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15
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:
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?).
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____.
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_____.
Code Meaning
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