Learn 16 - Nicknames and Authentication

The proword for Authentication are…

• AUTHENTICATE
• I AUTHENTICATE
• WRONG OUT

(1) Nicknames are two words used by Signals for the purpose of activating five communication drills. They are:

• Changing of frequency
• Imposing of radio silence
• Breaking of radio silence
• Lifting of radio silence
• Closing down of a net

(2) When the two-words Nicknames is activated:

• First station is to authenticate
• All Stations are to readback the Nicknames so as to acknowledge and comply with the communication drills
• Lastly, the initiating Station will ack with the Nicknames followed by OUT to indicate the start of the communication drill

Example:

• HULLO all stations DELTA FOXTROT, this is A00, BLUE SPADE OVER.
• B19 wait… AUTHENTICATE Bravo Three OVER.
• A00 wait… I AUTHENTICATE Eight Three OVER.
• B19, roger BLUE SPADE OVER.
• C29, BLUE SPADE OVER.
• D39, BLUE SPADE OVER.
• A00, BLUE SPADE now, OUT.

When the authentication is wrong, the initiating station will reply WRONG OUT.

NOTE: Authentication is also used when:

• Joining a Working Net
• On a suspicious station