BJMP Radio User Training

Contents
1 Objective
2 Radio Control Law
3 Radio Parts and Icons
4 Radio Operations and Services

5 Traffic Handling Operations

6 Radio Proper Handling, Usage, Maintenance and Precautions

7 Troubleshooting
• Objective

The main objective of this end-user training is to have the radio user
understand the importance of radio to its routine operation and
emergency scenario by enhancing its knowledge to the following
agenda;
1. Governing Law of the Radio
2. Radio Equipment and Accessories Familiarization
3. Radio Equipment Operation and Services
4. Traffic Handling Operations
5. Proper Handling, Usage, Preventive Maintenance and Precautions
6. Basic Troubleshooting
• RA 3846

Republic Act 3846 – RADIO CONTROL LAW

SEC. 1.
No person, firm, company, association or corporation shall construct, install, establish, or operate a
radio transmitting station, or a radio receiving station used for commercial purposes, or a radio
broadcasting station, without having first obtained a franchise therefor from the Congress of the
Philippines; Provided however, That no franchise from the Congress of the Philippines shall be
necessary for the construction, installation, establishment or operation of an amateur station, an
experimental station, a training station, a station on board a mobile vessel, train, or aircraft, or a
private station in a place so outlying and so remote as to afford no public communication system
with the outside station in a place so outlying and so remote as to afford no public communication
system with the outside world: Provided, further, That radio broadcasting stations established and
operating at the time of the approval of this Act without the franchise herein required shall be exempt
for obtaining such franchise. Unless otherwise specified, “station” or “radio station” as used in this Act
shall refer to a radio transmitting station and its receiving equipment, a radio receiving station used for
commercial purposes, or a radio broadcasting station. (As amended by Com. Act. No. 365 and by Com
Act No. 571, approved June 17, 1940).
 • RA 3846
Sec. 1-A. No person, firm, company, association or corporation shall possess or own transmitters or
transceivers (combination transmitter-receiver), without registering the same with the Secretary of
Public Works and Communications, nor sell or transfer the same to another without his prior approval,
and no person, firm, company, association or corporation shall construct or manufacture, or purchase
radio transmitters or transceivers without a permit issued by the Secretary of Public Works and
Communications. (As amended by Act No. 584, approved Sept. 18, 1950).

SEC. 2. The construction or installation of any station shall not be begun, unless a permit therefor has
been granted by the Secretary of Commerce and Industry. No station shall be operated except under
and in accordance with the provisions of a license issued therefor by the Secretary of Commerce and
Industry. The license shall state the dates between which the station may be operated. If a renewal is
desired, the licensee shall submit an application to the Secretary of Commerce and Industry at least
two months before the expiration date of the license to be renewed. The Secretary of Commerce and
Communication shall determine the period for which each license is issued; Provided, that no license
shall be issued for a longer period than three (3) years.
• RA 3846

SEC. 4. No radio station license shall be transferred to any person, firm, company, association or
corporation without express authority of the Secretary of Commerce and Communications, and no license
shall be granted or transferred to any person who is not a citizen of the United States of America or of
the Philippine Islands; or to any firm or company which is not incorporated under the laws of the
Philippine or of any state or territory of the United States of America; or to any company or corporation
in which any alien is employed as officer or director, or to any company or corporation twenty percent of
whose capital stock may be voted by aliens or their representatives, or by a foreign government or its
representatives, or by any company, corporation, or association organized under the laws of a foreign
country.
• HYTERA PD788G

• Ergonomic Design
• Higher Spectrum Efficiency
• Higher Channel Capacity
• Secure Communication
• Versatile Services
(Text Message, Scan, Emergency, Man Down (optional),
Vibration, Auto Registration, High-speed, Data Transmission and Lone
Worker.)
• Dual Modes (Analog+Digital)
• Versatile Voice Calls
• Supplementary/Control Services
• Scan
• GPS

PD78X/78XG • Analog/Digital Telephone

Interconnect (via DTMF signalling)
Versatile Digital Portable Two-Way Rado
• Radio Parts and Icon
Antenna

Emergency Key: Long hold for

emergency; long hold to cancel

LED Indicator

Channel Selector: Please use

channel 1 for communication Volume & Switch: Turn on radio & adjust volume
through repeater
MIC

