Radio Communications Procedures

The following was taken from Civil Air Patrol Regulation 100-1 Volume III (E)
 

Quick Reference Index
Phonetic Alphabet Phonetic Numbers Punctuation Signal Reports Pro-words GPS Store

 

Phonetic Alphabet

 
Letter Word Pronunciation Letter Word Pronunciation
A Alpha AL-FAH N November NO-VEM-BER
B Bravo BRAH-VOH O Oscar OSS-CAH
C Charlie CHAR-LEE P Papa PAH-PAH
D Delta DELL-TAH Q Quebec KEH-BECK
E Echo ECK-OH R Romeo ROW-ME-OH
F Foxtrot FOX-TROT S Sierra SEE-AIR-RAH
G Golf GOLF T Tango TANG-GO
H Hotel HOH-TELL U Uniform YOU-NEE-FORM
I India IN-DEE-AH V Victor VIK-TAH
J Juliet JEW-LEE-ETT W Whiskey WISS-KEY
K Kilo KEY-LOH X Xray ECKS-RAY
L Lima LEE-MAH Y Yankee YANG-KEY
M Mike MIKE Z Zulu ZOO-LOO

 

Phonetic Numerals

  

Numeral

Pronunciation

Numeral

Pronunciation
0 ZEN-RO 5 FIFE
1 WUN 6 SIX
2 TOO 7 SEV-EN
3 THU-REE 8 AIT
4 FOW-ER 9 NIN-ER

 

Punctuation

  

Punctuation

Abbreviation

Punctuation

Abbreviation
Colon
CLN
Comma
CMM
Dash
DASH
Decimal Point
DECIMAL POINT
Hyphen
HYPHEN
Paragraph
PARA
Parentheses
Paren
Period
PD
Questions Mark
QUES
Quote
QUOTE/UNQUOTE
Semicolon
SMCLN
Slant
SLANT

 

Signal Reports

  

Report of Signal

Explanation

LOUD

 Your signal is vary strong
GOOD Your signal strength is good
WEAK Your signal strength is weak
VERY WEAK Your signal strength is very weak
FADING At times your signal strength fades to such an extent that continuous reception cannot be relied on.
Report of Readability Explanation
CLEAR The quality of your transmission is excellent
READABLE The quality of your transmission is satisfactroy
UNREADABLE The quality of your transmission is so bad that I cannot understand you
DISTORTED Having trouble understanding you because your signal is distorted
WITH INTERFERENCE Having trouble understanding you due to interference.
INTERMITTENT Having trouble understanding you because your signal is intermittent

 

Pro-words

  
AFFIRMATIVE You are correct, OR what you have transmitted is correct. YES
ALL AFTER The portion of the message to which I have reference is the portion which follows _____________ .
ALL BEFORE The portion of the message to which I have reference is the portion which precedes _________ .
BREAK I hereby indicate the separation of the text from all other portions of this message.
CORRECT You are correct.  That is correct.
CORRECTION An error has been made in the transmission.  Transmission will continue with the last word correctly transmitted.
DISREGARD THIS TRANSMISSION, OUT This transmission is in error.  Disregard it. (This proword will not be used to cancel a message that has been transmitted and receipted for by the receiving stations.)
DO NOT TRANSMIT, OUT Station called will not answer this call, receipt for this message, or otherwise transmit regarding this transmission.  (When this proword is used, the transmission will always bend with the proword "OUT".)
EXEMPT The addresses immediately following are exempted from the collective call.  The addresses following are exempt from receiving this message.
FIGURES A group of one or more characters, the first of which is a numeral, follows.
FLASH This message has precedence of FLASH
GROUPS The text of this message contains _____ groups or words.  (Normally not used in CAP originated messages)
IMMEDIATE This message has a precedence of IMMEDIATE
INFO The addresses immediately following are addressed for information only.  No action is required of them.
INITIAL (S) A group of one or more letters, the fist of which is a letter, follows
I READ BACK The following is in response to your request to read back (retransmit/resend)
I SPELL I will spell the next word phonetically
I VERIFY That which follows has been verified per your request (to be used only as a reply to a VERIFY request).
MAYDAY International Distress Signal.  Indicated traffic concerning imminent and grave danger to life and property.
MESSAGE FOLLOWS A message that requires recording follows. (Write it down)
MORE TO FOLLOW I have more messages, traffic, or information for you.
NEGATIVE Not received. No.
NOTHING HEARD To be used when no reply is received from a call.
NUMBER This station message number, in numerals, follows.
OUT This is the end of my transmission to you and no answer or reply is required or expected.
OVER This is the end of my transmission to you and an answer is required or expected
PAN International Urgency Signal.  Identifies very urgent information concerning the safety of lives and property.
PRIORITY This message has a precedence to PRIORITY
REDCAP Used in the first line of text in a message to signify mission-related traffic
READ BACK Repeat this transmission back to me exactly as received.
RELAY (TO) Transmit this message to all addresses immediately following this proword.
RELAY THROUGH Relay your message through _____________ .
ROGER I have received and understand your last message.  (Does NOT mean year or permission granted.)
ROUTINE This message has a precedence of ROUTINE
SAY AGAIN Repeat the portions of your last transmission I am indicating.
SECURITE' International Safety Signal.  Pronounced SEE CURI TAY'.  Identifies urgent information regarding safety of navigation to vessels.
SPEAK SLOWER Your transmission is to fast.  Reduce speed.  Slow down.
THIS IS This transmission is from the station whose call sign immediately follows.
THIS IS A DIRECTED NET Used by the Net Control Station (NCS) to establish the type of net being operated as a directed net.
THIS IS A FREE NET Used by the Net Control Station (NCS) to establish the type of net being operated as a free net.
TIME The figures that follows are the Date/Time Group (DTG) of this message.
TO The addressee (s) who are take action, and to whom this message is to be delivered are as follows
UNKNOWN STATION The identity of the station I am trying to contact is unknown (used in place of the station's call sign.
VERIFY Verify entire message (or portion indicated) with the originator and send the verified version (used by receiving station).
WAIT I must pause for a few seconds.  Standby.  Do not transmit.  Waite for me co continue with my transmission (the proword OUT is not used.)
WAIT OUT I must pause for more than a few seconds.  This contact is terminated until I call you again.  The net can continue.
WILCO I have received, and understand, and will comply.  (Note: Since the meaning of the proword ROGER is included, the two prowords are not used together.)
WORD AFTER The word to which I have reference is that which follows ______ .
WORD BEFORE the word to which I have reference is that which precedes _______ .
WORDS TWICE Communication is difficult.  Transmit each word or phrase twice (may be bused as a request or a statement of intent.
WRONG Your last transmission was incorrect.  The correct version is _______ .
ZIP The figures that follow are the postal zip code.