Radio Shack TRC-519 owner manual Using Common 10-CODES, Code Meaning

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USING COMMON 10-CODES

Citizen’s Band operators have largely adopted the 10-codes for standard questions and answers. These codes permit faster communication and better intelligibility in noisy areas. While not all codes are listed, most of the more popu- lar ones follow:

Code	Meaning
10-1	Receiving poorly.
10-2	Receiving well.
10-3	Stop transmitting.
10-4	OK, message
	received.
10-5	Relay message.
10-6	Busy, please stand
	by.
10-7	Out of service.
10-8	In service
10-9	Repeat message.
10-10	Transmission com-
	pleted, standing by.
10-11	Talking to rapidly.
10-12	Visitors present.
10-13	Advise Weather/Road
	conditions.
10-17	Urgent business.
10-18	Anything for us?
10-19	Nothing for you.
	Return to base.
10-20	My location is____.
10-21	Call by telephone.
10-22	Report in person
	to____.
10-23	Please stand by.
10-25	Can you contact____.

Code	Meaning
10-26	Disregard last infor-
	mation.
10-27	I am moving to
	channel____.
10-28	Identify your station.
10-32	I will give you a radio
	check.
10-33	Emergency traffic.
10-36	Correct time is____.
10-37	Wrecker needed
	at____.
10-38	Ambulance needed
	at______
10-41	Please turn to
	channel_____.
10-42	Traffic accident
	at_____.
10-43	Traffic tie-up at____.
10-50	Break channel.
10-62	Unable to copy; use
	telephone.
10-70	Fire at_____.

Note: Although this table lists the 10- codes’ meanings in the form of a state- ment, they can also be phrased as questions (10-6: Are you busy?, 10-20: What is your location?).

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