AARC Reference

Updated June 2, 2005

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AARC Meeting Agenda
AARC Meeting Agenda in MS Word
AARC Meeting Agenda in PDF
AARC Meeting Attendance list in MS Excel
AARC Meeting Attendance list in PDF
SHARES Message Form in PDF
SHARES Message Form in MS Excel
ARES/RACES Message Form in PDF
ARES/RACES Message Form in MS Excel
ARES/RACES/SHARES Events Log in MS Excel
ARES/RACES/SHARES Events Log in PDF
SVECS Net Check-Ins in MS Excel
EOC Roll Call in MS Excel, Rev E

Tutorials and Manuals

Emergency Responder Manual Rev. 2.1 (pdf)
ARRL Public Service Communications Manual
This can be also be bought hardcopy in handy manual for $1.
Message Handling Protocol for ARES/RACES Communications
Ericsson EDACS M-RK I Portable Radio
Ericsson EDACS M-RK II Scan Portable Radio
Ericsson EDACS White Paper (181K PDF file)
Radio 101 Techniques for the Field tutorial (pdf) by Linda Olmstead of the
Break Room for Public Safety Communications Personnel at http://www.gryeyes.com
Santa Clara County ARES/RACES Frequencies
http://www.scc-ares-races.org/freqinfo.htm
National Traffic System -- Radiogram Form
http://www.cupertinoares.org/archives/OPS/NTS/radiogrm.pdf
National Traffic System -- Introduction
http://www.cupertinoares.org/archives/OPS/NTS/nts-12a.pdf
South Bay Area Radio Events
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SB_Radio_Events
Brief descriptions of some wireless/2-way radio systems (industrial/business)

Abbreviations

ARES: Amateur Radio Emergency Service
OES: Office of Emergency Services
RACES: Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services
SHARES: SHAred RESources (HF Radio Program)
Acronyms and Abbreviations used by Part 90 (industrial/business)

Rules and Regulation

Part 97 of FCC for Amateur Radio Service
FCC Parts and Titles

Phonetic Alphabet

A Alpha N November

B Bravo O Oscar

C Charlie P Papa

D Delta Q Quebec

E Echo R Romeo

F Foxtrot S Sierra

G Golf T Tango

H Hotel U Uniform

I India V Victor

J Juliet W Whiskey

K Kilo X X-ray

L Lima Y Yankee

M Mike Z Zulu

International Q Signals

(Using a question mark (?) asks a question, without a mark answers yes)

QRA   What is the name of your station?

QRG   What's my exact frequency?

QRH   Does my frequency vary?

QRI   How is my tone? (1-3)

QRK   What is my signal intelligibility? (1-5)

QRL   Are you busy?

QRM   Is my transmission being interfered with?

QRN   Are you troubled by static?

QRO   Shall I increase transmitter power?

QRP   Shall I decrease transmitter power?

QRQ   Shall I send faster?

QRS   Shall I send slower?

QRT   Shall I stop sending?

QRU   Have you anything for me? (Answer in negative)

QRV   Are you ready?

QRW   Shall I tell ______ you're calling him?

QRX   When will you call again?

QRZ   Who is calling me?

QSA   What is my signal strength? (1-5)

QSB   Are my signals fading?

QSD   Is my keying defective?

QSG   Shall I send ______ messages at a time?

QSK   Can you work breakin?

QSL   Can you acknowledge receipt?

QSM   Shall I repeat the last message sent?

QSO   Can you communicate with ______ direct?

QSP   Will you relay to ______?

QSV   Shall I send a series of V's?

QSW   Will you transmit on ______?

QSX   Will you listen for ______ on ______?

QSY   Shall I change frequency?

QSZ   Shall I send each word/group more than once? (Answer, send twice or ______)

QTA   Shall I cancel number ______?

QTB   Do you agree with my word count? (Answer negative)

QTC   How many messages have you to send?

QTH   What is your location?

QTR   What is your time?

QTV   Shall I stand guard for you ______?

QTX   Will you keep your station open for further communication with me?

QUA   Have you news of?

QST   ARRL Announcement

U.S. Naval Observatory Master Clock

Pacific Standard Time at http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/xbmclock.xbm?zone=PDT
Universal Time at http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/xbmclock.xbm?zone=GMT
Standard Time Zone Conversions: http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/zones.html
Time Service Department, USNO http://tycho.usno.navy.mil

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A	Alpha	N	November
B	Bravo	O	Oscar
C	Charlie	P	Papa
D	Delta	Q	Quebec
E	Echo	R	Romeo
F	Foxtrot	S	Sierra
G	Golf	T	Tango
H	Hotel	U	Uniform
I	India	V	Victor
J	Juliet	W	Whiskey
K	Kilo	X	X-ray
L	Lima	Y	Yankee
M	Mike	Z	Zulu

QRA	What is the name of your station?
QRG	What's my exact frequency?
QRH	Does my frequency vary?
QRI	How is my tone? (1-3)
QRK	What is my signal intelligibility? (1-5)
QRL	Are you busy?
QRM	Is my transmission being interfered with?
QRN	Are you troubled by static?
QRO	Shall I increase transmitter power?
QRP	Shall I decrease transmitter power?
QRQ	Shall I send faster?
QRS	Shall I send slower?
QRT	Shall I stop sending?
QRU	Have you anything for me? (Answer in negative)
QRV	Are you ready?
QRW	Shall I tell ______ you're calling him?
QRX	When will you call again?
QRZ	Who is calling me?
QSA	What is my signal strength? (1-5)
QSB	Are my signals fading?
QSD	Is my keying defective?
QSG	Shall I send ______ messages at a time?
QSK	Can you work breakin?
QSL	Can you acknowledge receipt?
QSM	Shall I repeat the last message sent?
QSO	Can you communicate with ______ direct?
QSP	Will you relay to ______?
QSV	Shall I send a series of V's?
QSW	Will you transmit on ______?
QSX	Will you listen for ______ on ______?
QSY	Shall I change frequency?
QSZ	Shall I send each word/group more than once? (Answer, send twice or ______)
QTA	Shall I cancel number ______?
QTB	Do you agree with my word count? (Answer negative)
QTC	How many messages have you to send?
QTH	What is your location?
QTR	What is your time?
QTV	Shall I stand guard for you ______?
QTX	Will you keep your station open for further communication with me?
QUA	Have you news of?
QST	ARRL Announcement