RAYNET

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RAYNET

• Using the Message Pad

Presentation originally designed by Tony
Woollard, Somerset Raynet. Edited updated by
Ian Harley, West Devon Raynet Deputy
Coordinator SW Raynet (West)
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The Blank Form
...Exercise or Incident name .....Date and
time message written
Unique message ref How urgent ...... Who
sent the message.. Who is it for.. Any
special instructions or Copies to anyone.
The actual message Who sent it
Who checked or authorised the message Who sent
the message, When and how
Who received the message When and how.
The Basic Message Pad used by all Raynet, LA
EPOs and the Blue Light Services
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Message Number
Insert message serial number This will normally
be given by the user service and start at 0001
for the first incident message. The message
serial should be pre-fixed by the Location Code
to identify it in the master log The Plymouth
Location Code is PLY So first message from
Plymouth will be PLY0001. This is saved as
PLY0001.txt Each EOC or rest centre/site will
have its own code
PLY0012
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Main Location Codes

• EOC Codes Local Site Codes
• Plymouth PLY Plymouth Rest Centre PRC
• Tavistock TAV Crownhill Police CHP
• Exeter EXE Derriford Hospital DFH
• Truro TRU
• Dorchester DOR
• Saved as-
• PLY0001.txt, TAV0001.txt PRC0001.tx, CHP0001.txt
• And so on
• A local location site code may be any specified
  by the user but ideally needs to be unique and
  readily identifiable. ( non-insulting !)

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Exercise Name
Add exercise name if relevant. This will
normally be set by user or controller.
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Precedence
Circle required / strike out rest
If pre-printed on form use circle/strike out
method. If not pre-printed write in precedence
Select only ONE box When sending message
precedence means that the order messages are sent
MUST BE- ROUTINE any time within next 24hrs as
can be sent i.e. Send more paper
clips. PRIORITY as soon as possible, and prior
to any ROUTINE traffic but after IMMEDIATE
traffic. i.e. Ambulance to Rest Centre. IMMEDIATE
or FLASH send NOW! i.e. Clear the building
fire has broken out.
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Date/Time
Add date time message originated by user in
format ddHHMM
250611
Add month at end If incident/exercise crosses
months
DTG is always in the format ddHHMM
Day,Hour,Minutes, always 6 digits and in 24hr
format. As all messages are generated in local
time it is not necessary to add an A for local or
Z for UTC I.e. 011011 - Means 1 of the month
_at_ 1011am local time 152312 Z - Means 15 of
the month _at_ 1112pm Zulu (UTC) time If across
MONTHS 312358JAN - Means originated at 1158pm
on 31 January The Send/received time may well be
something like 010005FEB ( 1 February _at_ 0005am)
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From
Who wrote or drafted the message
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TO
Who is the Message for at the far end
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INFO
Any specific forwarding instructions or general
info for the receiving person(s) to deal
with. I.e. From EPO To Rest Centre
Manager Info BRC Bronze SJA Bronze
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MESSAGE
This will normally be filled in by originator and
MUST be sent EXACTLY as it is written. Remember
to spell unusual words, send numbers
individually I spell .. or Figures
.. I.e. 2 x Cas, 1 x hypoglycaemia Require
supply of Insn A30884-a Changing one or two
letters we could get 2 x Cas, 1 x hyperglycaemia
Require supply of Insn A30384-a Two different
medical conditions with two very different
treatments, getting it wrong can be life
threatening!
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Originator
Who wrote the message normally done by user
service
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Released
Name of person writing the message or authorising
it .. For user service
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Received
G4ABC
Normally RAYNET USE Callsign of station
receiving message May not always be an operators
callsign but a location callsign i.e. we often
use G4WDR as group callsign but can be several
different operators on a long duty in which case
the operator will need to add their initials to
the c/s / initials box.
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DTG
171132
G4ABC
DTG is always in the format ddHHMM always 6
digits and in 24hr format I.e. 011011 - Means
1 of the month _at_ 1011am 152312 - Means 15 of
the month _at_ 1112pm If across MONTHS 312358JAN
- Means received at 1158pm on 31 January
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Method
0
171132 Voice G4ABC
How the message was received Voice / packet /
data file / SSTV/ DV / telephone etc.
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TX
M0XYZ
Normally for RAYNET USE Callsign of station
transmitting the message May not always be an
operators callsign but a location callsign i.e.
we often use G4WDR as group callsign but there
can be several different operators on a long duty
in which case the operator will need to add their
initials to the c/s initials box.
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DTG
171132 M0XYZ
DTG is always in the format ddHHMM always 6
digits and in 24hr format I.e. 011011 - Means
1 of the month _at_ 1011am 152312 - Means 15
of the month _at_ 1112pm If across
MONTHS 312358JAN - Means sent at 1158pm on 31
January
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Method
171132 Voice M0XYZ
How the message was sent Voice / packet / data
file / SSTV/ DV / telephone etc.
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Example of a Completed Form
171125
I M Him Somerset Main
A N Other Devon CC
B A Friend BRC Bronze U R DEath SJA Bronze A
Copper DC Police
Note Only either the Received or Transmitted
boxes would be completed, depending on whether
you are receiving or sending the message. Strike
through the un-used side to make it easier to see
if its an incoming or outgoing message.
I M Him
171132
171132
G4ABC
M0XYZ