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 greetings are sometimes sent by "the net" to regular participants of that net. Or perhaps a ham might send a Radiogram to their radio club regarding Field Day activities, for example. 

    Beneath the signature is the "FROM" and "TO" boxes. Here, a receiving station will notate who they received a Radiogram from, and a sending station will notate who the sent they Radiogram to.  I usually put the callsign in the first box. The second box is labelled for the date, and the third box is labelled for the time. I generally use "Zulu," or UTC format. You can also use local if you prefer. If you are a relay station, say the Section Net Liaison, you would have both sets of boxes filled. Otherwise, you may only have one filled. This would be true if you are originating the message, or if you were unsuccessful with delivery.