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10-70   

• fire alarm
• fire
• fire followup
• prowler
• net message
• chemical spill
  
• 10-71    Advise nature of fire
  
• 10-72    Report progress on fire
• Subect is in PROHIBITED category (ie-drive, possess firearms, etc)*
• Prisoner in custody
• Suicide or Attempted Suicide
  
• 10-73    Smoke report
• Mental patient
  
• 10-74    negative
  
• 10-75    In contact with...
  
• 10-76    enroute to location
  
• 10-77    ETA
  
• 10-78    need assistance
• major accident with injury
• request wrecker
  
• 10-79    notify coroner
• bomb threat
• hit & run
  
  

10-80s

Code     Meaning(s)    
10-80   

• pursuit in progress
• subject has been arrested
• bomb has exploded
• tower lights out
• on assignment
• demonstration
  
• 10-81    traffic stop initiated
• breathalyzer request
• Burglar Alarm
• stop for interrogation
• officer ___ will be at your station
• at vehicle maintenance
• civil disturbance/riot
  
• 10-82    reserve lodging
• stop for interrogation/arrest
• traffic signal out
• cover assistance
• advise location and status
  
• 10-83    work/school crossing detail
• call station
• units stop transmitting
• at radio shop
• officer in trouble
  
• 10-84    advise ETA
• checking officer status
• my telephone number is ___
• follow-up
• broken utility main
• special detail
  
• 10-85    arrival delay due to ___
• prepare to copy info
• my address is ___
• loose livestock
  
• 10-86    officer on-duty
• utility line down
  
• 10-87    pickup or prisoner transfer
• pickup payroll check
• dead body
  
• 10-88    advise telephone
• station call
• special assignment
• true alarm
• officer needs assistance
  
• 10-89    bomb threat
• send radio repair
• officer at academy
  
  

10-90s

Code     Meaning(s)    
10-90   

• Alarm Going Off
• Bank Alarm
• radio repair to be at station
• officer at headquarters
• false alarm
• officer in chief's office
• missing person
• lunch break
  
• 10-91    pick up prisoner/suspect
• talk closer to the mike
• prepare your inspection
• vehicle fuel
• bank holdup alarm
  
• 10-92    Subject in custody*
• parking violation
• your signal is weak
• officer at court
  
• 10-93    blockage
• please check my frequency
  
• 10-94    street racing
  
• 10-95    prisoner/suspect in custody
• transmit dead carrier for 5 seconds
  
• 10-96    mental patient
• detain prisoner/suspect
• request case number
  
• 10-97    arrived at scene
• test signal
• possible wanted person in vehicle
• known offender
• officer at court
  
• 10-98    assignment complete
• prison/jail break
• criminal history indicated
• officer at juvenile court
  
• 10-99    cardiac arrest/death
• warrants/stolen indicated
• officer needs assistance/held hostage
• Message Received(1-Person Unit)
• mission complete
• unable to receive your signal
• Traffic stop / violator
  
  

10-100s and up

Code     Meaning(s)    
10-100  

• Misdemeanor Warrant
• dead body
• hot pursuit
• using restroom (numbers 1 or 2)
• controlled substance
• Officer has call of nature
  
• 10-105   Dead on Arrival (DOA)
  
• 10-108   officer down
• officer in danger
  
• 10-109   suicide
  
• 10-110   Juvenile Disturbance
  
• 10-200   police needed
• narcotics, drugs involved
  
• 10-600   livestock down
  
• 10-1000  Felony Warrant
  
• 10-2000  police required immediately
  
  

Parodies

During the 1970s, some truck drivers and CB radio hobbyists responded to the increased use of ten-codes by the general public by inventing parodies of the ten-code with strictly humorous meanings. The best known were the 13-code ^[2] and the 18-code.^[3].

• 17-wheeler: Juggernaut with a puncture
• 18-wheeler: Juggernaut
• 4: 10-4
• 4-10: emphatic 10-4
• 40-footer: Juggernaut]
• 40 roger: Message received
• 44s: Love and kisses
• 5-2: Uncertain, maybe
• 5 and 9: Clear strong radio signal
• 5-finger discount: Stolen goods
• 73: Best wishes (ham radio)
• 807: Beer
• 8s: Best wishes
• 88s: Love and kisses (ham radio)
• Double 18: Two juggernauts side by side
• Double 88s: Love and kisses
• Double 7: No, no contact
• Have a 36-24-36 tonight: Have a good evening
• Meeting 20: Meeting place
• On the 70: Driving at 70 km/h
• Pair of 7s: No answer, negative contact
• Roger: 10-4; Message received
  

Phonetic Alphabet Usually Heared On The Air, Q-Codes and RST

 

 

Alpha, America, Able

Bravo, Baker, Boston, Baltimore

Charlie, Canada

Delta, David, Denmark

Echo, Ecuador, Easy, Eduard

Foxtrot, Fox, Florida

Golf, Guatemala, George

Hotel, Henry, Honolulu

India, Italia, Italy

Juliet, Japan

Kilo, Kilowatt, Kentucky, King

Lima, London

Mike, Mary, Mexico

November, Norway, Nancy, Nicaragua

Oscar, Ontario, Ocean

Papa, Peter

Quebec, Queen

Romeo, Radio

Sierra, Sugar, Santiago

Tango, Texas, Tokyo

Uniform, United, Union

Victor, Victoria

Whiskey, Washington

X-Ray

Yankee, Yokohama, Yellow,Yesterday

Zoulou, Zebra, Zanzibar

 

 

 

