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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 popular 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____.

 

 

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Ricoh TRC-239 owner manual Using Common 10-CODES, Code Meaning