---
name: "systemChat"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Radio and Chat"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": "local", "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/systemChat
revid: 376770
updated: 2025-11-17T00:03:10Z
---

# systemChat

*Command · Radio and Chat · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead v1.63*

Locality: effect **local**

## Description

Types text to the system radio channel. The text will be visible only on the PC where command was executed. If you need the message to show on all computers, you have to execute it globally (see [remoteExec](../commands/remoteExec.md)). Use [clearRadio](../commands/clearRadio.md) to clear chat history

## Syntax

```sqf
systemChat text
```

**Parameters:**

- `text`: [String](../topics/String.md) - message to transmit

**Returns:** [Nothing](../topics/Nothing.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
systemChat "Hello world!";
```

### Example 2

```sqf
driver vehicle player sideChat "sideChat";
driver vehicle player globalChat "globalChat";
driver vehicle player groupChat "groupChat";
vehicle player vehicleChat "vehicleChat";
driver vehicle player commandChat "commandChat";
driver vehicle player customChat [1, "customChat"];
systemChat "systemChat";
```

## See also

[globalChat](../commands/globalChat.md) · [groupChat](../commands/groupChat.md) · [vehicleChat](../commands/vehicleChat.md) · [commandChat](../commands/commandChat.md) · [customChat](../commands/customChat.md) · [sideChat](../commands/sideChat.md) · [directSay](../commands/directSay.md) · [clearRadio](../commands/clearRadio.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — systemChat](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/systemChat) (revision 376770).</sub>