{"id":475,"date":"2010-05-19T00:25:36","date_gmt":"2010-05-19T04:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scheart.us\/?p=475"},"modified":"2024-02-02T04:57:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T09:57:46","slug":"ten-tips-to-make-you-a-better-communicator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/ten-tips-to-make-you-a-better-communicator\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Tips to Make You a Better Communicator"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1. Ensure your transceiver is working.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Ensure your microphone is located where it won’t be keyed accidentally.<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Ensure you are tuned to the proper frequency.<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Don’t “ker-chunk” the repeater.<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Ensure you know how to set the CTCSS (PL tone) without the manual.<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. Pause a second before speaking.<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. Communicate Clearly.<\/strong><\/p>\n

8. Adjust for background noise and interference.<\/strong><\/p>\n

9. Use Plain Language.<\/strong><\/p>\n

10. Ensure you have a minimal “Go Kit” in you car for emergencies. <\/strong><\/p>\n

This topic is the subject of whole articles. However, as a minimum, you should carry the following items in your vehicle besides your mobile rig:<\/p>\n

2 meter hand held<\/p>\n

Earphone \/ headphones<\/p>\n

Paper and pencil<\/p>\n

Appropriate clothing<\/p>\n

Spare fuses<\/p>\n

Food\/snacks and water<\/p>\n

First Aid Kit<\/p>\n

Electrical and duct tape<\/p>\n

Flashlight<\/p>\n

Cheap Volt-Ohm-Meter<\/p>\n

Extra batteries (alkaline battery holder is a plus)<\/p>\n

Copy of FCC license and County issued ID for access to the EOC<\/p>\n

From N3GQ, Senior Emergency and Continuity Manager, PS&HSB\u00a0 FCC<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/pshs\/services\/amateur.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. Ensure your transceiver is working. 2. Ensure your microphone is located where it won’t be keyed accidentally. 3. Ensure you are tuned to the proper frequency. 4. Don’t “ker-chunk” the repeater. 5. Ensure you know how to set the CTCSS (PL tone) without the manual. 6. Pause a second before speaking. 7. Communicate Clearly. … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-training"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=475"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":651,"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475\/revisions\/651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scheart.us\/staging\/9284\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}