This handy operating aid contains four useful references including the UTC time conversion chart, the ITU phonetic alphabet, guidelines to using the RST System, communication procedures and good phone operating guidelines.
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ARRL Communications Procedures
Voice Code Situation Go ahead K Used after calling CQ, or at the end of a transmission, to indicate any station is invited to transmit. Over AR Used after a call to a specific station, before the contact has been established. KN Used at the end of any transmission when only the specific station contacted is invited to answer. Stand by or wait AS A temporary interruption of the contact. Roger R Indicates a transmission has been received correctly and in full. Clear SK End of contact. SK is sent before the final identification. Leaving the air or closing the station CL Indicates that a station is going off the air, and will not listen or answer any further calls. CL is sent after the final identification. -
International Telecommunication Union Phonetic Alphabet
Word list adopted by the International Telecommunication Union
A--Alfa
B--Bravo
C--Charlie
D--Delta
E--Echo
F--Foxtrot
G--Golf
H--Hotel
I--India
J--Juliett
K--Kilo
L--Lima
M--Mike
N--November
O--Oscar
P--Papa
Q--Quebec
R--Romeo
S--Sierra
T--Tango
U--Uniform
V--Victor
W--Whiskey
X--X-ray
Y--Yankee
Z--Zulu
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Readability
1--Unreadable
2--Barely readable, occasional words distinguishable.
3--Readable with considerable difficulty.
4--Readable with practically no difficulty.
5--Perfectly readable.
Signal Strength
1--Faint signals, barely perceptible.
2--Very weak signals.
3--Weak signals.
4--Fair signals.
5--Fairly good signals.
6--Good signals.
7--Moderately strong signals.
8--Strong signals.
9--Extremely strong signals.
Tone
1--Sixty cycle a.c or less, very rough and broad.
2--Very rough a.c., very harsh and broad.
3--Rough a.c. tone, rectified but not filtered.
4--Rough note, some trace of filtering.
5--Filtered rectified a.c. but strongly ripple-modulated.
6--Filtered tone, definite trace of ripple modulation.
7--Near pure tone, trace of ripple modulation.
8--Near perfect tone, slight trace of modulation.
9--Perfect tone, no trace of ripple or modulation of any kind.
If the signal has the characteristic steadiness of crystal control, add the letter X to the RST report. If there is a chirp, the letter C may be added to so indicate. Similarly for a click, add K. The above reporting system is used on both cw and voice, leaving out the "tone" report on voice. Turn card over for examples.
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UTC EDT/AST CDT/EST MDT/CST PDT/MST PST 0000* 2000 1900 1800 1700 1600 0100 2100 2000 1900 1800 1700 0200 2200 2100 2000 1900 1800 0300 2300 2200 2100 2000 1900 0400 0000* 2300 2200 2100 2000 0500 0100 0000* 2300 2200 2100 0600 0200 0100 0000* 2300 2200 0700 0300 0200 0100 0000* 2300 0800 0400 0300 0200 0100 0000* 0900 0500 0400 0300 0200 0100 1000 0600 0500 0400 0300 0200 1100 0700 0600 0500 0400 0300 1200 0800 0700 0600 0500 0400 1300 0900 0800 0700 0600 0500 1400 1000 0900 0800 0700 0600 1500 1100 1000 0900 0800 0700 1600 1200 1100 1000 0900 0800 1700 1300 1200 1100 1000 0900 1800 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 1900 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 2000 1600 1500 1400 1300 1200 2100 1700 1600 1500 1400 1300 2200 1800 1700 1600 1500 1400 2300 1900 1800 1700 1600 1500 2400* 2000 1900 1800 1700 1600 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the time at the zero or reference meridian. Time changes one hour with each change of 15 degrees in longitude. The five time zones in the US proper and Canada roughly follow these lines.
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