CONDITIONS

Given a known coordinate position, a map, and a radio in the field.

OBJECTIVE

Transmit your known position to a distant station correctly.

TRAINING AND EVALUATION

Training Outline

1. Determine your own position through terrain association, GPS, polar plot, or resection. Define this position in latitude/longitude, overlay grid coordinates, or polar plot.
2. Contact distant radio station using proper radiotelephone procedures.
3. Transmit location clearly using latitude/longitude, overlay grid coordinates, or polar plot
4. Have distant radio station read back location for confirmation.
5. End transmission according to radiotelephone procedures.

Additional Information

Additional information may be found in CAPR 100-3 Radiotelephone Operations.

Evaluation Preparation

Setup:

Provide the team member a radio set to the correct frequency, a map marked with his known location, a pencil and paper. Place another radio and operator at some distance away.

Brief Team Leader:

Inform the team leader that he is located at the marked point on the map. Give him his callsign and the callsign of the remote station, and then tell him to send a position report to the remote station.

Evaluation

Student must receive a pass on all performance measures to qualify in this task. If the individual fails any measure, show what was done wrong and how to do it correctly.