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What are radio call signs used for? Do any of you guys still transmit your radio call sign?
In St. Louis the various dispatchers will dispatch a call: "3297, 3214, 2709: respond to main street and cross street for a motor vehicle accident. 3297, 3214, 2709: respond to main street and cross street for a motor vehicle accident. Time out is 1200. KAF919"
I used to think that the KAF919 was a map grid or something bu then I realized I heard the same letters and numbers over and over again (corresponding to the different dispatchers) and on radio reports to the hospitals I started realizing that I would hear things like "3297, report received, bed assignment on arrival. Childrens Clear. WAT387"
Here where I work, we don't use these call signs. I'm sure we have FCC call signs as everyone is required to have them (to my knowledge) but I have no idea what they are and have never used them in transmissions.
Can anyone clear this up for me?
In St. Louis the various dispatchers will dispatch a call: "3297, 3214, 2709: respond to main street and cross street for a motor vehicle accident. 3297, 3214, 2709: respond to main street and cross street for a motor vehicle accident. Time out is 1200. KAF919"
I used to think that the KAF919 was a map grid or something bu then I realized I heard the same letters and numbers over and over again (corresponding to the different dispatchers) and on radio reports to the hospitals I started realizing that I would hear things like "3297, report received, bed assignment on arrival. Childrens Clear. WAT387"
Here where I work, we don't use these call signs. I'm sure we have FCC call signs as everyone is required to have them (to my knowledge) but I have no idea what they are and have never used them in transmissions.
Can anyone clear this up for me?