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RadiocommunicationsSimon Beal
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Why Radios?
• Quick
• Long Range
• Simple
• Large Audience
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The Handheld Radio
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Vehicle Radios
• More powerful• Slightly different controls
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Phonetic Alphabet
• Difficulty distinguishing certain letters over radio
• Also known as NATO or Police Alphabet
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Alpha
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Bravo
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Charlie
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Delta
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Echo
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Foxtrot
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Golf
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Hotel
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India
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Juliet
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Kilo
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Lima
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Mike
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November
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Oscar
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Papa
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Quebec
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Romeo
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Sierra
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Tango
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Uniform
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Victor
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Whiskey
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X-Ray
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Yankee
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Zulu
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Callsigns
AC 411Durham - AC
Northumbria - AD
North Yorkshire & Teesside - BC
Cumbria - NB
000 - 099 -- Personal Issue
900 - 999 -- "Special" Units
800 - 899 -- Base Stations
700 - 799 -- Other Vehicles
600 - 699 -- First Aid Posts
300 - 599 -- Handhelds
100 - 299 -- Ambulances
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Common Words
• Over
• Out
• Standby / Wait
• Go Ahead
• Copy
• Roger
• Green / Amber / Red
• Yesyes / Affirm
• Negative
• Wilco/Will do
• ETA
• Romeo 1 - Romeo 5
• Kilo 1, Kilo 2, Kilo 3
• Alpha Alpha
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Before Passing a Message
• THINK
• What do I want to say?• Who do I want to say it to?• Why do I want to say it?
• Clear, Concise, Precise,
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Passing a Message
You are AC Control, calling AC 412• Establish contact
o AC 412, this is AC Control, Over• Replying to a call
o AC Control, AC 412, Go Ahead, Overo AC 412, AC Control, please attend location A5,
reports of a female in distress. Over.• Ending a conversation
o AC Control Out
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Radio Checks
• AC 412 from AC Control, radio check. Over.• AC Control from AC 412, reading you Romeo 4. Over.• Many thanks AC 412, reading you Romeo 4 also. Out.
• R5 - Clear signal, no background noise• R4 - Good signal, some background noise• R3 - Weak signal, readable with difficulty• R2 - Barely readable• R1 - Unreadable• If R1 or R2, check radio and try again in new location
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Repeater
• Extends range,
• Used for Maiden Castle sports, and large duties,
• Accessed using Channel 11,
• Can be picked up as far as Sunderland & Scottish border,
• Wait before you speak (1 Second),
• Be aware of signal problems inside buildings etc.,
• Huge range makes obeying the rules very important.
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Large Duties
• Much bigger than most of LINKS duties• Separate Control• All calls go through Control• Control assigns casualties and locations• Keep Control informed of your status and location• Inform Control of casualty's Primary Survey• Request Ambulance / Resources through Control• Trust Control!
o They have information you don't!
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Communications Team
• Run Control Room at large events
• Computer Aided Dispatch• Digital Radios• Control a large number of
resourceso 5 Ambulanceso 4 Cycle Responderso 3 Forward Incident Teamso 40 First Aiders
• Liaise with NEAS/Police controllers• Interested?
o andy.lane@durham.sja.org.uk
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The Rules
• You are responsible for what you say• Licenced for "First Aid, First Aid Training,
Care, Transport and Youth"• No swearing!• No personal information (Use a phone)• Anybody could be listening
o There are SJA ambulance crews out every weekendo They are very sad and lonely and get bored easily, so enjoy
listening in on our radio traffic.
Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 and Communications Act 2003
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Summary
• You are responsible for what you say• Phonetic Alphabet & 24hr clock• Callsigns - Alpha Charlie xxx• Their callsign, then yours• Avoid passing personal information• Keep control informed
o If you're control, keep your teams informed! • Think before you transmit• Clear, concise and precise messages• Anyone could be listening
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And now for some fun and
games...
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Activity
• Split into 4 or 5 teams
• Need a volunteer from each team.• Volunteer and older member go next door.
• Rest of team stay here
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Activity
• Your goal is to successfully navigate your team
member through the obstacle course.
• Your team member is blindfolded and will only move
when and where they are told.
• Please use correct radiocommunications language
and protocols.
• At the end of the obstacle course is a piece of paper
that you will need to get a code from.
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