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    Basic Radio Handling

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    The document provides an overview of basic radio communication for emergency responders, explaining how radios work using base stations, repeaters and towers to transmit signals, the anatomy of a radio including components like antennas, push-to-talk buttons and batteries, and how to program radios by selecting frequencies, channels, and operating in either analog or digital mode.

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    The document provides an overview of basic radio communication for emergency responders, explaining how radios work using base stations, repeaters and towers to transmit signals, the anatomy of a radio including components like antennas, push-to-talk buttons and batteries, and how to program radios by selecting frequencies, channels, and operating in either analog or digital mode.

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    Basic Radio Handling

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    Basic Radio 101

    An Emergency Responder’s Guide to


    Effective Radio Communication
    Communication is Important
    • Communicate
    effectively
    • Protect
    community
    • Save lives
    Purpose
    Provide a common understanding of
    basic two-way radio knowledge and
    guidelines to enhance overall
    communication for all North Dakota
    emergency responders
    Overview of Training
    Module 1: Introduction to Radio Basics

    Module 2: Radio Protocol Guidelines

    Module 3: Troubleshooting

    Module 4: Local Perspective


    Introduction to
    Radio Basics
    Getting to Know Your Radio and
    How to Use It Effectively

    Module 1
    Introduction to Radio Basics

    Radio Communication
    Walkie-talkies, Phones and Radios
    How It Works
    • Radio console
    • Base station
    • Tower/repeater
    • Mobile radio
    • Portable radio
    Base Station
    • Fixed radio station
    • Receives and
    transmits
    – NOT
    simultaneously
    http://cfpub.epa.gov
    Mobile Radio
    • Mounted
    • Used in motion or
    stopped
    Portable Radio
    • Battery powered
    • Hand held
    • Carried by
    person
    Repeaters
    • Boost signal
    • Receive and transmit
    different frequencies
    simultaneously
    Towers
    • Reduce interference
    • Signal travels farther
    Introduction to Radio Basics

    Anatomy of a Radio
    Power
    • Power “ON” and “OFF”
    • Different styles
    – Push button
    – Control knob
    • Turn off when
    changing batteries
    Squelch
    • Eliminates noise on
    analog radios
    • “Open” for white
    noise
    • “Close” to reduce
    noise
    • Separate knob or ring
    under volume knob
    Push-to-Talk
    (PTT) • Wait 2 seconds
    • Speak in normal voice
    • Incoming messages lost
    if PTT is activated
    Speaker & Mic
    • Speaker and mic
    together
    • Mic when PTT is
    pressed
    • Speaker when PTT is
    not in use
    Antenna
    • Vertical for best
    reception
    • Not a handle
    Batteries
    • When storing:
    – Turn off radio
    – Remove or replace
    with charged
    batteries
    • Have extra battery
    pack
    Introduction to Radio Basics

    Programming the Radio


    Analog vs. Digital Signals
    Analog Digital
    • Signal unaltered • Not continuous
    • Heard simultaneously • Signal encoded
    • Human voice is analog • Converted back to plain
    audio
    Battle of the Bands
    UHF VHF
    • Ultra-high Frequency • Very High Frequency
    • 450 MHz to 470 MHz • 150 MHz to 170 MHz

    • Respond to and recover from:


    • ALL Hazards
    • ALL Disasters
    Channel Scanning
    Channel/Mode
    Select Knob

    • Push-button
    • Dial control
    • Automatic scanning
    Selecting Frequency
    Channel/Mode
    Name
    • One frequency at
    a time
    Channel/Mode
    Select Knob POL
    DISP NW
    MUTE

    • Must be on same PAGE

    CALL

    channel
    • Special-use
    frequencies
    Introduction to Radio Basics
    Review
    • General radio
    communication
    • Anatomy of a
    radio
    • Programming
    the radio

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