Side Key: Adjust Transmit Power Accessory Connector: For connecting external
LevelHigh(default) or Low MIC/SPK or programming the radio
PPT Key LCD

Side Key: Unprogrammed

Internal Speaker

Keypad
Radio Parts and Icon GPS: When the GPS signal is
active, there will be a ‘G’ sign
shown here; otherwise no
active GPS signal is received

Signal Strength
Encryption: On or Off

Output Power Level: High or Low

Battery Level

Repeater Mode
Current Registered PPO
LQO: On or Off
Radio Parts and Icon

To unlock the keypad,

press ‘MENU’ button
then press ‘STAR*’
button; perform the
same operation to lock
the keypad.
• BJMP Mulit-Site Radio System
• Radio Operations and Services
Radio on Repeater Mode (RM)
• Radio Operations and Services

Radio on Direct Mode (DM)

 • Radio Operations and Services

Group Call & Individual Call

Group Call
 To perform a group call, simply press the PTT button
Individual Call
 To perform a individual call, input the target radio ID
then press the PTT button
Radio ID
 In order to obtain your radio ID, go to MENU---
SETTINGS---DEVICE INFO
Radio ID
• Radio Operations and Services

• Short Messaging System (SMS)

 To send a message, go to MENU---MESSAGE---NEW
MSG---’***input your message***’---CONFIRM---
SEND
 You may select to send the message through your
contact list or manually dial the target Radio ID
 You may also select pre-saved quick text to send, or
check your Inbox/Outbox/Draft in the Msg Option
menu
• Radio Operations and Services

GPS
 To check your current GPS location, go to MENU---
ACCESSORIES---GPS---POSITION

 You may also turn on/off GPS function in GPS menu or

query other radio’s GPS location by entering their
radio ID
 Note: GPS information is only accurate when there’s
an active GPS signal received, i.e. a ‘G’ sign is shown
on the top bar of the main screen (refer to Radio
Introduction)
• Radio Operations and Services

Roaming
 Please disable ‘Roaming’ function after turning on the radio to
prevent the radio roaming into other PPO
 To disable Roaming function, go to MENU---ROAMING---ON/OFF
and select OFF
 Note: If you switched to another channel and then switched
back to channel 1, roaming will be enabled again. You may refer
to the main screen to check if roaming is enabled/disabled

When the default PPO is shown on the main

screen, it means that Roaming is disabled

When the default PPO is NOT shown on the main screen and
the Roaming icon is shown on the top of the screen it means
that Roaming is enabled
• Radio Operations and Services
Control Services
• Radio Operations and Services

Talk Groups

RM (Repeater Mode) – Common Group

Local Group

DM (Direct Mode) - DMO

• Traffic Handling and Operations

Procedure Words
a. Over/Go Ahead – Transmission ended, response expected
b. Out/Clear- Transmission Ended, no response expected
c. Correction- and error has been made in the transmission.
d. Repeat- Did not get the message correctly.
e. Roger- Have received/understood.
• Traffic Handling Operations

Sec 26 of D.O. #11- every station should be properly identified by the use of call-
sign assigned to it. As given in the Table of Allocation of International Call Sign
Series, the Rep. Of the Philippines has been allocated the International call
sign series: D Series- DUA- DZZ, 4 Series- 4DA-41Z

Call Signs are formed as follows:

Fixed and Land Base Stations- 2 characters and one letter followed by not
more the 3 digits.
Land Mobile/Portable Stations- 2 characters followed by 4 digits (other than
0 or 1) - 2 characters and one letter followed by 4 digits
• Traffic Handling Operations
Allocated Prefixes:
D series 4 Series
CO CV/CP CO CV/CP
Luzon DU DZ 4G 4D
Visayas DV DY 4H 4E
Mindanao DW DX 4I 4F

 Secrecy of Communications
 Dealing with Interference
To minimize/avoid interference, operators are advised not to begin
transmission until after listening long enough to determine that the
frequency channel is busy, and must wait until all traffic has ended,
except in case of emergency.
• Traffic Handling Operations
Procedures during Emergency Situations:

a. MAYDAY- spoken 3 times or BREAK spoken twice

b. Call Sign or station identification
c. Location
d. Nature
Prohibited Language and Words
a. Expressions which incite rebellion or undermine security
b. Obscene and profane language
c. Singing and playing music
• Traffic Handling Operations
Operating Procedures
The call shall be made on a designated calling frequency/channel.

