radiocommunications simon beal durham links | 2012

RadiocommunicationsSimon Beal

Durham LINKS | 2012

Why Radios?

• Quick

• Long Range

• Simple

• Large Audience

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The Handheld Radio


Vehicle Radios

• More powerful• Slightly different controls


Phonetic Alphabet

• Difficulty distinguishing certain letters over radio

• Also known as NATO or Police Alphabet


Alpha


Bravo


Charlie

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Delta


Echo


Foxtrot


Golf


Hotel


India


Juliet


Kilo


Lima


Mike


November


Oscar


Papa


Quebec


Romeo


Sierra


Tango


Uniform


Victor


Whiskey


X-Ray


Yankee


Zulu


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


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


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,


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


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


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.


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!


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 [email protected]


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


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


And now for some fun and

games...


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


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.


radiocommunications simon beal durham links | 2012

Documents

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personal issue900

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