WRVD881 Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 If I call a family member on a radio how do I identify them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidphc Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 However you want. Provided the callsign is included.Callsign base to callsign mobile.Callsign Vicky to callsign BillyCallsign ht1 to callsign ht2Callsign unit 1 to callsign unit 2My favorite Callsign actual to callsign unit xSent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk JBRPong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socalgmrs Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 at the end of a transmission or a series of transmissions, and at least once every 15 minutes for a series lasting more than 15 minutes. This is all the fcc requires. After that it’s totally up to. I just ID and talk if it’s simplex. Now a repeater owner or club may require/ask for more but above is all the fcc requires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidphc Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 However you want. Provided the callsign is included.Callsign base to callsign mobile.Callsign Vicky to callsign BillyCallsign ht1 to callsign ht2Callsign unit 1 to callsign unit 2My favorite Callsign actual to callsign unit xSent from my SM-S901U using TapatalkShould you don't really need to put the callsign with their unit/or whatever.Since they will be answering with it.Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRVD881 Posted July 3 Author Report Share Posted July 3 If I understand correctly they can use my call sign as long as they or myself attach their name to it when transmitting or receiving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortex2 Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 Are you calling them on a repeater ? or simplex. Just call them by name. thats 99% of my traffic on GMRS/FRS. People get worked up over it and its not critical. Use it at the 15 minute time frame and use the service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidphc Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 If I understand correctly they can use my call sign as long as they or myself attach their name to it when transmitting or receiving?Well yeah.To be honest. No one cares as long as the callsign gets thrown out.Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRVD881 Posted July 3 Author Report Share Posted July 3 4 minutes ago, gortex2 said: Are you calling them on a repeater ? or simplex. Just call them by name. thats 99% of my traffic on GMRS/FRS. People get worked up over it and its not critical. Use it at the 15 minute time frame and use the service. If I understand correctly they can use my call sign as long as they or myself attach their name to it when transmitting or receiving? I’m using a repeater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRVD881 Posted July 3 Author Report Share Posted July 3 I’m using a repeater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveShannon Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 1 hour ago, WRVD881 said: If I understand correctly they can use my call sign as long as they or myself attach their name to it when transmitting or receiving? I’m using a repeater. Yes, but attaching a name is just a convenience for you, not a requirement. Your family is only required to say “wrvd881” and many people don’t even do that. So you can call someone by saying “ Suzy, this is dad.” as long as you use wrvd881 at the end of the conversation (not every sentence) and once every 15 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COBrien Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 1 minute ago, SteveShannon said: So you can call someone by saying “ Suzy, this is dad.” as long as you use wrvd881 at the end of the conversation (not every sentence) and once every 15 minutes. This is exactly how I do it when talking to my kids (because they haven't yet mastered the call sign...). SteveShannon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRVD881 Posted July 3 Author Report Share Posted July 3 Ok, thanks for the info SteveShannon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreggInFL Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 How about, "Hey Sweet Cheeks!" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OffRoaderX Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 This is how I do it: "Stink-Finger to Hoochi Momma, do you copy? .... KMG365, clear" TrikeRadio, RickMz, WRXR255 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoG Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 Usually on the repeater I will start out with the call sign and then ask for who I'm looking for (family member). They're pretty non radio and rarely say the call sign. My wife will usually say the numbers at the end. Since it's a shared license I just do all the sign callouts for us. When we finish I will say call sign and WE are on the side or WE are out. What's funny is now the people on the repeater are recognizing me. I called out for the wife and got no response. I hear in the background 373 is on from someone to the owner repeater. He's going home now. I laughed and then talked to the guy on the way back to my shop and then another 5 minutes after I got there. He got into a bad area just as I was signing on the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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