Radio Procedure Course 8th May 2013
We are pleased to be running another short training course on radio procedures for our Responders.
The course will cover radio procedures and operating practice on CB, Private Mobile Radio (PMR), amateur radio and even mobile phones.
We will be covering some of the following topics:
– A brief discussion on frequencies and wavelengths for the various types of radio
– The differences between simplex, semi-duplex and duplex operating
– How repeaters operate
– The different modes (AM, FM, SSB, CW, data)
– The international phonetic alphabet
– Operating etiquette and practices
– Radio checks and signal reports
– SWR – what it is and how to measure it
– Aerials and resonance