Radio check-in card
Fill this in together on paper. Keep a copy with each radio.
Our plan
- Radio service and channel or frequency
- Direct check-in partner or call sign
- Primary check-in day and time
- Backup channel or frequency and retry time
- Staffed relay or call sign and listening time
Practice both routes
- Direct. At the agreed time, listen for a clear channel. Identify yourself, call your partner and send a short practice message. Ask them to repeat it back.
- Through a relay. Ask the volunteer at the staffed relay to pass a practice message to your partner. Wait for your partner’s reply to come back through the relay.
- If a call fails. Follow the backup plan. Write down which route got a reply and where you need another test.
Use your call sign on amateur radio. Leave home addresses and personal needs off the air.
- Test date and result for each route