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Emergency    Terms     Radio Alphabet

In an Emergency

Judge the situation and to gain priority over other callers precede your call sign with one of the following :-

PRIORITY  Life or death situation

SAFETY  Situation which could lead to further incidents if unresolved

URGENT  Other calls requiring attention as soon as possible

REMEMBER Pause and think before using one of these radio terms ! 

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Other Radio Terms

AFFIRMATIVE  

 Yes

NEGATIVE 

 No

COPY 

 To hear and understand a message for another user which is relevant to you

UNDERSTOOD 

 I understand your message

ACKNOWLEDGED 

 I understand your message

RELEVANT 

 Used to break into a communication when you have information relevant to what was being said

GO, GO AHEAD or SEND 

 Permission to speak

SAY AGAIN, REPEAT 

Repeat your message

OVER 

 I have finished what I have to say, but you may want to come back to me

OVER & OUT 

 It's wrong. Don't use it !

CONTROL IS CLEAR 

 This conversation is ended and control is ready to receive calls from other radio users

GO DIRECT 

 Permission to speak direct to another operator without going through Control

WAIT ONE

Pause whilst we collect our thoughts

<callsign> HOLD

Don't transmit I wish to deal with another caller

<callsign> WAIT OUT

Get off the air, NOW

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Radio Alphabet

A APLHA
B BRAVO
C CHARLIE
D DELTA
E ECHO
F FOXTROT
G GOLF
H HOTEL
I INDIA
J JULIET
K KILO
L LIMA
M MIKE
N NOVEMBER
O OSCAR
P PAPA
Q QUEBEC
R ROMEO
S SIERRA
T TANGO
U UNIFORM
V VICTOR
W WHISKEY
X X-RAY
Y YANKEE
Z ZULU

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