Syllabus topic
Operating Procedures
What you actually say and do on the air, and how to do it well.
12% of the exam0 questions in the bank
Sub-topics
Calling & Making Contacts
Calling CQ, station identification, simplex and repeater operation, nets and logbooks.
Q Codes, Phonetics & RST
The ITU phonetic alphabet, common Q codes, prosigns and signal reporting.
Emergency Communications
Distress and urgency procedure, traffic priority and disaster operation.
Lessons
Q codes, phonetics and signal reports
The dozen Q codes that actually get used, the ITU phonetic alphabet, and how to read an RST report.
7 min
Emergency communication procedure
Distress, urgency and safety signals, traffic priority, and what to do if you are the one who hears the call.
6 min