1 Chapter 5 Operating Exercise

2  Build Confidence  Improve Sending SkillsSending Skills Receiving SkillsReceiving Skills Introduction This Exercise will: Practiced with or without Radios

3 Aim  Practice simple message sending  Gain Experience using Prowords

4 Teams  Work in Teams of two  If using Radios Use two separate roomsUse two separate rooms  Use Landranger Maps Or the Map at Annex C of the Instructor GuideOr the Map at Annex C of the Instructor Guide

5 Instructions  Take turns sending and answering  Select a place name or feature  Make a note of its Grid Reference Include the 2 letter 100km Grid Square IdentifierInclude the 2 letter 100km Grid Square Identifier See exampleSee example  Now send a message:

6 Example Full Callsign MMMMRA 90B - THIS IS - MRA 90C - MESSAGE - OVER MMMMRA 90C - THIS IS - MRA 90B - SEND YOUR MESSAGE - OVER MMMMRA 90B - THIS IS - MRA 90C - NAME OF PLACE AT GRID - TQ – OVER MMMMRA 90C - THIS IS - MR A90C - WAIT OUT

7 LLLLooks up the Grid Reference RRRReplies as follows: MRA90B THIS IS MRA90C – PLACE AT GRID - TQ – IS BOTANY BAY - OVER The Receiving Station:

8 Example IIIIf the reply is correct answer: MRA 90C - THIS IS - MRA 90B - CORRECT - OUT IIIIf incorrect the reply will be: MRA 90C - THIS IS - MRA 90B Wrong – Verify your answer - Over TTTThe answer should be checked and message resent

9 Example Abbreviated Callsign AAAA 90B - THIS IS - A 90C - MESSAGE - OVER AAAA 90C - THIS IS - A 90B - SEND YOUR MESSAGE - OVER AAAA 90B - THIS IS - A 90C - NAME OF PLACE AT GRID - TQ – OVER AAAA 90C - THIS IS - A90C - WAIT OUT

10 Example Abbreviated Callsign IIIIf the reply is correct : A 90C - THIS IS - A 90B - CORRECT - OUT IIIIf incorrect the reply will be: A 90C - THIS IS - A 90B Wrong – Verify your answer – Over TTTThe answer should be checked and message resent

11 Summary  Also practice using prowords: Say AgainSay Again I spellI spell FiguresFigures  Use a combination of: Town NamesTown Names Mountain NamesMountain Names Road NumbersRoad Numbers Conventional SignsConventional Signs

12 Summary Prowords - Help A 90C - THIS IS - A 90B – SAY AGAIN WORD AFTER NAME – OVER A 90C - THIS IS - A 90B NAME OF TOWN IS-I SPELL- LIMA LIMA ALPHA NOVEMER FOXTROT APLPHA INDIA ROMEO – OVER A 90C - THIS IS - A 90B HEIGHT OF MOUNTAIN IS – FIGURES – WUN FIFE NINA – METRES - OVER

13 Map TQ Back