Radio check: readability 1 to 5

A radio check asks the station how well it can hear you. You learn when to ask for one, how to make the call, and what readability 1 to 5 means.

What you learn

• Say when a radio check makes sense
• Make the call: station, callsign, radio check, frequency
• Explain the readability scale from 1 to 5
• Check volume, headset plug and frequency after a 1 or a 2

In playlists

• Radio calls and phraseology

Also on

• Video course: VFR Radiotelephony
• Glossary: Radio check
• Glossary: Readability scale