Radio Shack TRC-235, 21-1620 owner manual Using Common 10-CODES, Code Meaning

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•Camping, fishing, and other sports are more fun with a walkie-talkie. Locate a friend or find out “what’s cooking” back at camp.

USING COMMON 10-CODES

Citizen’s band operators have largely adopted the 10-codes for standard ques- tions and answers. Their use permits fast- er communication and better intelligibility in noisy areas.

This table lists the codes adopted by the Associated Public Safety Communica- tions Officers (APCO).

Code	Meaning
10-1	Cannot understand your mes-
	sage.
10-2	Your signal is good.
10-3	Stop transmitting.
10-4	Message received and under-
	stood.
10-5	Relay information to _________.
10-6	I am busy.
10-7	Out of service.
10-8	In service.
10-9	Repeat last message.
10-10	Negative (No).
10-11	_____________ in service.
10-12	Stand by.
10-13	Report ___________ conditions.
10-14	Information.

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