HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 3.

PHONETICS
RESERVIST ASSOCIATION – HUTRA
JMT 11 F, FIN-02150 ESPOO, FINLAND A ALFA N NOVEMBER 0 ZERO
E-MAIL: teres@hut.fi, http://www.tky.hut.fi/~teres/ B BRAVO O OSCAR 1 WUN
C CHARLIE P PAPA 2 TOO
D DELTA Q QUEBEC 3 THREE
PROCEDURE FOR RADIO E ECHO R ROMEO 4 FO-WER
COMMUNICATION F FOXTROT S SIERRA 5 FI-IYV
G GOLF T TANGO 6 SIX
1. PREPARATIONS H HOTEL U UNIFORM 7 SEVEN
a. Check the power and cables to ensure power supply I INDIA V VICTOR 8 ATE
b. Check the antenna and cables ensuring tight and correct J JULIET W WHISKEY 9 NINER
connection to the radioset K KILO X XRAY
c. Connect the audio accessories and check the functioning of L LIMA Y YANKEE
switches M MIKE Z ZULU

2. TRANSMITTING, general instructions

a. Make your message brief but precise , COMMA . (FULL)STOP/PERIOD
b. Break your message into sensible passages with pauses : COLON ? QUESTIONMARK
between “… QUOTE - (DASH)HYPHEN
c. Make sure no-one else is transmitting at the same time … ” UNQUOTE / (STROKE) OBLIQUE
d. When transmitting maintain high standard of articulation, ( BRACKET ON ) BRACKET OFF
normal rhythm and moderate volume. DO NOT SHOUT.
e. Avoid excessive calling and unofficial voice procedures
f. Hold the microphone to your mouth
EXAMPLES:
12 WUN TOO 7000 SEVEN THOUDAND
44 FO-WER FO-WER 16000 WUN SIX THOUSAND
90 NINER ZERO 1478 WUN FO-WER SEVEN ATE
136 WUN THREE SIX 19 A WUN NINER ALFA
500 FI-IYV HUNDRED
4. PROCEDURE WORDS (PROWORDS) from NCS [=Net Control Station])
PROWORD MEANING SILENCE LIFTED Silence is lifted. The net is free for
ACKNOWLEDGE Confirm that you have received my traffic. (With ID from NCS)
message and will comply (WILCO) END OF This concludes the message just
AFFIRMATIVE Yes/correct MESSAGE – transmitted (and the message
NEGATIVE No/incorrect OVER (OUT) instructions pertaining to a formal
ALL AFTER… Everything that you (I) transmitted message)
after… (keyword) END OF TEXT The textual part of a formal message
ALL BEFORE… Everything that you (I) transmitted ends. Stand by for the message
before… (keyword) instructions immediately following
CORRECT (THAT What you have transmitted is correct, FETCH… ! I wish to speak on the radio to that
IS CORRECT) you are correct person (appointment, title)
CORRECTION a. An error has been made in this … SPEAKING Requested person is now using the
transmission. I will continue with the radio himself
last word (group) correctly transmitted FIGURES Numerals or numbers will follow. (This
b. An error has been made in this is not used with the callsigns, time
transmission. The correct version is… definitions, grid references, bearings,
c. That which follows is a correct distances, etc., especially in fixed-form
version in answer to your request for reports)
verification (VERIFY) FROM a. THIS IS …
WRONG Your last transmission was incorrect. b. The originator of this formal message
The correct version is… in indicated by the address designation
DISREGARD This transmission is an error. Disregard it. immediately following
THIS (This proword shall no be used to cancel TO The addressees whose designations will
TRANSMISSION any message that has been already com- immediately follow are to take action
– OUT pletely transmitted and for which receipt on this formal message
or acknowledgement has been received) THIS IS … This message is from the station whose
DO NOT Station(s) called are not to answer this designation immediately following
ANSWER – OUT call, acknowledge this message, or MESSAGE I have a message for you
otherwise to transmit in connection MESSAGE A formal message which requires
with this transmission FOLLOWS recording is about to follow
SILENCE Cease all transmission in this net OVER This is the end of my turn of
SILENCE immediately. Will be maintained until transmitting. A response is expected.
SILENCE lifted. (Normally with identification Go ahead, transmit
OUT This is the end of my transmission to ROGER I have received your last transmission
you. No answer or acknowledgement is satisfactorily
expected ROGER SO FAR Have you received this part of my
OUT TO YOU Do not answer. I have nothing more for message satisfactorily
