14
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. The following table lists some of the more common codes and their
meanings.
Code
Meaning
10-1
Receiving poorly/Cannot
understand your message
10-2
Receiving well/Your signal is
good
10-3
Stop transmitting
10-4
OK/Message received and
understood
10-5
Relay information to _______
10-6
I am busy or are you busy?
10-7
Out of service
10-8
In service
10-9
Repeat last message
10-10
Negative/No or standing by
10-11
__________ in service
10-12
Stand by
10-13
Request/report road/weather
conditions
10-14
Information
10-15
Message delivered
10-16
Reply to message
10-17
En route
10-18
Urgent
10-19
Contact ______________
10-20
What is your location?
10-21
Call _________ by telephone
10-22
Cancel/disregard previous
message
10-23
Arrived at the destination
10-24
Assignment complete
10-25
Meet ________________
10-26
Estimated time of arrival is
__________
10-29
Check records
10-30
Use caution/Unauthorized
use of radio
10-31
Pick up
10-33
Emergency/Clear the chan-
nel
10-34
What time is it?
10-36
The correct time is ________
10-41
Switch to Channel ________
Code
Meaning
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