1. Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Radio Communication #1
Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.

2. Communication - Critical Parts
Sender
Receiver
Sender’s Radio Equip
Receiver's Radio Equip
Message
Message Confirmation
Mayday

3. Typical Radio Call Making Contact Delivering Message Clearing Channel
“KSK28 to truck #35”
“Truck #35 go ahead”
Delivering Message
Break into parts
Get confirmation of key parts
Clearing Channel
“KSK28 Clear”
“Truck #35 Clear”

4. Normal Protocol Wait for clear airtime Radio Check = 2 way
Key microphone before speaking
Give receiver 30 seconds to respond in field
Allow 10 seconds for intended receiver in office to respond
Employee and Member information is sensitive

5. Normal Protocol cont’d
Speak distinctly
Repeat critical parts
Be concise
Reduce background noise
Communicate for business
Announce system outage and hazard information as precaution for all

6. System Dispatcher - Authorized
Primary - Manager of Operations
Second Option - Operations Coordinator
Third Option - Electrical Engineer
Fourth Option - Staking Engineer
Fifth Option -

7. Radio Operator - Routine
Primary - Member Services Rep
Secondary - Member Services Rep
Duties:
Dispatches Operations crews only with approval of System Dispatcher
May move or assign new related tasks to individual Meter Technicians in area of assigned travel for the day
Logs all radio calls for progress and emergency tracking
Radio Operator is primary radio contact for daily radio traffic

8. Emergency Use “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday”
Employee emergency announcement
“Emergency, Emergency, Emergency”
Public emergency announcement
Be calm and deliberate
Repeat entire message for confirmation
Record critical details of message
Delay all lower priority radio traffic

9. Other Radio Safety Measures
Emergency numbers
Radio operator’s log
Crews report moves enroute
Daily Operations Schedule
Review Procedures periodically
Courtesy

10. Keep up the Good Work!