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Activity Type Name of Activity Introduction to Radio Estimated Duration 10 Minutes Introduction Explanation of some of the basic radio components, operations and procedures !rinciples of the Activity !rocedure Ma"e #couts familiar $ith typical radio enablin% them to use a t$o $ay radio effectively &and out information sheet on radios and radio operation Turnin% the radio on and initial setup Explain the "ey points on all of the sheets especially those concerned $ith radio eti'uette (onduct a radio chec" Demonstrate ho$ to call (omms or another person Demonstrate the $ay to hold and spea" into the radio Discuss the protocols of ma"in% a call, cuttin% in an emer%ency )o throu%h the correct use of phonetics and callsi%ns Tal" about the ran%e of the radios Tal" about $hat happens $hen the batteries %o flat +ith a small %roup it mi%ht be possible to %ive out the radios at an early sta%e so that people can be involved in the demonstration E'uipment &andouts , (ode #heet, #cout -adio *perations )uidelines, &andheld -adios .(/ $ould be fine0

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Radio Controls
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*n1*ff 2 3olume 4 5ully anticloc"$ise is off 2 Initial settin% about 6 $ay Speaker 7 Not used 3 8 !ress to Tal" .Transmit /utton0 9 :eypad loc" Microphone ; (hannel selection 4 < !0, !1, !7, !8 Direct channel selection 5 = (hec" battery 4 has it been char%ed properly> ? (hec" volume settin% 4 "eep an eye on this 6 @ !ush the !ress to Tal" button firmly to prevent unintentional release and dropout 10 /e certain the radio is set on the proper fre'uency or channel 11 The s'uelch control bloc"s out $ea" si%nals AdAust the s'uelch control until a noise can be heard, then adAust it sli%htly in the opposite direction until the noise stops

Radio Checks
/efore movin% a$ay from the (ommunications )roup1radio pic"up point you should perform a radio chec" to test the si%nal stren%th and readability of transmitted radio si%nals Comms .person bein% called0 THIS IS Red Team .your callsi%n0 RADIO CHECK .meanin% ho$ do you hear me>0 Comms should then reply $ith ROGER and you mi%ht then %et a response such as LOUD and CLEAR but omission of a comment indicates LOUD and CLEAR

Using the radio

Radio Care Most of the radios that $e use cost around -M8;0 each .they are not toys0 and as such need to be loo"ed after !lease observe the follo$in% recommendationsB :eep radios dry and a$ay from dusty environments Exercise care $hen puttin% them do$n so that they donCt fall or %et scratched :eep all of the e'uipment you are %iven to%ether #pare batteries should be "ept in a plastic or cloth ba% to prevent them from bein% shorted out +hen hi"in% if you have an inside poc"et in your Aac"et this mi%ht be a %ood location for the radio especially if you have a spea"er1mi"e Do not hold the radio by the antenna or clip the microphone to the antenna Microphone p ace!ent Thin" of the follo$in% $hen you are usin% the radios :eep the microphone about 1 to 7 inches from your lips It is often better to tal" across the microphone as this reduces the extra plops and hisses $e often ma"e $hen sayin% D!E or D#E +hen transmittin%, shield the microphone by "eepin% your head and body bet$een noise %eneratin% sources .such as en%ine noise, $ind, helicopter, etc 0 and the microphone

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