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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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RCA TRC-236 owner manual Using Common 10-CODES, Code Meaning