TEN CODES AND THE PHONETIC ALPHABET ----------------------------------- By: John Johnson, KWV8BP The following is Ten Codes that are officially suggested by the Associated Public Communications Officers (APCO): Ten - 1 Cannot understand your message. Ten - 18 Urgent. Ten - 2 Your signal is good. Ten - 19 Contact _______. Ten - 3 Stop transmitting. Ten - 20 Unit location. Ten - 4 Message received ("O.K."). Ten - 21 Call _____ by telephone Ten - 5 Relay information to _______. Ten - 22 Cancel last message. Ten - 6 Station is busy. Ten - 23 Arrived at scene. Ten - 7 Out of service. Ten - 24 Assignment completed. Ten - 8 In service. Ten - 25 Meet _______. Ten - 9 Repeat last message. Ten - 26 Estimated arrival time Ten - 10 Negative ("no"). Ten - 27 License infor. check. Ten - 11 __________ in service. Ten - 28 Vehicle regist. check Ten - 12 Stand by. Ten - 29 Check records. Ten - 13 Report _______ conditions. Ten - 30 Use caution. Ten - 14 Information. Ten - 31 Pick up. Ten - 15 Message delivered. Ten - 32 Units requested. Ten - 16 Reply to message. Ten - 33 Officer needs help. Ten - 17 Enroute. Ten - 34 Correct time. Ten - 35 Scramble transmission The Phonetic Alphabet: Two systems are in use. A Adam Alpha N Nora November B Boy Bravo O Ocean Oscar C Charles Charlie P Paul Papa D David Delta Q Queen Quebec E Edward Echo R Robert Romeo F Frank Foxtrot (Fox) S Sam Sierra G George Golf T Tom Tango H Henry Hotel U Union Uniform I Ida India V Victor Victor J John Juliette W William Whiskey K King Kilo X X-ray X-ray L Lincoln Lima Y Young Yankee M Mary Mike Z Zebra Zulu This file was brought to you by John Johnson of The Hotline BBS, give us a call, we have an entire section dedicated to Scanner & Radio related topics. The Hotline BBS 304-736-9169 or 304-743-7909