Body, Signature, etc.
The body of the Radiogram is where the message itself goes. Standard Radiogram Format can include up to 25 words. The Radiogram Form divides these into 5 rows of 5 words each. Punctuation counts as a word. The question mark (?) is called a "query" when sending the message over a voice net. A period is represented by an "x" in the message. This is used to separate thoughts in the message, and is not always necessary. The signature consists of the author's signature and callsign, if applicable. The author may not be the originating station, so it is possible for these to differ. The author need not even be a ham, or even an actual person. Of course, if the ham is originating traffic on behalf of another entity, they should be familiar with the third party rules. In regards to actual people in the previous paragraph, I do not recommend conducting business via Radiogram. They are meant for personal or radio-related communication. However, birthday gre...