Major Catastrophe
Well-Known Member
Hmm, you may think it is overused, but it is there a very good reason. When the net is busy, 'Out' is a useful indicator to someone who wants to use the channel, but is not particularily interested in your transmission, to snap out of his comotose state and jump in with his own message.
When someone is in an agitated state, like his boat is sinking, it instills a discipline in his transmission and helps others to know when he is expecting a reply. It becomes, as the RAF say, 'automatic pilot'.
Like all things, rules are made so that when people are in danger/excited or frightened, they tend to stick to the 'procedure' rather than loose the plot and endanger their safety even further. To learn those procedures, you are expected to follow 'radio procedure', so that when the &*%$ hits the fan, it is second nature.
Unlike many things in life, these rules are there for a reason and with 22 years of listening to radio procedure, there is no way I can change, even to the extent that when I am talking to someone face to face and don't quite catch what they say, I have a terrible habit of saying 'Say Again'.
When someone is in an agitated state, like his boat is sinking, it instills a discipline in his transmission and helps others to know when he is expecting a reply. It becomes, as the RAF say, 'automatic pilot'.
Like all things, rules are made so that when people are in danger/excited or frightened, they tend to stick to the 'procedure' rather than loose the plot and endanger their safety even further. To learn those procedures, you are expected to follow 'radio procedure', so that when the &*%$ hits the fan, it is second nature.
Unlike many things in life, these rules are there for a reason and with 22 years of listening to radio procedure, there is no way I can change, even to the extent that when I am talking to someone face to face and don't quite catch what they say, I have a terrible habit of saying 'Say Again'.
