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Plain language radio checks

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One of these reports, "LOUD AND CLEAR", is commonly used in television shows, movies, literature, and by radio operators, commonly without knowing the source or the rest of the standard reports (hence the much-reduced frequency with which the other combinations are used). For example:
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Allied Communications Procedure 125(F), Communication Instructions Radiotelephone Procedure, published by the Combined Communication Electronics Board, defines radiotelephone procedures, and contains the original definitions for many common radio communications procedures, including
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is the means of requesting and giving a signal strength and readability report for radiotelephony (voice) communications, and is the direct equivalent to the
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The prowords listed below are for use when initiating and answering queries concerning signal strength and readability.
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is the voice signal reporting format developed by the ITU in 1959, but sees little use outside of shortwave listeners.
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Reports such as "five by five", "four by four", etc., will not be used to indicate strength and quality of reception.
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At times your signal strength fades to such an extent that continuous reception cannot be relied upon.
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The omission of comment on signal strength and readability, by responding only with the proword
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means the signal strength is weak and there is also interference from another signal.
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means the signal strength is very strong but the audio is distorted.
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The quality of your transmission is so bad that I cannot read you.
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Having trouble reading you because your signal is intermittent.
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What is my signal strength and readability; how do you hear me?
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To be used when no reply is received from a called station.
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I have received your last transmission satisfactorily.
174:The quality of your transmission is satisfactory. 354: 198:Having trouble reading you due to interference. 190:Having trouble reading you due to interference. 27:used to give the same report in radiotelegraph ( 166:The quality of your transmission is excellent. 243:means Fair copy, occasional fills are needed 90: 269:, is understood to mean that reception is 249:means Weak copy, frequent fills are needed 16:Operating signals for radio signal quality 261:means Unable to copy, a relay is required 46: 147: 355: 332:Signal strength and readability report 212: 133:Your signal strength is very weak. 13: 225:means Excellent copy with no noise 14: 374: 237:means Good copy with slight noise 348:Allied Communication Procedures 286: 125:Your signal strength is weak. 117:Your signal strength is good. 1: 279: 109:Your signal is very strong. 7: 308: 10: 379: 21:plain-language radio check 323:(for Amateur radio only) 91:Signal strength prowords 253:WEAK WITH INTERFERENCE 317:(for Morse code only) 47:Radio check procedure 148:Readability prowords 259:WEAK AND UNREADABLE 229:LOUD BUT DISTORTED 31:) communications. 363:Operating signals 247:WEAK BUT READABLE 241:FAIR BUT READABLE 235:GOOD AND READABLE 213:Examples of usage 210: 209: 195:WITH INTERFERENCE 145: 144: 88: 87: 370: 315:QSA and QRK code 302: 301: 296:. Archived from 290: 152: 151: 95: 94: 54: 53: 25:QSA and QRK code 378: 377: 373: 372: 371: 369: 368: 367: 353: 352: 343:Procedure Words 311: 306: 305: 292: 291: 287: 282: 215: 150: 93: 49: 41:Procedure Words 17: 12: 11: 5: 376: 366: 365: 351: 350: 345: 340: 334: 329: 324: 318: 310: 307: 304: 303: 300:on 2015-05-25. 284: 283: 281: 278: 271:LOUD AND CLEAR 263: 262: 256: 250: 244: 238: 232: 226: 223:LOUD AND CLEAR 214: 211: 208: 207: 204: 200: 199: 196: 192: 191: 188: 184: 183: 180: 176: 175: 172: 168: 167: 164: 160: 159: 156: 149: 146: 143: 142: 139: 135: 134: 131: 127: 126: 123: 119: 118: 115: 111: 110: 107: 103: 102: 99: 92: 89: 86: 85: 82: 78: 77: 74: 70: 69: 66: 62: 61: 58: 48: 45: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 375: 364: 361: 360: 358: 349: 346: 344: 341: 338: 337:Circuit Merit 335: 333: 330: 328: 325: 322: 319: 316: 313: 312: 299: 295: 289: 285: 277: 274: 272: 268: 260: 257: 254: 251: 248: 245: 242: 239: 236: 233: 230: 227: 224: 221: 220: 219: 205: 202: 201: 197: 194: 193: 189: 186: 185: 181: 178: 177: 173: 170: 169: 165: 162: 161: 157: 154: 153: 140: 137: 136: 132: 129: 128: 124: 121: 120: 116: 113: 112: 108: 105: 104: 100: 97: 96: 83: 81:NOTHING HEARD 80: 79: 75: 72: 71: 67: 64: 63: 59: 56: 55: 52: 44: 42: 36: 34: 33:SINPEMFO code 30: 26: 22: 321:R-S-T system 298:the original 288: 275: 270: 266: 264: 258: 252: 246: 240: 234: 228: 222: 216: 203:INTERMITTENT 50: 37: 20: 18: 65:RADIO CHECK 327:SINPO code 280:References 179:UNREADABLE 29:Morse code 187:DISTORTED 130:VERY WEAK 357:Category 309:See also 171:READABLE 158:Meaning 101:Meaning 60:Meaning 155:Proword 98:Proword 57:Proword 138:FADING 267:ROGER 163:CLEAR 73:ROGER 122:WEAK 114:GOOD 106:LOUD 359:: 19:A

Index

QSA and QRK code
Morse code
SINPEMFO code
Procedure Words
"ACP 125 (F) - Comm Instructions - Radio Telephone Procedures"
the original
QSA and QRK code
R-S-T system
SINPO code
Signal strength and readability report
Circuit Merit
Procedure Words
Allied Communication Procedures
Category
Operating signals

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