How to Talk on the Radio (Walkie Talkie) (with Pictures)

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This article explains how to communicate effectively via radio and during group activities.

Steps

Step 1. Program all radios with the same settings

All radios in the group must be tuned to the same channel; only in this way will they be able to communicate with each other. To make sure the radios are well programmed, perform a tuning test. Send any sentence; if others can get it from their radios, you are ready to communicate.

Step 2. To speak, press and hold the transmit key; to listen, release the key

Consult your radio's instruction manual to find out what the transmit (PTT) button is.

Step 3. Start each message with Recipient + HERE + Sender

Only in this way will your interlocutors know who a message comes from and to whom it is addressed.

Step 4. End each message with STEP, to give the word, or CLOSE, to end the conversation

It is essential to wait until your interlocutor has finished speaking to insert you into the conversation; if you broadcast when the line is still busy, no one will be able to hear you.

Step 5. Answer a call with LISTENING

If you are busy, answer with WAIT; when you are ready to listen to whoever called you, contact them again and tell them that you are LISTENING.

Step 6. Always confirm that you have received a message by saying RECEIVED

If, on the other hand, you did not understand the message that was addressed to you, invite the person who sent it to repeat it with REPEAT.

Step 7. If you have to pronounce difficult letters, acronyms or words, spell them using the ICAO / NATO phonetic alphabet (ex

Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, etc.). It is the only internationally known phonetic alphabet in telecommunications; memorize it.

Step 8. If you have to say numbers, times, coordinates, spell out the single digits

For example, the time "07:40" becomes "zero seven four zero".

Step 9. If you have a question to ask, always start with QUESTION

This serves to make you understand even if the audio quality is poor and your interlocutor does not perceive the inflection of your voice. Even better, if you can, turn each question into a request, to avoid the interrogative form.

Step 10. If you say a wrong word, say CORRECT and retransmit the right one

This way you immediately inform your interlocutor of the error.

Part 1 of 1: Example

Step 1. CENTRAL:

Squad, here Central, over.

Step 2. TEAM:

Central, here Squad listening, over.

Step 3. CENTRAL:

Squad, here Central, update me on the condition of the injured, over.

Step 4. TEAM:

Central, here Squadra, conditions are stable, arrival expected at 14:30, I correct, at 14:45, over.

Step 5. CENTRAL:

Team, here Central, repeat, over.

Step 6. TEAM:

Central, here Squadra, I repeat, conditions are stable, arrival expected at 14:45, over.

Step 7. CENTRAL:

Team, here Central, received, in case of developments inform me immediately, over.

Step 8. TEAM:

Central, here Team, I execute, close.

Advice

Make sure your radio's batteries are charged before you need them; charge them regularly even if you don't use the radio for long periods.
Hold the radio holding it vertically, at a distance of ten centimeters from your mouth; do not yank or bend the antenna.
For a better quality of the radio link, try to communicate from a raised place and with an open view in the direction of your interlocutor; avoid transmitting from inside vehicles or buildings.
Before transmitting, stay tuned and check that the channel is free; do not interfere with a communication in progress, but wait for it to finish to insert you.
To make your interlocutor understand you better, always speak with the utmost calm, use a normal tone and volume and try to pronounce clear and concise messages.
To make an emergency call, say the word "EMERGENCY" three times, followed by the message.
If you hear an emergency call, cut off all communication, remain listening and notify the authorities.

Warnings

Do not make false emergency calls or distress calls over the radio.
Do not utter vulgar, alarming, offensive, outrageous, subversive, hateful or sexual messages over the radio.
Do not pretend to be someone else and do not disclose any private, confidential or secret information.
Do not use the radio to create noise or interference.

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