VERSION 1.0 – DECEMBER 2023
Radio Pro Words
Pro words are works or phrases which have an assigned meaning for the purpose of expediting message transmissions.
| Pro Word | Meaning | Example |
| Go Ahead | Proceed with the transmission of your message | Service: SurfCom, Waverunner one five. SurfCom: Waverunner one five, SurfCom, Go ahead |
| Stand By | Please wait until I can call you back. Other stations may transmit. | Service: SurfCom, Tugun patrol. SurfCom: Tugun patrol stand by. Tugun patrol, go ahead. |
| Roger | I have received and understood your last transmission (it does not mean ‘Yes’) | WLRHS: SurfCom, Lifesaver forty-five will be airborne in the next two minutes. SurfCom: Lifesaver forty-five, SurfCom, Roger. |
| Wilco | Your last message has been received, understood, and will be complied with. | Service: SurfCom, Sunshine Coast 10, can you contact waverunner 17 and ask them to return to base. SurfCom: Sunshine Coast 10, SurfCom, Wilco |
| Say again | I missed part of your transmission. Transmit it again. | Service: SurfCom, UAV50 Broken or unreadable message. SurfCom: UAV50, SurfCom, Message unreadable, Say again. |
| Affirmative | Yes or permission is granted | Service: SurfCom, Waverunner five, can you confirm if Waverunner three is operating today. SurfCom: Affirmative, Waverunner five. |
| Negative | No or permission is not granted | Service: SurfCom, UAV five two seeking permission to become airborne. SurfCom: Negative UAV five two, Lifesaver forty-five is airborne. |
| Over | I have finished my message and expect a reply (Used only in poor comms) | |
| Out | I don’t expect a reply. (Used only in poor comms) | |
| Break | I have finished a conversation am calling another without breaking my transmission. Users hearing this term must not interrupt unless they have a more urgent message. | SurfCom: Roger Surfers Paradise, Break, Waverunner five SurfCom. Service: SurfCom, Waverunner five go ahead. |
| Correction | Information transmitted requires correction. | SurfCom: Waverunner one, tracking from Tweed to Tugun… Correction, Waverunner Three Tracking Tweed toTugun. |
| Nothing Heard | No response has been received. | SurfCom: Kawana Patrol, SurfCom. Kawana Patrol, SurfCom, Nothing heard. |
| Radio Check | Used to report on the signal strength and readability of my transmission – how do you hear me? | Service: SurfCom, Emu Park Patrol, radio check. SurfCom: Emu Park, SurfCom, reading you loud and clear. How do you read? Service: SurfCom, Emu Park, reading you loud and clear. |
| No Duff | Used when a real incident is occuring during a training excercise or simulated event. Every transmission after “No Duff” is treated as legit. | Service: No Duff, SurfCom, Four Mile Lifeguard. |
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