Which term indicates the end of a transmission and signals the other station to respond?

Which term indicates the end of a transmission and signals the other station to respond?

• A. Over
• B. Wilco
• C. Roger
• D. Mayday

Answer: (A)

In radiotelephone conversations, you use a specific cue to show you’ve finished speaking and expect a reply. That cue is the word you say to indicate you’ve finished transmitting and you want the other station to respond. Over means you’ve finished speaking and are waiting for a reply from the other station. Wilco means you’ve received an instruction and will comply, but it isn’t a request for a response. Roger is an acknowledgment that you’ve received the last transmission, not a prompt for a reply. Mayday is an emergency distress signal, unrelated to normal turn-taking. So the term that ends your transmission and signals the other station to respond is over.

In radiotelephone conversations, you use a specific cue to show you’ve finished speaking and expect a reply. That cue is the word you say to indicate you’ve finished transmitting and you want the other station to respond.

Over means you’ve finished speaking and are waiting for a reply from the other station. Wilco means you’ve received an instruction and will comply, but it isn’t a request for a response. Roger is an acknowledgment that you’ve received the last transmission, not a prompt for a reply. Mayday is an emergency distress signal, unrelated to normal turn-taking.

So the term that ends your transmission and signals the other station to respond is over.