Message Passing

Santa Clara County OES, California
ARES/RACES

Overview:	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 to want to learn or improve their message passing skills.
Prerequisites:	Valid Technician class or higher Amateur Radio license
Length:	3 hours
Students should bring:	Copy of course materials (see below) Pen/pencil and pad of paper
Learning Objectives:	At the end of this course, students will be able to: Accurately and effectively pass message traffic
Topics Covered:	The course agenda includes: Always keep in mind ... Review of basic concepts Message passing fundamentals Numerals Numbers and mixed group sequences Rules of Thumb Prowords Phonetics Message forms Formal Informal Exercises, exercises, exercises ...
Scheduling Info:	http://www.scc-ares-races.org/activities
Class Materials:	Revised: 14-Mar-2013 1 slide per page (PDF - 2.5 MB) 2 slides per page (PDF - 1.5 MB) 3 slides per page (PDF - 508 KB) 4 slides per page (PDF - 966 kB) 6 slides per page (PDF - 491 kB) Additional materials to print out and bring with you: 3 copies of ICS-213 Message Form (PDF - 45 kB) Additional reference material to read (you don't need to print out and bring with you): ARRL NTS Chapter 1 - The ARRL Message Format (PDF - 97 KB) ARRL NTS Chapter 2 - Sending Messages on Voice (PDF - 187 KB)

This page was last updated on 15-Mar-2013