Stanley Friedman

SO-CM-8

D5NR

Member Training

2010

COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATIONSS

PROPER RADIO PROPER RADIO COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS

PROCEDURES ?PROCEDURES ? ““Roger Dodger Over and OUT”Roger Dodger Over and OUT”

““I READ You 5 by 5”I READ You 5 by 5”

These AINT RightThese AINT Right Let’s Get Started

AUX RADIO

FACILITY

AUX VESSEL

FACILITY

Practice and use proper voice Practice and use proper voice techniquestechniques

•• Speak clearly and slowly!Speak clearly and slowly! •• Avoid extremes of pitchAvoid extremes of pitch •• Be NaturalBe Natural •• Use standard pronunciationUse standard pronunciation •• Keep 2” distance from MICKeep 2” distance from MIC •• Watch noise from surrounding areaWatch noise from surrounding area •• Keep messages brief and to the pointKeep messages brief and to the point •• With long message, pause occasionallyWith long message, pause occasionally •• Don’t press-to-talk until ready to talkDon’t press-to-talk until ready to talk •• Don’t engage mouth until brain is in gearDon’t engage mouth until brain is in gear

Use proper Pro-Words:• OVER End of Transmission (Reply Expected) • OUT End of Transmission (No Reply Expected) • ROGER Message Received ( YES )

• SAY AGAIN If You Need Something Repeated. NEVER Use The Word REPEAT. • MESSAGE FOLLOWS Get Ready to Write

• WAIT I Must Pause a Few Seconds

• WAIT OUT I Must Pause Longer

• I SPELL • FIGURES

• NEGATIVE NO

• THIS IS Your Station Identification

• BREAK Separation of Sections of a Message

Always end each transmission with either:OVER If a response is expected

or if communication is to continue or;OUT If the communication is to be ended.

NEVER use “OVER” and “OUT” together!! ALWAYS say OVER to STATION A.C., C.M.,

or Net Control if they originated the call

Never OUT !

Letter Phonetic A ALFA B BRAVO C CHARLIE D DELTA E ECHO F FOXTROT G GOLF H HOTEL I INDIA J JULIETT K KILO L LIMA M MIKE N NOVEMBERO OSCAR P PAPAQ QUEBECR ROMEOS SIERRAT TANGOU UNIFORM

Letter Phonetic V VICTORW WHISKEYX XRAYY YANKEEZ ZULU

# Spoken1 WUN 2 TOO3 TREE4 FOW-ER5 FIFE 6 SIX 7 SEV-UN8 AIT9 NIN-ER0 ZE-RO

EXAMPLES

12A9B "FIGURES - ONE TWO ALFA NINER BRAVO"

TS67R"I SPELL - TANGO SIERRA SIX SEVEN ROMEO"

081400Z JUN 08 TIME - ZERO EIGHT ONE FOUR ZERO ZERO ZULU JUNE ZERO EIGHT

RADIOTELEPHONE HANDBOOK COMDTINST M2300.7A

SIGNAL REPORTSIGNAL REPORT -- -- YESYESRADIO CHECKRADIO CHECK -- -- NONO

Improper Question---Improper Question--- Anybody With a Radio CheckAnybody With a Radio Check

Improper Answer---Improper Answer--- 5 by 5 Good Buddy – Oh! The Check Is In The Mail5 by 5 Good Buddy – Oh! The Check Is In The Mail

PROPER Question---PROPER Question--- How Do You Hear This StationHow Do You Hear This Station

PROPER Answer---PROPER Answer--- I Hear You Loud and ClearI Hear You Loud and Clear I Hear You Weak But ReadableI Hear You Weak But Readable I Hear You Loud But DistortedI Hear You Loud But Distorted You Are Very Weak And UnreadableYou Are Very Weak And Unreadable

Begin each new contact by fully identifying the intended recipientand yourself (the caller). Repeat recipient and caller identifiers two or three times and include the VHF channel identification:

CALLCoast Guard Station Atlantic City. . . .Coast Guard Atlantic City . . . .Coast Guard Atlantic CityThis is Coast Guard Auxiliary Vessel 191301 ... Auxiliary Vessel191301....channel two one alpha … OverANSWERCoast Guard Auxiliary Vessel 191301 This is Coast Guard Station Atlantic CityOverAfter contact is established abbreviated call and answer identifiers may be used:CALLStation. AC. .Aux 301.... (message) . ..OverANSWERAux 301.... Station... .(message) Over

Types of messages when on patrol:

o Getting underway • # of POB • Current location • Intended patrol route • Comms schedule

o Position and Ops report • Ops description

o normal, towing, training, etc. • Position o Ocean — Lat/Lon

o North Bound ICW—day board or buoy # o Securing from operations!

• Position, i.e., home dock • Request permission to secure from

patrol

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