ARRL Message Forms • Basic Parts Form – Preamble • Precedence – Emergency, Priority, Welfare, Routine • Handling Instructions – Address (The “TO” part) – Body of message – Signature
Jan 20, 2016
ARRL Message Forms
• Basic Parts Form– Preamble
• Precedence – Emergency, Priority, Welfare, Routine
• Handling Instructions
– Address (The “TO” part)– Body of message– Signature
Precedence
• Emergency– Any message having life or death urgency
• Priority– Important messages with a time limit
• Welfare– Inquiry as to health and welfare in disaster site– Advisory or reply from disaster area indicating all is well
• Routine– Most normal traffic