The document provides guidelines for proper radio etiquette, including 10 "Do's" and 5 "Don'ts". The "Do's" are things like identifying yourself, keeping messages brief and clear, speaking one at a time, and confirming receipt of messages. The "Don'ts" are things like swearing, interrupting others, giving out personal information without permission, and having excessive background noise. Following these etiquette guidelines helps radio communication run more smoothly and avoids confusion or offense.

1. BASIC RADIO ETIQUETTE
GUIDELINES
European School Radio:
The Voice of Young Europeans

2. Objectives:
It's important to understand and get familiar with the
etiquette of radio communication because it will help
improve your overall experience when using your radio.
To make communication on a radio go more smoothly
there are certain rules, or etiquette, that have been
established over the years.

3. Below are outlined some of the basic rules of proper Radio Etiquette:
10 Do’s
1. Think about what you are going to say
before you press the Push To Talk Button
(PTT) Decide what you are going say and
to whom it is meant for.

4. 2. Remember that conversation and
your comments are public – keep
sensitive issues off the air.
3. Hold the radio's built-in
microphone close to your
mouth. If you have a
normal or loud voice, hold
the radio at least 10 cm.
away from your face. Your
voice will come through
loud and clear. If you have
a quiet voice, then you
may hold the radio 6-8
cm. away from your face
but no closer.

5. 4. Press the PTT button
and pause briefly. This is
very important because it
takes up to a second or
two for everybody's radio
to lock onto the signal
and begin broadcasting
your message.If you press
the PTT button and begin
talking immediately most
people will only get half
of your first sentence and
sit in their vehicle saying
"What is that idiot saying
now?!"

6. 5. Always identify yourself and use the
name of the person you are contacting
as well. People do not always know
your voice or hear who called them.
Use both first and last names.

7. 6. Indicate your location, nature of problem,
what is needed, and any other helpful
information. Relay only the information you
know - Who What When Where Why & How:
“Just the Facts”

8. 7. Be careful what you say. Talk slowly and clearly.
Speak at a moderate pace, neither too slow nor too
fast.
8. Keep chatter to a minimum. Avoid using long and
complicated sentences. If your message is long, divide
it into separate understandable shorter messages. Do
not use abbreviations unless they are well understood
by your group.

9. 9. Ensure people receive your message. All
messages should be confirmed with a
response - in the very least a message such
as "OK", "Affirmative", "Got it", etc should
be returned.
10. Wait your turn.
Only one person can talk at a time. If
someone is having a conversation on the
channel, you cannot talk over those
people; you will have to wait your turn.

10. 5 Don’ts
1.Do not swear, or use offensive
language! Watch your language! Avoid
slurring your words, and never shout -
increasing your voice level will only cause
distortion of your voice by the
microphone.

11. 2. Do not give out specific personal
information (if the other speaker
hasn’t allowed you to present it).
3. Do not interrupt others. To avoid
interrupting a conversation, please
listen before you begin speaking.
4. Do not respond if you
aren't sure it is for you.
Wait until you hear your call
sign to respond.
5. Reduce background noise as much as possible.