Radiotelephone Handbook Flashcards
(47 cards)
Radiotelephone users speak for, and with the authority of ___
Their command
___ monitor radiotelephone circuits to ensure
compliance with professional standards
Sectors and communication
stations
Prohibited practices (11)
- Violating radio silence.
- Unofficial conversation between operators.
- Transmitting on a directed net without permission
(except for flash or immediate precedence traffic). - Excessive tuning or testing for more than 10 seconds.
- Failure to listen before transmitting.
- Transmitting the operator’s personal sign or name.
- Using other than authorized procedure words.
- Unauthorized use of plain language in place of
applicable prowords or operating signals (OPSIGs). - Any other unauthorized use of plain language.
- Linkage or compromise of classified call signs and
address groups by plain language disclosures or
association with unclassified call signs. - Profane language or loss of temper.
Speak numerals in single digits using the proword ___
Figures
Always send date time groups (DTGs) ___,
preceded by the proword ___
Digit by digit
Time
Do not use the proword FIGURES when transmitting ___
Message headings
Use the phonetic alphabet to spell out difficult words (or
groups) within the message text, and precede with the
proword ___
I spell
If the word in question can be
pronounced, do so ___
Before and after spelling it
For words that sound
the same, but have different meanings ___
Follow the same I SPELL procedure
If a message contains coded groups or other words that
cannot be pronounced ___
Transmit the letters’ phonetic
equivalents, and precede each with the proword I SPELL
If the letter/number combination starts with a number, use
the proword ___
Figures
If the combination starts with a letter, use the proword ___
I spell
Use abbreviations when ___
Radio conditions are satisfactory
and the abbreviations are sufficiently well known to avoid
any confusion
Speak common abbreviations as in ___
Normal speech
Speak dates digit-by-digit using the full month’s ___
Name
Use the phonetic alphabet for personal initials, preceded by
the word ___
Initials
Precede roman numerals by the phrase ___, then transmit as the corresponding ___
Roman numerals
Arabic numerals
Do not use punctuation unless ___
Necessary for message clarity
After ___ unsuccessful attempts to contact a
station, transmit the proword ___. Establish communications with
another station, and request assistance in
contacting the original unit. Continue contact
attempts at ___ intervals
Three
Nothing heard
Reasonable
Recipient response required
Over
No response required
Out
Use for pauses that require
only a few seconds
Wait
Use for pauses that require
more than a few seconds
Wait out
For aircraft engaged in SAR operations, insert ___ as
part of the call sign
Rescue
