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Amateur Radio, or ham radio, is not nearly as protocol oriented as one might think, or as I would have thought before becoming a ham radio operator. Police, Fire, and Military communication techniques are by and large not used, discouraged, or irrelevant to ham radio communication with some distinct exceptions. For example, we do use military phonetics but we do not use police phonetics. We are not as formal or procedural as police and fire, but we have distinct conventions. When protocol is most critical is during times when amateur radio operators are providing emergency communication relief and working with government agencies. There really should be a greater focus on establishing and practicing good radio communications protocol in amateur radio.