HAM Radio Q Codes

QRA What is the name of your stn?
QRB How far are you from my stn?
QRG Will you tell me my freq?
QRH Does my frequency vary?
QRI How is the tone of my transm?
QRK Intelligibility of my frequency?
QRL Are you busy?
QRM Interference?
QRN Any trouble with static?
QRO Shall I increase transm. pwr?
QRP Shall I decrease transm. pwr?
QRQ Shall I send faster?
QRR Ready for automatic operation?
QRS Shall I send slower?
QRT Shall I stop sending?
QRU Have you anything for me?
QRV Are you ready?
QRX When will you call again.?
QRZ Who is calling me?
QSD Is my keying defective?
QSN Did you hear me or (c/s)?
QSO Can you communicate with (c/s)?
QSP Will you relay to (c/s)?
QSR Rpt call on calling frq?
QSS What working freq. will you use?
QSU Shall I send or reply oa this freq?
QSV Shall I send V's on this freq?
QSW Will you send on this freq?
QSX Will you listen to (c/s) on...freq?
QSY Shall I change to...frequency?
QSZ Shall I repeat words or groups?
QTH What is your lat. & long?
QTR What is the correct time?
QTS Send call sign for tuning?
QTV Shall I guard frequency...?
QTX Will you keep your stn open?
QUA Have you news of (c/s)?
QUM May I resume normal working?
QRY What number is my turn?
QSB Are my signals fading?
QSL Can you acknowledge receipt?
QRM Interference from other stns
QRO High power
QRT Close down station
QSB Fading
QSO Radio Contact
QTH Location (eg my QTH Inanam)
QRN Electrical or atmospheric interference
QRP Low power
QRX Stand by
QSL Card to confirm contact
QSY Change frequency





RST Code
 

Readability
 

R1 Unreadable.
R2 Barely readable, occasional words distinguishable.
R3 Readable with considerable difficulty.
R4 Readable with practically no difficulty.
R5 Perfectly readable.
 

Signal strength
 

S1 Faint, signals barely readable
S2 Very weak signals
S3 Weak signals
S4 Fair signals
S5 Fairly good signals
S6 Good signals
S7 Moderately strong signals
S8 Strong signals
S9 Extremely strong signals
 

Tone
 

Tl Extremely rough hissing note
T2 Very rough ac note, not musical
T3 Rough, low-pitched ac note, mod. music
T4 Rather rough ac note, mod. musical
T5 Musically modulated note
T6 Modulated note, slight trace of whistle
T7 Near dc note, smooth ripple
T8 Good dc note, just a trace of ripple
T9 Purest dc note

The SINPO code

The SINPO code is used to define the quality of signals that you receive. It is mainly used by listeners (SWL) when they address their QSL to radios broadcasting on LW. It is however more and more often replaced with the RST report. Most broadcast stations emitting locally through all a continent arrive usually 55555, in excellent receive conditions with a signal over 59+20 dB, contrary to some remote stations located 10000 km away that can arrive at your antenna 33232 only (RS 56). 

Note that when you send a receive report to a broadcast station, in addition to your SINPO report, always add a comment about the emission listened (time, content, etc). 

Here is the SINPO code :

Signal

5 = Very strong

4 = Strong

3 = Moderate

2 = Weak

1 = Unusable

Interference (Man-made noise)

5 = Clear

4 = Light

3 = Moderate

2 = Heavy

1 = Severe

 Noise (Natural, static,QRM)

5 = None

4 = Light

3 = Moderate

2 = Strong

1 = Severe

Propagation (QSB)

5 = No fading
4 = Light fading
3 = Moderate fading
2 = Deep fading
1 = Unusable

Overall quality

5 = Excellent
4 = Good
3 = Moderate
2 = Poor
1 = Unusable

Acronyms:

ATV     =       Amateur Television

SSTV    =       Slow Scan TeleVision

Break   =       Can I participate in the QSO ?

STN     =       Station

Big gun =       Big antenna (very efficient) QRO High Power, Large Antennas

Small Pistol =  The opposite of Big Gun, QRP

SWL     =       Shortwave Listener

BCL     =       Broadcast Band Listener

Booming =       Very strong signal (over S9)

Traffic =       The callsign   

CQ      =       General call (I seek you)

TVI     =       TV related parasit

CQ DX   =       Call to another continent

TX      =       Transmitter

CW      =       Continuous wave or code work

VY      =       Very, much

DXCC    =       World countries as defined by ITU

IOTA    =       Islands on the air.

WPX     =       The suffix of a callsign       

Dxing   =       Working a DX station

WX      =       The weather

DX      =       Other continent (other state in the USA!)

YL      =       Young Lady

FB      =       Fine business, very good

XYL     =       OM's wife

HI!     =       Hi (laughing, joking)

44      =       Happy celebration

OM      =       Old Man (licensed amateur)

51      =       Good DX

OT      =       Old Timer (> 20 years of practice)

55      =       Many QSO

Roger   =       Well received

73      =       Friendly !, The Best !

RTX     =       Transceiver (RX/TX)

88      =       Kisses

RX      =       Receiver

99      =       Leave the QRG

SHACK   =       Room where stands your station 

105     =       Good health

SRI     =       Sorry

144     =       The bed

SSB     =       Single Side Band (LSB, USB)

600 ohms        =       Telephone

Lima Lima       =       Land Line, Telephone

After Burner    =       Linear Amplifier

Boots           =       Linear Amplifier

FB              =       Fine Business

TNX             =       Thanks

MAGIC BAND      =       50 MHz, 6 Meter Band

CUL             =       See You Later

Handle          =       Name

Harmonics       =       Usually as opposed to radio harmonics, slang term for offspring - the kids.

PTT Op. =       Push-to-talk Operator.

Homebrew        =       Self made item of equipment.

Wet String      =       Long Wire antenna