NHMU%Radio%Instructions%and%Policy% For%Gallery%Interpreters% ! Radios!at!the!Natural!History!Museum!of!Utah!are!to!be!used!for!museum! business!only.!While!using!a!radio,!please!follow!the!guidelines!outlined! below:! ! Getting%started:% • Gallery!Interpreter!radios!are!located!in!the!Volunteer!Lounge.! • Turn!radio!on!using!power/volume!dial.!This!is!the!dial!on!the!left!as!the!front!of! the!radio!faces!you.! • Be!sure!the!transmission!power!is!set!on!high.!You!can!check!this!by!pressing!the! bottom!button!on!the!side!of!the!radio!until!the!display!reads!"TX!Power!High".! ! Communicating:% • Before!transmitting!on!the!radio,!listen!to!ensure!you!are!not!interrupting!an! ongoing!conversation.! • To!correspond!with!another!radio!user,!press!and!hold!the!large!button!located! on!the!side!of!the!radio,!speak!your!message!and!then!release!the!button.!Please! note!L!until!you!release!the!button,!other!radio!users!cannot!respond!to!your! message.!Speak!directly,!clearly!and!at!a!steady!pace!(not!too!fast)!into!the!radio! with!your!mouth!positioned!2L3!inches!from!the!microphone.! • Use!the!name!of!the!person!you!are!contacting!first,!and!then!identify!yourself! i.e.!"Bob,!this!is!Michael,!do!you!copy?"!Wait!for!a!response.! • An!acknowledgment!response!should!be!stated!as,!"This!is!(your!name!if!the!call! was!for!you).!Go!ahead."!This!type!of!acknowledgment!signifies!that!the!person! being!contacted!is!listening!and!is!ready!for!the!main!transmission.! ! Etiquette:% • If!you!expect!your!conversation!to!be!more!than!a!few!sentences,!instruct!the! person!that!you!are!calling!to!switch!to!another!channel.!This!keeps!channel!#1! free!for!other!users.! • Keep!all!radio!transmissions!professional,!short!and!to!the!point.!Remember!that! most!radio!users!do!not!use!a!headset,!which!means!it!is!VERY!LIKELY!that! visitors!will!hear!your!transmissions.! • Avoid!having!long!discussions!over!the!radio.!Use!the!radio!to!arrange!a!faceLtoL face!meeting!in!order!to!have!the!longer!conversation.! ! End%of%Day:% • Return!the!radio!to!the!Volunteer!Lounge!at!the!end!of!the!day/shift/event.! • Turn!the!radio!off!and!place!it!in!the!charger!position!corresponding!to!the!radio! number!you!were!issued.!The!radio!is!positioned!correctly!only!when!the!charger! light!turns!on.!If!you!are!having!trouble,!ask!for!assistance.! % %

% % General%Radio%Terminology:% • 20!=!Location:!what!is!your!20?! • Acknowledge!=!Confirm!that!you!understand!my!message! • Affirmative!=!Yes,!confirm! • Check/Copy!that!=!Understood! • Correction!=!I!made!a!mistake.!Correct!version!is...! • Do!you!read/Copy!=!Called!you!once!or!more,!reply!please! • Go!ahead!=!Listening,!proceed!with!your!message! • Negative!=!No! • Out!=!My!message!ended,!no!reply!expected! • Over!=!Message!completed,!reply!expected! • Roger!=!Yes,!confirm! • Say!again!=!Repeat!last!message! • StandLby!=!Heard!your!message!but!currently!busy,!wait!for!response!