I'm petty sure you can use "Radar Contact" AND "Identified" under ICAO, both are equally valid. T
They both have 4 syllables too, so by telling someone he is "radar contact", you aren't actually wasting your valuable airtime.
As it seemed to me, most of the aircraft that you speak to are expecting to hear "Radar Contact" and you will get quite a few queries from pilots if you don't say it.
When I first arrived in the Middle East, from anally retentive Australia, I said "Identified" only when I was actually identifying aircraft. The amount of questions from pilots saw me telling everyone RC on first contact to save lots of time and unnecessary R/T.
carkiller, thanks for that illuminating response...are you off your meds or having a bio-rythmic low?
MSR001 thanks for the reply, that explanation made sense to me.
