Originally Posted by
funfly
Anyone got a little rhyme or something to tell me which QDM is?
QD
M takes you back to '
Mother' (ie base). Works for me anyway...
Originally Posted by
coodem
One other thing I have not seen mentioned, is to start your message with HOMER, this prepares the controller, that way he has a bit of time to set his system up.
What's this got to do with the Simpsons, eh?
(Sorry couldn't resist.) 'HOMER' must be an FAAism. As mentioned above, in the UK, you generally prefix the call with a couple of 'QDM's to alert the controller.