SAR Fundamentals/Communications/Exercise

19:45 to (Return to base by) 21:00

ALL STATIONS, THIS IS SAR BASE, PINCHER CREEK SAR WILL BE CONDUCTING RADIO TRAINING ON THIS CHANNEL UNTIL 2200 HOURS. OUT

5 teams + base

Base Team - person likely to be at base - any that may need to leave early

Practice Objective: Create as big a circle as possible around Pincher Creek. Each team is in contact either directly or indirectly with base.

Vehicles - Driver (more experienced radio person) - Radio (less experienced radio person)

- If no communications for 5 minutes head back towards base

- Base is in control

Underlying Objective: To practice proper use of radios.

Use the techniques we've described.

If you hear a communication that doesn't follow the protocol that we've learned, respond as if it was 'garbled'.

Sometime between 20:30 and 21:00 everyone at base.

Follow up comments.