Call Signs / Radio Flashcards
What is the call sign for Abjaterskop Gate?
A1 (Alpha 1 or Alfa 1)
What has the call sign A1 (Alpha 1 or Alfa 1)?
Abjaterskop Gate
What is the call sign for Tau Gate?
A2 (Alpha 2 or Alfa 2)
What has the call sign A2 (Alpha 2 or Alfa 2)?
Tau Gate
What is the call sign for Derdepoort Gate?
A3 (Alpha 3 or Alfa 3)
What has the call sign A3 (Alpha 3 or Alfa 3)?
Derdepoort Gate
What is the call sign for Molatedi Gate?
A4 (Alpha 4 or Alfa 4)
What has the call sign A4 (Alpha 4 or Alfa 4)?
Molatedi Gate
What is the call sign for Wonderboom Gate?
A5 (Alpha 5 or Alfa 5)
What has the call sign A5 (Alpha 5 or Alfa 5)?
Wonderboom Gate
What is the call sign for the Ops Room?
Oscar Romeo
What has the call sign Oscar Romeo?
Ops Room
What has the call sign B14 (Bravo 14)?
Etali Safari Lodge
What is the call sign for Etali Safari Lodge?
B14 (Bravo 14)
When spelling a word over the radio, what word do you use for “A”?
Alpha (alfa)
What is the word used for “B” over the radio?
Bravo
What is the word used for “C” over the radio?
Charlie
What is the word used for “D” over the radio?
Delta
What is the word used for “E” over the radio?
Echo
What is the word used for “F” over the radio?
Foxtrot
What is the word used for “G” over the radio?
Golf
What is the word used for “H” over the radio?
Hotel
What is the word used for “I” over the radio?
India
What is the word used for “J” over the radio?
Juliet
What is the word used for “K” over the radio?
Kilo
What is the word used for “L” over the radio?
Lima
What is the word used for “M” over the radio?
Mike
What is the word used for “N” over the radio?
November
What is the word used for “O” over the radio?
Oscar
What is the word used for “P” over the radio?
Papa
What is the word used for “Q” over the radio?
Quebec
What is the word used for “R” over the radio?
Romeo
What is the word used for “S” over the radio?
Sierra
What is the word used for “T” over the radio?
Tango
What is the word used for “U” over the radio?
Uniform
What is the word used for “V” over the radio?
Victor
What is the word used for “W” over the radio?
Whiskey
What is the word used for “Y” over the radio?
Yankee
What is the word used for “Z” over the radio?
Zulu
Who is Oscar Zero?
Koos Potgieter
What are Koos’s 2 call signs?
B14K (Bravo 14 Kilo) and Oscar Zero
Who is Oscar 1?
Derick Burger
Who is Oscar 2?
K9
Who is Oscar 3?
K9
What is Derick’s call sign?
Oscar 1
What are the call signs for the K9s?
Oscar 2 and Oscar 3
What is Leslie’s call sign?
Oscar 4
What letter is the start of the call signs for the lodges?
B–Bravo
What group has call signs that start with B–Bravo?
Lodges
What letter is the start of the call signs for the contractors?
C–Charlie
What group has call signs that start with C–Charlie?
Contractors
What letter is the start of the call signs for NWPB Management?
D–Delta
What group has call signs that start with D–Delta?
NWPB Management
What is Hotel Zero?
Vleisfontein / NWPB HQ
What is the call sign of Vleisfontein / NWPB HQ?
Hotel Zero
What group has call signs that start with L–Lima?
Landowners
What is the call sign of the Landowners?
L–Lima
What group has call signs that start with R–Romeo?
Researchers
What is the call sign of the Researchers?
R–Romeo
What group has call signs that start with W–Whiskey?
NWPB Ranger Bases
What is the call sign of the NWPB Ranger bases?
W–Whiskey
What is Whiskey 1?
Abjaterskop Base
What is the call sign of Abjaterskop Base?
Whiskey 1
What is Whiskey 3?
Mooigenoeg Base
What is the call sign of Mooigenoeg Base?
Whiskey 3
What is Whiskey 4?
Molatedi Base
What is the call sign of Molatedi Base?
Whiskey 4
What is Whiskey 5?
Tswasa Base
What is the call sign of Tswasa Base?
Whiskey 5
What group has call signs that start with Z–Zulu?
Honorary Officers
What letter is the start of the call signs for the Honorary Officers?
Z–Zulu
Who is Oscar 8?
Tshwarelo Modirwa
Who is Oscar 9?
Peter Letsholo
What is Tshwarelo’s call sign?
Oscar 8
What is Peter’s call sign?
Oscar 9
How should Peter call Tau Gate?
“Alpha 2, Alpha 2, come in for Oscar 9”
How should Tshwarelo call Abjaterskop Gate?
“Alpha 1, Alpha 1, come in for Oscar 8”
How should Leslie call Mooigeneog Base?
“Whiskey 3, Whiskey 3, come in for Oscar 4”
How should Koos call Molatedi Base?
“Whiskey 4, Whiskey 4, come in for Oscar Zero”
How should Derick call one of the K9 guys?
“Oscar 2 (or 3), Oscar 2 (or 3), come in for Oscar 1”
If Derdepoort Gate calls Peter, how should he respond?
“Oscar 9 standing by” OR “A3, go ahead”
If W5 calls Tshwarelo, how should she respond?
“Oscar 8 standing by” OR “W5, go ahead”
How do you say “yes” on the radio?
Affirmative
How do you say “no” on the radio?
Negative
How do you say “I understand and agree” on the radio?
Copy
How would you ask Wonderboom Gate to repeat their message?
“A5, say again”
If Abjaterskop Base calls the Ops Room, how would you tell them that you cannot talk now but will call them back?
“W1, stand by”
What channel is Parks Board?
Channel 1 (analog)
Who can hear messages on the Parks Board channel?
Everyone across the reserve
When do you use Parks Board channel?
To contact gates or locate someone in the reserve if you can’t locate them otherwise
What button do you push on the radio base station to toggle between analog and digital channels?
P1
What button do you push on the radio base station to toggle scan on / scan off?
P2
What buttons on the radio base station will select each channel?
P3 or P4
What does P1 do on the radio base station?
Toggles between analog and digital channels
What does P2 do on the radio base station?
Toggles scan on and off
What does P3 or P4 do on the radio base station?
Select channels
What is MFC’s repeater channel?
MFC Digital
Who can hear on MFC Digital?
Koos, Leslie, Derick, K9
Is Parks Board analog a repeater or a line of sight channel?
Repeater
Is MFC Digital a repeater channel?
Yes
How should Molatedi Gate call the Ops Room?
“Oscar Romeo, Oscar Romeo, come in for A4”
What word do you say on the radio to indicate that your message is finished, and the other person can now respond?
“Over”
What word do you say on the radio to indicate that the conversation is finished and the radio channel is available for others?
“Out”
What does “over” mean when said on the radio?
Indicates that your message is finished and the other person can respond
What does “out” mean when said on the radio?
Indicates that the conversation is finished and the radio channel is available for others
What do you say on the radio to interrupt a communication because you have an emergency?
“Break, break, break”
for example, “break, break, break, this is Oscar 4, I have an emergency”
How should Molatedi Base call Moremi?
“Delta Zero, Delta Zero, come in for Whiskey 4”
What is the response to this:
“Oscar 9, Oscar 9, come in for Hotel Zero”
Peter would respond, “Oscar 9, standing by.”
