Museum Activities

RADIOTELEPHONE

The goal of this activity is to introduce participants to coded callsigns, phonetic alphabet, and procedural signals.

Materials:Two compatible radiotelephone sets legally usable on amateur frequencies, list of phonetic alphabet, list of procedural signals. Examples: TBS set on BB-59 modified for 50.4Mc, Lafayette HA-460 on DD-450. Modified TBS set to modified MBF set. AN/ARC-1 to AN/ARC-4 on 2m amateur band.

Personnel: Two amateur operators licensed for the frequency used by the equipment.

Activity: With help from the licensed amateur, participants will call one station from the other. Having established contact, they will introduce themself using phonetics to spell out their name and optionally their hometown.

Procedural Signals:

Over- Tells the other station it is their turn to talk.

Out- End of communications.

Roger- Your transmission has been received.

Phonetic Alphabet (WWII Period):

Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog, Easy, Fox, George, Henry, Item, Jig, King, Love, Mike, Nan, Oboe, Peter, Queen, Roger, Sugar, Tare, Uncle, Victor, William, X-ray, Yoke, Zed.

Example:

NB1CR this is N1EPL(by licensed operator at BB-59)

Hello, First Born, this is Big Mamie, over.(Visitor on BB-59 to operator at DD-450)

Hello, Big Mamie, this is First Born, go ahead, over.

Hello, First Born, this is Big Mamie. This is Paul, Peter Able Uncle Love, over.

Hello, Big Mamie, this is First Born. Roger. Hi Paul. This is Dale, Dog Able Love Easy, over.

Hello, First Born, this is Big Mamie. Roger. Hi Dale. Out

N1EPL this is NB1CR(by licensed operator)


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		RADIOTELEPHONE The goal of this activity is to introduce participants to coded callsigns, phonetic alphabet, and procedural signals. Materials:Two compatible radiotelephone sets legally usable on amateur frequencies, list of phonetic alphabet, list of procedural signals. Examples: TBS set on BB-59 modified for 50.4Mc, Lafayette HA-460 on DD-450. Modified TBS set to modified MBF set. AN/ARC-1 to AN/ARC-4 on 2m amateur band. Personnel: Two amateur operators licensed for the frequency used by the equipment. Activity: With help from the licensed amateur, participants will call one station from the other. Having established contact, they will introduce themself using phonetics to spell out their name and optionally their hometown. Procedural Signals: Over- Tells the other station it is their turn to talk. Out- End of communications. Roger- Your transmission has been received. Phonetic Alphabet (WWII Period): Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog, Easy, Fox, George, Henry, Item, Jig, King, Love, Mike, Nan, Oboe, Peter, Queen, Roger, Sugar, Tare, Uncle, Victor, William, X-ray, Yoke, Zed. Example: NB1CR this is N1EPL(by licensed operator at BB-59) Hello, First Born, this is Big Mamie, over.(Visitor on BB-59 to operator at DD-450) Hello, Big Mamie, this is First Born, go ahead, over. Hello, First Born, this is Big Mamie. This is Paul, Peter Able Uncle Love, over. Hello, Big Mamie, this is First Born. Roger. Hi Paul. This is Dale, Dog Able Love Easy, over. Hello, First Born, this is Big Mamie. Roger. Hi Dale. Out N1EPL this is NB1CR(by licensed operator)