Common mistakes or misnomers
Discussion
Sheetmaself said:
Louis Balfour said:
No, because no one says "over and out".
It doesn't come up in everyday dialogue and if you've done your radio course you know better.
Balfour out.
Trust me people who have done a half day bare minimum course in order to have a radio in a vehicle say it very often!It doesn't come up in everyday dialogue and if you've done your radio course you know better.
Balfour out.
Plymo said:
Yep, it should either be "over" or "out" as "over and out" would contradict itself entirely.
Though very few people use proper radio procedure anyway, it's not really needed unless reception is awful or you are working with people who's English is not what it's supposed to be!
Whose, not who's.Though very few people use proper radio procedure anyway, it's not really needed unless reception is awful or you are working with people who's English is not what it's supposed to be!
Plymo said:
Yep, it should either be "over" or "out" as "over and out" would contradict itself entirely.
Though very few people use proper radio procedure anyway, it's not really needed unless reception is awful or you are working with people who's English is not what it's supposed to be!
when we got trained on the new train cab radio system we were disappointed Though very few people use proper radio procedure anyway, it's not really needed unless reception is awful or you are working with people who's English is not what it's supposed to be!
that "roger" "over" , "over and out " or was NOT to be used during, or on
completion of a conversation between signaller and driver.
Plymo said:
Yep, it should either be "over" or "out" as "over and out" would contradict itself entirely.
Though very few people use proper radio procedure anyway, it's not really needed unless reception is awful or you are working with people who's English is not what it's supposed to be!
Over and out would make sense if it meant I'm moving to receive instead of transmit, but you still have an opportunity to respond, otherwise the conversation is terminated.Though very few people use proper radio procedure anyway, it's not really needed unless reception is awful or you are working with people who's English is not what it's supposed to be!
singlecoil said:
Plymo said:
Yep, it should either be "over" or "out" as "over and out" would contradict itself entirely.
Though very few people use proper radio procedure anyway, it's not really needed unless reception is awful or you are working with people who's English is not what it's supposed to be!
Over and out would make sense if it meant I'm moving to receive instead of transmit, but you still have an opportunity to respond, otherwise the conversation is terminated.Though very few people use proper radio procedure anyway, it's not really needed unless reception is awful or you are working with people who's English is not what it's supposed to be!
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