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I noticed on my hunt and several others on TV, it is customary when calling in over the radio to state the persons name three times. For example "Frans, Frans, Frans, come in?" Is this just common in RSA or is this African radio etiquitte? Just something I noticed looking back over my journal that I wanted to learn more about.
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I noticed the same thing, they all ways call the persons name three times. Same goes whether it was the truck radio or the hand held one in the field.


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I have noticed the same thing and suspect it is a holdover from the days of the HF radio. Having flown trans oceanic using the HF frequencies, we used the same format. An example would be, when approaching N. America, one would call Gander, Gander, Gander, due to the intermittent nature of the reception. One then identifies the airline and flt. number and I'm sure it was used in southern Africa and most of the rest of the world. Just a thought.

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Yeah, that's logical.
 
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the same format is still used in maritime comm's; probably for the called unit's radio watch to wake up
 
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I used to use SSB a bit and found when you're busy doing something else the first call doesn't completely register, the second time is "I think they're calling me" and on the third you're sure and pick up the mic.
 
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Reminds me of the old story of the radio conversation between an African game dept driver and his European supervisor back at base that went:

Driver: Ahhhh bass, bass, bass, kom in pliz. Ovah

Base: Base to mobile patrol, receiving. Over.

Driver: Ahhhh sah. I hev a prroblem. I hev rrolled the land rovah, ovah, ovah.

Base: OK mobile. Give me your position and we'll send help. Over.

Mobile: Sah, my posishun, she is upside down, ovah.

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eeni, meeni, myni, mo, how do you read my radio??

Fee, fi, fo, fum, strength 5 with a bit of hum.
 
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Thanks for the information sounds like the reason, now when watching the tube I can sound like I really know something! Cool
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LT: Control, patrol leader, radio check.

Control: You're coming in weak and broken, but I don't think it's the radio.

Sorry, just an old favorite of mine.
 
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Badger Matt,

this one got me in a bit-o-trouble

In a crazy land getting my ass shot at. Bosses, waaaaay back in the rear of the rear wanted me to take my fellas and do something really bone-headed.

My reply--"You're coming in broken and stupid."

Fellas loved it, bosses two echelons below stupidity didn't.


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Originally posted by shakari:
Reminds me of the old story of the radio conversation between an African game dept driver and his European supervisor back at base that went:

Driver: Ahhhh bass, bass, bass, kom in pliz. Ovah

Base: Base to mobile patrol, receiving. Over.

Driver: Ahhhh sah. I hev a prroblem. I hev rrolled the land rovah, ovah, ovah.

Base: OK mobile. Give me your position and we'll send help. Over.

Mobile: Sah, my posishun, she is upside down, ovah.

jumping


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Also think it is from the old HF radio days.

We had a bush fire a couple of years ago and a lot of the neighbouring farmers were on the radio talking away in Afrikaans, later that afternoon the hunter said he can't understand why they kept on saying "Oh what a night" and it is not even dark yet.
Had to explain to him that with them speaking Afrikaans they actualy said "Oor en Uit" (Over and Out)
After 3 years the hunter and myself still have a good laugh about it. Cheers Roger snr Wink


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