Call & Reply Procedure:

a. The call sign or other identification of the station is called not more than
3 times
b. The word THIS IS DE as DELTA ECHO in case of language difficulties
c. The call sign of the calling station repeated not more the 3 times.
• Traffic Handling Operations

Examples:
(Conversation using designated radio license station CALLSIGN)

Call: 4F1BG THIS IS 4F1JR OVER-

Reply: 4F1JR THIS IS 4F1BG OVER
(Conversation using modified radio user/station CALLSIGN)

CALL: ALPHA 1 THIS IS BASE 1 OVER

REPLY: BASE 1 THIS IS ALPHA 1 ROGER
CALL: ALPHA 1 TRANSFER TO CHANNEL 3 OVER
REPLY:10-4 BASE 1 10-27
• Traffic Handling Operations
Radio Operation Codes:
Codes are use in order to shorten the message and to make it more secure from
unauthorized users.
Types of Codes: 10 CODE, Q CODE & Morse CODE

Common 10 CODE Signals:

10-1 Receiving poorly 10-23 Standby
10-2 Receiving Well 10-27 Moving to channel
10-3 Stop Transmitting 10-12 Visitors present
10-4 OK, message received 10-28 Identify your station
10-9 Repeat message 10-33 Emergency traffic
10-20 My Location is 10-44 All units please report
• Traffic Handling Operations
The Phonetic Alphabet
The phonetic alphabet is used to clear out unfamiliar words, and is often used
when the transmission of message is unsatisfactory.

A-Alpha B-Bravo C-Charlie D-Delta E-Echo

F-Foxtrot G-Golf H-Hotel I-India J-Juliet
K-Kilo L-Lima M-Mike N-November O-Oscar
P-Papa Q-Quebec R-Romeo S-Sierra T-Tango
U-Uniform V-Victor W-Whiskey X-X-ray Y-Yankee
Z-Zebra
• Traffic Handling Operations
Example conversation:
Charlie: Eagle 1, Eagle 1 this is Charlie over.
Eagle 1: Go ahead Charlie this is Eagle 1.
Charlie: Eagle 1 transfer to channel 3 over.
Eagle 1: Roger Charlie 10-27
Charlie: Eagle 1 how do you copy?
Eagle 1: 10-2 Charlie, loud and clear.
Conversation ……..
Charlie: Did you get the last message Eagle 1
Eagle 1: 10-9 Charlie, we passed a dead spot
….message transmitted.
Eagle 1: 10-2 10-4 Charlie, Over and Out
Charlie:10-4 Over and Out
• Radio Proper Handling, Usage and Precautions

Radio Preventive Maintenance

An authorized radio operator must at least know how to maintain his equipment
in its proper condition. A simple preventive maintenance routine must be
observed by the users, these are as follows:
a. Cleaning of radio set.
b. Battery check.
c. Check for any abnormal operation of the set.
• Radio Proper Handling, Usage and Precautions

Equipment Use Do’s and Don'ts

a. Do not transmit when there is no load (antenna).
b. Do no transmit when the antenna cable is not connected to the
transceiver.
c. Do not transmit long runs when checking for continuity.
d. Always secure the cable connection to the transceiver and antenna.
e. Provide the transceiver with good ventilation.
• Radio Proper Handling, Usage and Precautions
• Radio Proper Handling, Usage and Precautions
• Radio Proper Handling, Usage and Precautions
• Radio Proper Handling, Usage and Precautions
• Troubleshooting
Basic Troubleshooting Routine
The key issue on troubleshooting is how to succeed on getting the
signal into its proper designation- signal continuity.
The most common symptom of malfunction is transmitter heating.
It is almost always that the trouble is physical in nature

Checking for transmitter faults

1. Check the power source
2. Check the PTT
3. Check the connector ,cable and connection conditions.
4. Check the antenna condition.
• Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting
Questions？
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