Message Passing
Course Description
This class will will review message passing skills and work up through tips and techniques for accurate and clear communications. It includes numerous exercises for practicing learned skills and techniques.
- Intended Audience
- Hams who want to learn or improve their message passing skills.
- Prerequisites
- Valid Technician class or higher Amateur Radio license
- Field Operations Type III, Part A
- Field Operations Type III, Part B and Type II
NOTE: The above prerequisites are not strictly enforced. But in order to get the most out of this course, you should have previously attended the above courses. If you have not yet attended one or more of the prerequisites, you should carefully review the course materials for the missed prerequisites prior to attending this course. Then, be sure to attend any missed prerequisites at your earliest opportunity.
- Format
- In person, 3.5 hours
- Students should bring
- Copy of course materials (see below)
- Pen/pencil and pad of paper
- Learning Objectives
- Accurately and effectively pass operator-to-operator and 3rd party message traffic
- Topics Covered
- Prowords and Basic Techniques - Review Homework
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Message types
- Operator-to-operator vs. 3rd party (spoken and written)
- Radio Routing Information
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Common Procedures
- Announcing, Sending, Logging
- Form-specific Exercises
- Relaying Messages
- Problem Solving
- Exercises, exercises, exercises …
Class Dates and Registration
There are no sessions of this class currently scheduled.
This class is normally scheduled twice per year, in January and July.
Course Materials and Pre-Work
Course materials will be updated about a week before class and those signed up will be notified via email.
Read and study the Message Handling Procedures document
Learn the prowords and techniques. Practice until you know them well. It’s not hard; but it does take time and must be done before class. Our class exercises will assume you know all of the ProWords and techniques covered in this document.
In addition to reading the Message Handling Procedures document, spend a little additional time on these areas.
- Carefully review Figure 2 on Page 9 to understand the name for each symbol, which symbols are considered punctuation, and the proper pronunciation of each symbol.
- If you are new to using field numbers, make sure you review pages 33-36 that deal with sending messages using Field Numbers.
Bring your copy of the document to class.
Print and bring the following on paper:
Note the quantities required for some forms. These need to be paper copies for use during class exercises.
Bring the following on paper or in electronic form:
See
instructions
for printing multiple pages per sheet if desired.
Reference materials (not needed in class):