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CAP Communications Radio Operator Authorization Course

CAP Communications Radio Operator Authorization Course. “Voice of Command” Revised 7 Jan 2010. CAP Radio Operator Authorization. 1. Basic Communications User Training 2 - 4 Hour Class on: a. Standard Operating Procedures Local Operating Procedures Basic Radio Operations

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CAP Communications Radio Operator Authorization Course

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  1. CAP CommunicationsRadio Operator Authorization Course “Voice of Command” Revised 7 Jan 2010

  2. CAP Radio Operator Authorization 1. Basic Communications User Training • 2 - 4 Hour Class on: a. Standard Operating Procedures • Local Operating Procedures • Basic Radio Operations • Entitles a CAP member to operate a CAP Radio • Issuance of a CAPF 76, Radio Operator Authorization by a Group Communications Officer • Required for most ES specialties 2. Advanced Communications User Training • 4 - 8 Hour Class • Hands on Radio Operations and Radio System Setup • Pass the Advanced Communications User Test, CAPF 119 • Entitles CAP member to be assigned a call sign for their radio • Required as part of the Communications Specialty Track Authorization is done in two phases:

  3. CAP Radio Station Licensing • CAP is a considered a federal agency, thus its Radio Stations are authorized by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) • Public stations are licensed by the FCC • Federal agencies are not allowed to use services allocated exclusively to the public sector for their business. • This excludes the use of Amateur Radio and Citizens Band for CAP business. The regulation for all CAP Communications is CAPR 100-1

  4. 5 Habits of a Good Radio Operator 1. Speak clearly 2. Annunciate your words. 3. Speak slowly 4. Remain calm no matter what happens - Never Panic. 5. THINK - “Use Your Head”

  5. Operator Responsibilities • LISTEN • Be Prepared to Assist • Do NOT Transmit Unless You Have Something to Offer or Contact is Requested

  6. Prohibited Operating Practices • Transmission of false distress signals • Violation of Radio Silence • Personal Conversation • Transmitting in a Net without permission of NCS • Lack of identifying call sign • Excessive tuning and testing • Use of Amateur Radio or Citizens Band frequencies for CAP business, and Vice-Versa. • Use of 10 codes or Amateur Radio Q Signals • DO NOT use Profanity • Violating operational security rules

  7. PROWORDS Reference: 100-3 • THIS IS Preface to your call sign • ROGER Last transmission received OK • OVER I’m done, go ahead • OUT I’m done, bye • WAIT I will be back in a few seconds • SAY AGAIN Say that again • CORRECTION Oops! I really meant to say • WILCO ROGER and I will comply • AFFIRMATIVE Yes Refer to CAPR 100-3, Attachment 1, for the complete list Prowords are a special set of words used for clarity and brevity in communications. Some of the most commonly used prowords are:

  8. Phonetic Alphabet A Alpha B Bravo C Charlie D Delta E Echo F Foxtrot G Golf H Hotel I India J Juliet 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

  9. I SPELL / FIGURES / INITIALS • Use “I SPELL” for pronounceable words • PIZZA • “I SPELL PIZZA PAPA INDIA ZULU ZULU ALPHA PIZZA” • Use “FIGURE(S)” AND “INITIAL(S)” for non-words • N516F • “INITIAL NOVEMBER FIGURES FIVE ONE SIX INTIAL FOXTROT” CORRECTIONS •  Use proword “CORRECTION” to correct a mistake • Example: • “… Turn right at next corner … CORRECTION Turn left at next corner…”

  10. Numbers Pronunciation 1 WUN 2 TOO 3 TREE 4 FO-WER 5 FIFE 6 SIX 7 SEVEN 8 ATE 9 NINER 0 ZERO When writing the numbers, do not write them down the way they are pronounced. For example, do not write “one” as “wun” or “five” as “fife.” Write them as “1” and “5”.

  11. Punctuation

  12. SENDING NUMBERS • Use Prowords “FIGURES”, “DECIMAL”, “TIME”, “INITIALS” Digit-by-Digit Not “Seven Fifty” 750 “FIGURES SEVEN FIFE ZERO” Niner Not Nine 849 “FIGURES ATE FO-WER NINER” Decimal Point 14.5 “FIGURES ONE FO-WER DECIMAL FIFE” Z Time 1635Z “TIME ONE SIX TREE FIFE ZULU” Initial And Figures E21 “INITIAL ECHO FIGURES TOO WUN” One Figure and Initial 3-A “FIGURE TREE DASH INITIAL ALPHA”

  13. ZULU Time • AKA Greenwich Mean Time or Universal Coordinated Time. • Refers to the current time in Greenwich, United Kingdom. • Zulu time is a system of timekeeping that refers to the same time, no matter what time zone you are in. • Central Standard Time is Zulu – 6 Hours

