diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio.dm
index 0e0283b0aed..33507289e54 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio.dm
@@ -460,7 +460,14 @@ var/global/list/default_medbay_channels = list(
 			R.receive_signal(signal)
 
 		// Receiving code can be located in Telecommunications.dm
-		return signal.data["done"] && (position.z in signal.data["level"])
+		var/position_z_in_level = FALSE // this particular band-aid is required to make antag radios say "talks into" and not "tries to talk into" when using a radio, due to how their signals are made
+		if(islist(signal.data["level"]))
+			if(position.z in signal.data["level"])
+				position_z_in_level = TRUE
+		else
+			if(position.z == signal.data["level"])
+				position_z_in_level = TRUE
+		return signal.data["done"] && position_z_in_level
 
 
   /* ###### Intercoms and station-bounced radios ###### */
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
index 58d308d54b6..28134a14fd2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
@@ -147,57 +147,64 @@
 	returns = species.handle_speech_problems(src, returns, message, verb, message_mode)
 	return returns
 
-/mob/living/carbon/human/handle_message_mode(message_mode, message, verb, speaking, used_radios, alt_name)
+/mob/living/carbon/human/handle_message_mode(message_mode, message, verb, speaking, used_radios, alt_name, successful_radio)
 	switch(message_mode)
 		if("intercom")
 			for(var/obj/item/device/radio/intercom/I in view(1))
+				I.add_fingerprint(src)
+				used_radios += I
 				if(I.talk_into(src, message, null, verb, speaking))
-					I.add_fingerprint(src)
-					used_radios += I
+					successful_radio += I
 		if("headset")
-			if(l_ear && istype(l_ear,/obj/item/device/radio))
+			if(istype(l_ear,/obj/item/device/radio))
 				var/obj/item/device/radio/R = l_ear
+				used_radios += l_ear
 				if(R.talk_into(src,message,null,verb,speaking))
-					used_radios += l_ear
-			else if(r_ear && istype(r_ear,/obj/item/device/radio))
+					successful_radio += R
+			else if(istype(r_ear,/obj/item/device/radio))
 				var/obj/item/device/radio/R = r_ear
+				used_radios += r_ear
 				if(R.talk_into(src,message,null,verb,speaking))
-					used_radios += r_ear
+					successful_radio += R
 		if("right ear")
 			var/obj/item/device/radio/R
 			var/has_radio = 0
-			if(r_ear && istype(r_ear,/obj/item/device/radio))
+			if(istype(r_ear,/obj/item/device/radio))
 				R = r_ear
 				has_radio = 1
-			if(r_hand && istype(r_hand, /obj/item/device/radio))
+			if(istype(r_hand, /obj/item/device/radio))
 				R = r_hand
 				has_radio = 1
 			if(has_radio)
+				used_radios += R
 				if(R.talk_into(src,message,null,verb,speaking))
-					used_radios += R
+					successful_radio += R
 		if("left ear")
 			var/obj/item/device/radio/R
 			var/has_radio = 0
-			if(l_ear && istype(l_ear,/obj/item/device/radio))
+			if(istype(l_ear, /obj/item/device/radio))
 				R = l_ear
 				has_radio = 1
-			if(l_hand && istype(l_hand,/obj/item/device/radio))
+			if(istype(l_hand, /obj/item/device/radio))
 				R = l_hand
 				has_radio = 1
 			if(has_radio)
+				used_radios += R
 				if(R.talk_into(src,message,null,verb,speaking))
-					used_radios += R
+					successful_radio += R
 		if("whisper")
 			whisper_say(message, speaking, alt_name)
 			return 1
 		else
 			if(message_mode)
-				if(l_ear && istype(l_ear,/obj/item/device/radio))
+				if(istype(l_ear, /obj/item/device/radio))
+					used_radios += l_ear
 					if(l_ear.talk_into(src,message, message_mode, verb, speaking))
-						used_radios += l_ear
-				else if(r_ear && istype(r_ear,/obj/item/device/radio))
+						successful_radio += l_ear
+				else if(istype(r_ear, /obj/item/device/radio))
+					used_radios += r_ear
 					if(r_ear.talk_into(src,message, message_mode, verb, speaking))
-						used_radios += r_ear
+						successful_radio += r_ear
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/handle_speech_sound()
 	var/list/returns = ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
index eb7e2b16f5f..a86279eb46d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
@@ -137,11 +137,12 @@ proc/get_radio_key_from_channel(var/channel)
 	returns[4] = world.view
 	return returns
 
-/mob/living/proc/handle_message_mode(message_mode, message, verb, speaking, used_radios, alt_name)
+/mob/living/proc/handle_message_mode(message_mode, message, verb, speaking, used_radios, alt_name, successful_radio)
 	if(message_mode == "intercom")
 		for(var/obj/item/device/radio/intercom/I in view(1, null))
+			used_radios += I
 			if(I.talk_into(src, message, verb, speaking))
-				used_radios += I
+				successful_radio += I
 	return 0
 
 /mob/living/proc/handle_speech_sound()
@@ -230,7 +231,8 @@ proc/get_radio_key_from_channel(var/channel)
 			return say_signlang(message, pick(speaking.signlang_verb), speaking)
 
 	var/list/obj/item/used_radios = new
-	if(handle_message_mode(message_mode, message, verb, speaking, used_radios, alt_name))
+	var/list/successful_radio = new // passes a list because standard vars don't work when passed
+	if(handle_message_mode(message_mode, message, verb, speaking, used_radios, alt_name, successful_radio))
 		return 1
 
 	var/list/handle_v = handle_speech_sound()
@@ -241,19 +243,19 @@ proc/get_radio_key_from_channel(var/channel)
 
 
 	//speaking into radios
-	if(used_radios.len)
+	if(length(used_radios))
 		italics = 1
 		message_range = 1
 		if(speaking)
 			message_range = speaking.get_talkinto_msg_range(message)
 		var/msg
 		if(!speaking || !(speaking.flags & NO_TALK_MSG))
-			msg = "<span class='notice'>\The [src] talks into \the [used_radios[1]]</span>."
-		for(var/mob/living/M in hearers(5, src))
-			if((M != src) && msg)
+			msg = "<span class='notice'>\The [src] [length(successful_radio) ? "talks into" : "tries talking into"] \the [used_radios[1]]</span>."
+		for(var/mob/living/M in hearers(5, src) - src)
+			if(msg)
 				M.show_message(msg)
-			if (speech_sound)
-				sound_vol *= 0.5
+		if(speech_sound)
+			sound_vol *= 0.5
 
 	var/list/listening = list()
 	var/list/listening_obj = list()
diff --git a/html/changelogs/geeves-radio_speech.yml b/html/changelogs/geeves-radio_speech.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa550d43b3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/geeves-radio_speech.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+author: Geeves
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes:
+  - bugfix: "Failing to speak into a radio will no longer just slap your message out loud, instead, you will still whisper, and the visible message for speaking will be 'tries speaking into the'."
+  - bugfix: "Speaking on antagonist channels will no longer speak it out loud."