIVE’ Are NOT correct prowords

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The phonetic alphabetThe phonetic alphabet

The phonetic alphabet

Enables spelling of words or phrases:



to be conveyed accurately…



to be conveyed accurately… and consistently



to be conveyed accurately… and consistently in a standard format that all

users know



to be conveyed accurately… and consistently in a standard format that all users

know in a radiotelephone message


A ALPHA AL-FAH


A ALPHA AL-FAH B BRAVO BRAH-VOH


A ALPHA AL-FAH B BRAVO BRAH-VOH C CHARLIE CHAR-LEE


A ALPHA AL-FAH B BRAVO BRAH-VOH C CHARLIE CHAR-LEE D DELTA DELL-TAH


A ALPHA AL-FAH B BRAVO BRAH-VOH C CHARLIE CHAR-LEE D DELTA DELL-TAH E ECHO ECK-OH


A ALPHA AL-FAH B BRAVO BRAH-VOH C CHARLIE CHAR-LEE D DELTA DELL-TAH E ECHO ECK-OH F FOXTROT FOKS-TROT


A ALPHA AL-FAH B BRAVO BRAH-VOH C CHARLIE CHAR-LEE D DELTA DELL-TAH E ECHO ECK-OH F FOXTROT FOKS-TROT G GOLF GOLF


H HOTEL HOH-TELL


H HOTEL HOH-TELL I INDIA IN-DEE-AH


H HOTEL HOH-TELL I INDIA IN-DEE-AH J JULIETT JOO-LEE-

ETT



ETT K KILO KEY-LOH



ETT K KILO KEY-LOH L LIMA LEE-MAH



ETT K KILO KEY-LOH L LIMA LEE-MAH M MIKE MIKE


H HOTEL HOH-TELL I INDIA IN-DEE-AH J JULIETT JOO-LEE-ETT K KILO KEY-LOH L LIMA LEE-MAH M MIKE MIKE N NOVEMBER NO-VEM-BER


O OSCAR OSS-CAH


O OSCAR OSS-CAH P PAPA PAH-PAH


O OSCAR OSS-CAH P PAPA PAH-PAH Q QUEBEC KEH-BECK


O OSCAR OSS-CAH P PAPA PAH-PAH Q QUEBEC KEH-BECK R ROMEO RO-ME-OH


O OSCAR OSS-CAH P PAPA PAH-PAH Q QUEBEC KEH-BECK R ROMEO RO-ME-OH S SIERRA SEE-AIR-

RAH


O OSCAR OSS-CAH P PAPA PAH-PAH Q QUEBEC KEH-BECK R ROMEO RO-ME-OH S SIERRA SEE-AIR-

RAH T TANGO TANG-GO


O OSCAR OSS-CAH P PAPA PAH-PAH Q QUEBEC KEH-BECK R ROMEO RO-ME-OH S SIERRA SEE-AIR-RAH T TANGO TANG-GO U UNIFORM YOU-NEE-FORM


V VICTOR VIK-TAH


V VICTOR VIK-TAH W WHISKEY WISS-KEY


V VICTOR VIK-TAH W WHISKEY WISS-KEY X X-RAY ECKS-RAY


V VICTOR VIK-TAH W WHISKEY WISS-KEY X X-RAY ECKS-RAY Y YANKEE YANG-KEY


V VICTOR VIK-TAH W WHISKEY WISS-KEY X X-RAY ECKS-RAY Y YANKEE YANG-KEY Z ZULU ZOO-LOO


Spelling using the phonetic alphabet is preceded by the proword

‘I SPELL’


Example:

‘WALK


Example:

‘WALK – I SPELLI SPELL


Example:

‘WALK – I SPELL – WWHISKEY


Example:

‘WALK – I SPELL – WHISKEY-AALPHA-


Example:

‘WALK – I SPELL – WHISKEY-ALPHA-LLIMA


Example:

‘WALK – I SPELL – WHISKEY-ALPHA-LIMA-KKILO’


Example:

‘WALK – I SPELL – WHISKEY-ALPHA-LIMA-KILO – WALK’

Pronunciation of figures

Pronunciation of figuresPronunciation of figures

0 ZERO


0 ZERO1 WUN


0 ZERO1 WUN Emphasis on ‘n’


0 ZERO1 WUN Emphasis on ‘n’2 TOO Sharp ‘t’, long ‘oo’


0 ZERO1 WUN Emphasis on ‘n’2 TOO Sharp ‘t’, long ‘oo’ 3 THU-REE Short ‘u’, roll ‘r’,

long ‘ee’


0 ZERO1 WUN Emphasis on ‘n’2 TOO Sharp ‘t’, long ‘oo’ 3 THU-REE Short ‘u’, roll ‘r’,

long ‘ee’ 4 FO-WER Long ‘o’


0 ZERO1 WUN Emphasis on ‘n’2 TOO Sharp ‘t’, long ‘oo’ 3 THU-REE Short ‘u’, roll ‘r’, long

‘ee’ 4 FO-WER Long ‘o’ 5 FI-YIV Emphasise ‘f’, ‘v’, first ‘i’ is

long, second ‘i’ is short


6 SIX Emphasis on ‘x’


6 SIX Emphasis on ‘x’7 SEV-ENTwo distinct syllables,

‘en’ as in ‘hen’



‘en’ as in ‘hen’8 ATE Long ‘a’



‘en’ as in ‘hen’8 ATE Long ‘a’9 NINER Long ‘i’, emphasis both

‘n’s



‘en’ as in ‘hen’8 ATE Long ‘a’9 NINER Long ‘i’, emphasis both

‘n’s 10 WUN ZERO


• Numbers are transmitted digit by digit



• Example FIY-IV WUN TOOFIY-IV WUN TOO for ‘512’



• Example FIY-IV WUN TOO for ‘512’• Exact multiples of hundreds and

thousands may be spoken as such



• Example FIY-IV WUN TOO for ‘512’• Exact multiples of hundreds and

thousands may be spoken as such

• Example FIY-IV HUNDREDFIY-IV HUNDRED


• In good conditions numbers may be sent as in normal speech



• Example ‘Forty-four’ for ’44’



• Example ‘Forty-four’ for ’44’• Example ‘Two thousand and eight’

for ‘2008’



• Example ‘Forty-four’ for ’44’• Example ‘Two thousand and eight’

for ‘2008’• Example: ‘Twenty-three fifty-

nine hours’ for ‘2359 hours’


• Under poor or difficult conditions, figures are sent digit by digit,



preceded by the proword FIGURES



preceded by the proword FIGURES• Example: ‘FIGURES SEV-EN THUH-REE FO-

WER’ for ‘734’


• Proword ‘FIGURES’ is NOT used with:



• Callsigns



• Callsigns• Grid references



• Callsigns• Grid references• Time checks


• Decimal point spoken as ‘DAY-SEE-MAL’

• Example 123.4

‘Wun Too Thuh-ree DAY-SEE-MAL Fow-er’ for ‘123.4’

PunctuationPunctuation

Symbol Name: Spoken as: , Comma

COMMA. Full stop FULL STOP( ) Brackets PAREN/UNPAREN“..” Quotation QUOTE…UNQUOTE/ Oblique SLANT- Hyphen HYPHEN– Dash DASH

Grid referencesGrid references

GRID REFERENCE IN CLEAR

‘GRID Three Two Six – Eight Four Seven’

ANY QUESTIONS?

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