  14. Types of Stations &Tactical Call Signs TEXAS WING CALL SIGN EXAMPLES AIRMOBILE GROUND CAP 4247 CAP VEHICLES TEXASCAP 2112 TEXASCAP 6122

  15. Texas Call Signs • TEXASCAP 1 – TEXASCAP 99 Wing HQ Staff -TC1=Wing Commander -TC2=Wing Vice Commander -TC3=Wing Chief of Staff -TC4=Wing Director of Communications -TC5=Wing Chaplain -TC6=Wing Director of Professional Development -TC7=Wing Director of Logistics -TC8=Wing ES Officer -TC9=Wing Operations Officer -TC10=Wing Headquarters Station -TC11=Wing Director of Cadet Programs -TC12=Wing Director of Personnel Assistants and staff officers working under a director will be assigned calls signs accordingly: Wing Communications staff will have calls in the 40 to 49 block, Operations staff in the 90 to 99 block

  16. Texas Group call signs • Wing HQ: 1 - 99 • Group 1 HQ: 100 - 199 Units: 1000 - 1999 • Group 2 HQ: 200 - 299 Units: 2000 - 2999 • Group 3 HQ: 300 - 399 Units: 3000 - 3999 • Group 4 HQ: 400 - 499 Units: 4000 - 4999* • Group 5 HQ: 500 - 599 Units: 5000 – 5999 * 42XX block is not assigned to reduce confusion with aircraft CAP42xx call signs

  17. Calling Another Station • Aircraft To Establish Contact • “TEXASCAP 2550 THIS IS CAP 4247 OVER” • Response from the Ground Station • “CAP 4247 THIS IS TEXASCAP 2550 OVER” • On Closing the Contact • “… CAP 4247 OUT” OR • “…TEXASCAP 2550 OUT” • Only the first station to finish must say this.

  18. Calling Another Station cont • Always end a transmission with OVER or OUT - NOT BOTH! • Do not use “Roger Wilco” instead of Wilco. “Roger Wilco” means “Last transmission received OK last transmission received OK and I will comply.”

  19. Radio Net Operation • A Formal Net is established to control the flow of traffic on a single radio channel. • The Net Control Station (NCS) maintains net discipline by controlling who is talking. • Break Ins to the Net should be done only if you have emergency traffic. • The NCS must be contacted first for permission to contact another station. • Sample Net Check-in (TC2550 is the NCS): • “TEXASCAP 2550, THIS IS TEXASCAP 5181 with no traffic, over”

  20. Radio Nets - Contacting another Station • All transmissions must receive permission from the Net Control Station (NCS) TC2550 NCS 1 TC5181 TC5182 2 3 1 - “TEXASCAP 2550, THIS IS TEXASCAP 5181 with traffic for TEXASCAP 582 OVER” 2 -“TEXASCAP 581, YOU MAY PASS YOUR TRAFFIC, OUT” 3 -“TEXASCAP 582, THIS IS TEXASCAP 581, OVER”

  21. NET STATION CHECK-IN EXAMPLES • Checking into a Net with no traffic during roll call: “This is TEXASCAP 5181 with no traffic OVER“ • Acknowledgement of check-in: " I recognize TEXASCAP 5181 with no traffic OUT"

  22. General Radio Controls Summary Common Controls: Volume Squelch Channel Selector Mike with Push to Talk Switch (Release to Listen) Radio Setup Radio Transceiver (VHF-FM, HF-SSB, SAR) Power Supply (110 VAC or 12 Volt DC) Antenna (Vertical, Magnetic Mount, Dipole) 1 Power Supply V S

  23. Civil Air Patrol Communications cont. • Telephones - Landline and cellular telephones can be used in addition to radio communications. • INTERNET - E-mail communications, information web pages, internet phone and other methods of communication over the internet. • GOAL - To have a readily available and comprehensive communications network using a variety of assets.

  24. Civil Air Patrol Communications Cont. • Intersquad Radio (ISR) • Military Ultra High Frequency channels • Very short range • Not CAP frequencies, may have to share with other Military users. • May not be used in flight. • 14 channels, named ISR 1 to ISR 14 • Use standard CAP or ICS callsigns. • Texas CAP numbers will be issued for these radios to support communications training. • Use of ICS call sign (Ground Team 2) etc… is also permitted during operations.

