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Radio messages can be divided into four categories

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:53 pm
by OSCAR-03
Radio messages can be divided into four categories:
  • Routine
    Routine traffic has no urgency and accounts for 99% of all two-way radio talk.
  • Priority (has a time limit)
    These can be public media dispatches and emergency traffic not of the utmost
    urgency but having a time limit; for example, a priority can be a notice of death or
    injury in a disaster area, whether personal or official.
  • Health & Welfare
    This is an inquiry or advisory as to condition.
  • Emergency
    Emergency has life or death urgency to a person or group of persons. This includes
    official messages from welfare agencies requesting supplies, materials, or
    instructions that are vital to relief efforts.
When in doubt, do NOT use the emergency designation!