{"id":485,"date":"2023-01-28T09:43:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T15:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midwestgmrs.org\/illinois\/?page_id=485"},"modified":"2023-01-28T09:43:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T15:43:46","slug":"the-rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/midwestgmrs.org\/illinois\/the-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>To make radio communication go more smoothly, over the years certain rules, or etiquette, have been established. Below we have outlined the basic etiquette a radio user should understand. It will help improve your overall experience when using your radio!<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Basic Radio Etiquette Rules<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The international radio language is English,<\/b>\u00a0except in cases where you are licensed to speak in some other language.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>When using a two-way radio<b>\u00a0you cannot speak and listen at the same time,\u00a0<\/b>as you can with a phone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Don&#8217;t interrupt<\/b> if you hear other people talking. Wait until their conversation is finished unless you have something useful to add, or it&#8217;s an emergency. If it is an emergency, inform the other parties that you have an urgent emergency message (see &#8220;Emergency Calls&#8221; below).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Do not respond if you aren&#8217;t sure the call is for you.<\/b><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Wait until you hear your call sign to respond.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Never transmit sensitive or confidential information.\u00a0 <\/b>Unless you are certain your conversations are secured with the proper level of encryption for the level of sensitivity, assume your conversations can be heard by others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Perform monthly radio checks to ensure your radio is in good working condition<\/b><strong>.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure the battery is charged and the power is on.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the volume high enough to be able to hear calls.<\/li>\n<li>Make radio checks monthly to make sure everything is working and that you are still in range to receive signals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Memorize call signs and locations of persons and radio stations you communicate with regularly<\/b>.\n<ul>\n<li>In radio communication, you are not called by your name. Everybody has their own unique call sign.<\/li>\n<li>First names can be used so long as you identify with you call sign as required by law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Think before you speak<\/b>.\n<ul>\n<li>Decide what you are going say and to whom it is meant for.<\/li>\n<li>Make your conversations as concise, precise, and clear as possible.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid long and complicated conversations without a break.<\/li>\n<li>Do not use abbreviations unless they are well understood by your group.<\/li>\n<li>You are only required to ID at the end of your transmission, and every 15 minutes during conversation.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t be a quick keyer, allow a break between transmissions to allow other a chance to key.<\/li>\n<li>Allow the repeaters a chance to drop every 2 minutes to avoid timing them out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>4 Golden Rules of Radio Communication<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><b>Clarity<\/b>:<\/td>\n<td>Your voice should be clear. Speak a little slower than normal. Speak in a normal tone, do not shout.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2.\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><b>Simplicity<\/b>:<\/td>\n<td>Keep your message simple enough for intended listeners to understand, some people hear differently.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><b>Brevity<\/b>:<\/td>\n<td>Do not interrupt conversations to say hello or announce your call sign, its rude and will cause avoidance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><b>Security<\/b>:<\/td>\n<td>Do not transmit confidential information, frequencies are shared, you do not have exclusive use of the frequency.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Emergency Calls<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If you have an emergency message and need to interrupt others&#8217; conversations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wait and listen until you hear &#8220;Over&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Press PTT and say &#8220;BREAK, BREAK, BREAK,\u00a0<em>your call sign<\/em>, I have an emergency message for\u00a0<em>(recipient&#8217;s call sign)<\/em>, Do you copy, Over&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Memorize the Phonetic Alphabet<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is almost certain you will have to use it in your conversations.<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li>You will often be required to spell a certain word or name in your radio conversations to make sure you are understood.<\/li>\n<li>Using the phonetic equivalents instead of letters will make sure letters such as &#8216;F&#8217; are not misinterpreted as &#8216;S&#8217;, &#8216;T&#8217; as &#8216;C, or &#8216;M&#8217; as &#8216;N&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Following is a list showing the international phonetics used for the alphabet:<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><b>A\u00a0<\/b>&#8211; ALPHA<\/td>\n<td><b>H &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>HOTEL<\/td>\n<td><b>O &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>OSCAR<\/td>\n<td><b>V<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; VICTOR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><b>B<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; BRAVO<\/td>\n<td><b>I &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>INDIA<\/td>\n<td><b>P &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>PAPA<\/td>\n<td><b>X<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; X-RAY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><b>C<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; CHARLIE<\/td>\n<td><b>J &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>JULIET<\/td>\n<td><b>Q &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>QUEBEC<\/td>\n<td><b>W<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; WHISKEY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><b>D &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>DELTA<\/td>\n<td><b>K &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>KILO<\/td>\n<td><b>R &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>ROMEO<\/td>\n<td><b>Y<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; YANKEE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><b>E &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>ECHO<\/td>\n<td><b>L &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>LIMA<\/td>\n<td><b>S &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>SIERRA<\/td>\n<td><b>Z<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; ZULU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><b>F &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>FOXTROT<\/td>\n<td><b>M &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>MIKE<\/td>\n<td><b>T &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>TANGO<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><b>G &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>GOLF<\/td>\n<td><b>N &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>NOVEMBER<\/td>\n<td><b>U<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; UNIFORM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To make radio communication go more smoothly, over the years certain rules, or etiquette, have been established. Below we have outlined the basic etiquette a radio user should understand. It will help improve your overall experience when using your radio! &nbsp; Basic Radio Etiquette Rules The international radio language is English,\u00a0except in cases where you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-485","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/midwestgmrs.org\/illinois\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/midwestgmrs.org\/illinois\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/midwestgmrs.org\/illinois\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midwestgmrs.org\/illinois\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midwestgmrs.org\/illinois\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/midwestgmrs.org\/illinois\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":486,"href":"https:\/\/midwestgmrs.org\/illinois\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/485\/revisions\/486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/midwestgmrs.org\/illinois\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}