  25. Voice Operating Modes Single Frequency - One Station at a Time SIMPLEX SAME FREQ REPEATER Two Frequencies - One Station at a Time R T OUTPUT FREQ INPUT FREQ

  26. Repeater Operation INPUT FREQ OUTPUT FREQ *Repeater increases the range of mobile stations due to its high profile location*

  27. Inside the Repeater Repeater will only turn on its transmitter if it hears the one site tone OUTPUT FREQ Voice Receiver Transmitter INPUT FREQ 123.1 Hz Tone PTT 123.1 Hz Tone 123.1 Hz Tone Decoder “Mike Button” The Tone Decoder “listens” for the specific site tone on the incoming signal The Tone Decoder “presses” the Push To Talk (PTT) button to turn on the transmitter. When the specific tone is received

  28. CAP Operational Security • All CAP frequencies are FOUO – “For Official Use Only” • Do not publicly release CAP radio frequencies. • Do not release CAP radio frequencies over the air. • Frequencies may be referred to by their designators: Example, one of the Southwest Region High Frequencies is called WB, or Whiskey Bravo. THE DESIGNATORS WILL BE USED ON THE AIR TO DIRECT STATIONS TO ANOTHER FREQUENCY, SUCH AS “ALL STATIONS CHANGE FREQUENCY TO WHISKEY CHARLIE, OUT” NEVER TRANSMIT THE DESIGNATOR OF THE FREQUENCY YOU ARE CURRENTLY ON!!!!

  29. Extract from CAP/CC Memorandum of 20 Jan 2006 3. In addition, all documents containing frequencies will be marked “UNCLASSIFIED // FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY” (FOUO) at the top and bottom of each page. And, the following statement should be clearly displayed on the front page of any document containing FOUO information: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Frequency information contained in this document is designated by the Department of Defense (DoD) as For Official Use Only (FOUO) and may not be released to anyone without the prior permission of the NHQ DOK and CAP-USAF.

  30. CAP HF Radio Frequencies • HF-SSB DESIGNATORS USE -- AD National Calling Frequency • AE National Calling Frequency • WA Southwest Region HF • WB Southwest Region HF • WBS Southwest Region HF Secondary • WC Southwest Region HF Primary • Each Region has a group of HF frequencies assigned. • Southwest Region has a total of 12 assigned HF freq’s

  31. CAP VHF Radio ChannelsEF Johnson Mobile & Handheld • VHF-FM -- Analog • Radio channel Designator Use • ZONE1 CH. 1 CC1 Primary Command • ZONE1 CH. 2 CC2 Alternate Command • ZONE1 CH. 3 Air 1 Aircraft to aircraft • ZONE1 CH. 4 Air 2 Aircraft to aircraft • Zone 1 CH. 5 TAC 1 Ground Teams • VHF-FM -- Digital • Radio channel Designator Use • ZONE16 CH. 1 CC 1P Primary Command • ZONE16 CH. 2 CC 2P Alternate Command • ZONE16 CH. 3 Air 1P Aircraft to aircraft • ZONE16 CH. 4 Air 2P Aircraft to aircraft • Zone 16 CH. 5 TAC 1P Ground Teams

  32. TDFM-136 Aircraft Radio

  33. Repeater Channels • All Repeaters Have a Rxx Designator • Fixed Repeater Designators Are R01 Through R62 • Portable/Airborne Repeaters Designators Are R63, R64, and R67 Through R70 • Digital Channels Have a P Following The Designator (e.g. R11P) • Analog Channels • EF Johnson Radios Use Zone 8 – 11 • TDFM-136 (Aircraft) Radios Use Channels 101 – 164 • Digital Channels • EF Johnson Radios Use Zone 12 – 16 • TDFM-136 (Aircraft) Radios Do Not Have Digital Capability • Except R63P, R64P, R67P- R70P and 6 simplex channels • Channels 014 - 025

  34. Operational Repeaters in Texas as of 1 Jan 2010:

  35. Portable/Airborne Repeaters • Field Installable or Aircraft Mounted (In Repeater Configured Aircraft) • Limited Power • 10 Watts Airborne • 20 Watts Ground Mounted

  36. Aeronautical SAR Stations • Aeronautical Search And Rescue Stations (SAR) Operate on two Aircraft Frequencies • 122.9 MHz - TRAINING Only • 123.1 MHz - ACTUAL Missions Only • Contact ground teams by using VHF-FM • Air 1 or Air 2 - Air-to-Ground Simplex • Base Call Signs assigned by geographical location • “THIS IS Spinks Mission Base OVER”

  37. USE OF NON CAP FREQUENCIES • CAP MAY USE STATE OF TEXAS INTEROPERABILITY FREQUENCIES WHEN SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED BY A STATE AGENCY TO DO SO. THESE FREQUENCIES ARE PROGRAMMED INTO JOHNSON AND NEW AIRCRAFT FM RADIOS. • MARINE BAND: 8 MARINE BAND FREQUENCIES ARE PROGRAMMED FOR USE WITH COAST GUARD OR OTHER AGENCIES. • THESE FREQUENCIES SHOULD BE USED ONLY FOR INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATIONS WITH STATE, COUNTY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR AGENCIES. CAP WILL USE CAP CALL SIGNS AND STANDARD CAP PROCEDURE.

  38. Narrow Band Transition • VHF Narrow Band Transition Completed 31 Dec 2009 • Use of Wide Band Frequencies Is No Longer Authorized • Designators V1, V2, V3, V4 and Any Repeater Designator Beginning With a P are NOT To Be Used For Any CAP Operations

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