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This page is dedicated to chatter that would be used over a radio in the battlefield. It shall be updated frequently with new data.
Key Phrases and Meanings
You this is Me=- Whenever radioing outside of your own AO, the communicator should be sure to identify himself first, and then his target audience. Example: Me to You or Hitman 6 Actual to Hitman 1/5. When radioing inside your own AO, you should identify your target audience first then yourself. Example: Hitman 1/5, this is Hitman 6 Actual.
Over=- End of this line of transmission.
Over and Out=- End of this line of transmission, end of transmission.
Roger=- Understood
Say Again=- The alternative to Repeat, means “say your last transmission again”.
Say Again All After…=- Say everything again after this part of your last transmission.
Repeat=- Repeat Last Firemission or repeat your last transmission.
Bead Window=- Usually exclaimed, this means “immediately cease current communication; exterior communications compromised” . compromised.”
Standby=- Wait while I retrieve further data.
Break=- Standby for a momentary pause in transmission.
Break, Break, Break=- I’m interrupting you to make a more important transmission on this net.
Be Advised=- Pay close attention to my next transmission, it is important.
How Copy?=- Did you understand my last transmission?
Solid Copy=- I understood your last transmission.
How do you read me?=- How was my last transmission?
Loud and Clear=- Your transmission is perfect; I can understand you.
Broken but Readable=- There are gaps in your transmission but I can understand you.
Broken and Unreadable=- There are so many gaps in your transmission that I do not understand you.
Static Covered but Readable=- Your transmission is covered in static but I still understand.
Static Covered and Unreadable=- Your transmission has so much static that I can’t understand you.
Interrogative=- The following transmission is a question.
Send Your Traffic=- Send your transmission.
All Callsigns=- Differs. Can reference all Marines or all Marines with a callsign only, depending on the context of its use.
Channel One=- A code word for game chat.
Channel Two=- A code word for party chat.
Channel Three=- A code word for private chat.
The Phonetic Alphabet
Sometimes in high stress/noise environments, it is important to take your time and spell out important tidbits of information. For this reason, the Phonetic Alphabet was developed by NATO and is still in use today.
A - Alpha
B - Bravo
C - Charlie
D - Delta
E - Echo
F - Fox (or 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
Numbers remain the same, except for nine, which becomes “niner,” phonetically.
Key Phrases and Meanings
You this is Me=- Whenever radioing outside of your own AO, the communicator should be sure to identify himself first, and then his target audience. Example: Me to You or Hitman 6 Actual to Hitman 1/5. When radioing inside your own AO, you should identify your target audience first then yourself. Example: Hitman 1/5, this is Hitman 6 Actual.
Over=- End of this line of transmission.
Over and Out=- End of this line of transmission, end of transmission.
Roger=- Understood
Say Again=- The alternative to Repeat, means “say your last transmission again”.
Say Again All After…=- Say everything again after this part of your last transmission.
Repeat=- Repeat Last Firemission or repeat your last transmission.
Bead Window=- Usually exclaimed, this means “immediately cease current communication; exterior communications compromised” . compromised.”
Standby=- Wait while I retrieve further data.
Break=- Standby for a momentary pause in transmission.
Break, Break, Break=- I’m interrupting you to make a more important transmission on this net.
Be Advised=- Pay close attention to my next transmission, it is important.
How Copy?=- Did you understand my last transmission?
Solid Copy=- I understood your last transmission.
How do you read me?=- How was my last transmission?
Loud and Clear=- Your transmission is perfect; I can understand you.
Broken but Readable=- There are gaps in your transmission but I can understand you.
Broken and Unreadable=- There are so many gaps in your transmission that I do not understand you.
Static Covered but Readable=- Your transmission is covered in static but I still understand.
Static Covered and Unreadable=- Your transmission has so much static that I can’t understand you.
Interrogative=- The following transmission is a question.
Send Your Traffic=- Send your transmission.
All Callsigns=- Differs. Can reference all Marines or all Marines with a callsign only, depending on the context of its use.
Channel One=- A code word for game chat.
Channel Two=- A code word for party chat.
Channel Three=- A code word for private chat.
The Phonetic Alphabet
Sometimes in high stress/noise environments, it is important to take your time and spell out important tidbits of information. For this reason, the Phonetic Alphabet was developed by NATO and is still in use today.
A - Alpha
B - Bravo
C - Charlie
D - Delta
E - Echo
F - Fox (or 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
Numbers remain the same, except for nine, which becomes “niner,” phonetically.