you. I shall now call another station WILCO I have received your message,
READ BACK Repeat the entire following understood it, and will comply. (To be
transmission back to me exactly as used only by the addressee). ROGER
received and WILCO are never used together
I READ BACK The following is my reply to your UNKNOWN The identity of the station calling or
request to read back STATION with whom I am attempting to establish
SAY AGAIN a. Repeat all of your transmission communication is unknown
b. Followed by identification data ALL VERIFY Verify entire message (or partition
AFTER, ALL BEFORE, WORD indicated) with the originator and send
AFTER, WORD BEFORE, etc verified version. To be used only at
I SAY AGAIN I am repeating my transmission or descretion of or by the addressee to
portion indicated which the questioned message was
SEND! Go ahead with your transmission directed
SEND YOUR Go ahead, transmit: I am ready to copy I VERIFY That which follows has been verified at
MESSAGE your request and is repeated. To be
… SPEAK Reduce the speed of your transmission. used only as a reply to VERIFY
SLOWER! (Normally used in connection with WAIT-WAIT- I must pause for a few seconds
request for repetition) WAIT
I SPELL I shall spell the next word, group or WAIT OUT I must pause longer than some seconds,
equivalent phonetically (Not used when and will call you again when ready
transmitting coded messages) WORD AFTER … The word of the message to which I
RELAY TO … Transmit the following message to all have reference is that which follows…
addressees or to the address designation WORD BEFORE The word of the message to which I
immediately following … have reference is that which precedes…
RELAY Send this message through callsign… WORD TWICE Communication is difficult.
THROUGH Transmit(ting) each phrase (group)
THROUGH ME I am in contact with the station you call. twice. This proword can be used as an
I can act as a relay station order, request or as information
MESSAGE Your message has been passed to …
PASSED TO
5. REPORTING THE QUALITY OF RECEPTION 6. INFORMAL MESSAGE AND
Following phrases shall be used when initiating or answering CONVERSATION
queries concerning signal strength and readability. CHARLIE: ALFA – THIS IS CHARLIE – MESSAGE OVER
ALFA: THIS IS ALFA – SEND – OVER
RADIO CHECK What is my signal strength and CHARLIE: THIS IS CHARLIE – MESSAGE – WATCH FOR
readability, how do you read me? FALLEN ROCKS ON BIRKET ROAD I SPELL
YOU ARE … Your signal strength and readability is BRAVO INDIA ROMEO KILO ECHO TANGO –
(I READ YOU … ) as follows: BIRKET – OVER
SIGNAL STRENGTH: ALFA: THIS IS ALFA – WILCO OUT
LOUD Your signal is excellent
GOOD Your signal is good 7. FORMAL MESSAGE
WEAK I can hear you with difficulty Formal message shall be transmitted in the following sequence:
VERY WEAK I can hear you with great difficulty 1. Preliminary call (ALFA THIS IS CHARLIE – MESSAGE –
NOTHING HEARD I cannot hear you OVER
READABILITY: 2. Proword: MESSAGE FOLLOWS (SEND YOUR
CLEAR Excellent quality MESSAGE)
READABLE Good quality. No difficulties in 3. Transmission orders (READ BACK, RELAY) if any
reading you 4. Precedence: FLASH, IMMEDIATE, PRIORITY, ROUTINE
DISTORTED I have trouble in reading you because 5. Security classification: UNCLASSIFIED, UN-
of distortion RESTRICTED, UN-CONFIDENTIAL, UN-SECRET
WITH INTERFERENCE I have trouble reading you due to 6. The originator’s message number
interference 7. Date-Time –group (140930 Z AUG)
UNREADABLE I can hear that you transmit but I 8. Originator (THIS IS followed by originator’s callsign)
cannot hear you at all 9. Addressee (TO followed by addressee’s callsign)
10. Information (TO followed by into addressee’s callsign)
If the station requesting a Radio Check is loud and clear the 11. TEXT BEGINS
proper reply is “ROGER”, e.g. 12. Subject (and reference if any)
13. The actual text
11: 52 THIS IS 11 – RADIO CHECK – OVER
14. END OF TEXT in case the final instructions are to be
52: THIS IS 52 – ROGER – OVER followed, otherwise END OF MESSAGE
11: THIS IS 11 – ROGER – OUT 15. Proword OUT if no answer is required, otherwise OVER