Official Ten-Code List Association of Public Communications Officers (APCO)

10-0 Caution 10-1 Unable to copy -change location 10-2 Signal good 10-3 Stop transmitting 10-4 Acknowledgement (OK) 10-5 Relay 10-6 Busy -- stand by unless urgent 10-7 Out of service 10-8 In service 10-9 Repeat 10-10 Fight in progress 10-11 Dog case 10-12 Stand by (stop) 10-13 Weather -- road report 10-14 Prowler report 10-15 Civil disturbance 10-16 Domestic disturbance 10-17 Meet complainant 10-18 Quickly 10-19 Return to ... 10-20 Location 10-21 Call ... by telephone 10-22 Disregard 10-23 Arrived at scene 10-24 Assignment completed 10-25 Report in person (meet) ... 10-26 Detaining subject, expedite 10-27 Drivers license information 10-28 Vehicle registration information 10-29 Check for wanted 10-30 Unnecessary use of radio 10-31 Crime in progress 10-32 Man with gun 10-33 Emergency 10-34 Riot 10-35 Major crime alert 10-36 Correct time

10-37 (Investigate) suspicious vehicle 10-38 Stopping suspicious vehicle 10-39 Urgent -- use light, siren 10-40 Silent run -- no light, siren 10-41 Beginning tour of duty 10-42 Ending tour of duty 10-43 Information 10-44 Permission to leave ... for ... 10-45 Animal carcass at ... 10-46 Assist motorist 10-47 Emergency road repairs at ... 10-48 Traffic standard repair at ... 10-49 Traffic light out at ... 10-50 Accident (fatal, personal injury, property damage) 10-51 Wrecker needed 10-52 Ambulance needed 10-53 Road blocked at ... 10-54 Livestock on highway 10-55 Suspected DUI 10-56 Intoxicated pedestrian 10-57 Hit and run (fatal, personal injury, property damage) 10-58 Direct traffic 10-59 Convoy or escort 10-60 Squad in vicinity 10-61 Isolate self for message 10-62 Reply to message 10-63 Prepare to make written copy 10-64 Message for local delivery 10-65 Net message assignment 10-66 Message cancellation

10-67 Clear for net message 10-68 Dispatch information 10-69 Message received 10-70 Fire 10-71 Advise nature of fire 10-72 Report progress on fire 10-73 Smoke report 10-74 Negative 10-75 In contact with ... 10-76 En route ... 10-77 ETA (estimated time of arrival) 10-78 Need assistance 10-79 Notify coroner 10-80 Chase in progress 10-81 Breathalyzer 10-82 Reserve lodging 10-83 Work school xing at 10-84 If meeting ... advise ETA 10-85 Delayed due to ... 10-86 Officer/operator on duty 10-87 Pick up/distribute checks 10-88 Present telephone number of ... 10-89 Bomb threat 10-90 Bank alarm at ... 10-91 Pick up prisoner/subject 10-92 Improperly parked vehicle 10-93 Blockade 10-94 Drag racing 10-95 Prisoner/subject in custody 10-96 Mental subject 10-97 Check (test) signal 10-98 Prison/jail break 10-99 Wanted/stolen indicated

POLICE RADIO CODES

10-00 Codes
10-7 Out of service at home. 10-7B Out of service - personal. 10-7od Out of service - off duty 10-8 In service/available for assignment. 10-9 Repeat last transmission. 10-10 Off duty. 10-10A Off duty at home. 10-11 Identify this frequency. 10-12 Visitors are present (be discrete). 10-13 Advise weather and road conditions. 10-14 Citizen holding suspect. 10-15 Prisoner in custody. 10-16 Pick up prisoner. 10-17 Request for gasoline. 10-18 Equipment exchange. 10-19 Return/returning to the station. 10-20 Location? 10-21 Telephone:______ 10-21a Advise home that I will return at ______. 10-21b Phone your home 10-21r Phone radio dispatch 10-22 Disregard the last assignment. 10-22c Leave area if all secure. 10-23 Standby. 10-24 Request car-to-car transmission. 10-25 Do you have contact with ___? 10-26 Clear. 10-27 Driver's license check. 10-28 Vehicle registration request. 10-29 Check wants/warrants.[vehicle] (PIN,SVS) 10-29a Check wants/warrants [subject] (PIN) 10-29c Check complete [subject] 10-29f The subject is wanted for a felony. 10-29h Caution - severe hazard potential. 10-29r Check wants/record [subject PIN,CJIC) 10-29m The subject is wanted for a misdemeanor. 10-29v The vehicle wanted in connection W/crime. 10-30 Does not conform to regulations. 10-32 Drowning. 10-33 Alarm sounding. 10-34 Assist at office. 10-35 Time check. 10-36 Confidential information. 10-37 Identify the operator. 10-39 Can ______ come to the radio? 10-40 Is ______ available for a telephone call? 10-42 Check on the welfare of/at ______. 10-43 Call a doctor. 10-45 What is the condition of the patient? 10-45A Condition of patient is good. 10-45B Condition of patient is serious. 10-45C Condition of patient is critical. 10-45D Patient is deceased. 10-46 Sick person [ambulance enroute] 10-48 Ambulance transfer call 10-49 Proceed to/Enroute to ___. 10-50 under influence of narcotics/Take a report. 10-51 Subject is drunk. 10-52 Resuscitator is needed. 10-53 Person down. 10-54 Possible dead body. 10-55 Coroner's case. 10-56 Suicide.

10-56 10-57 10-58 10-59 mischief 10-60 10-61 10-62 10-62A 10-62B 10-63 10-64 10-65 10-66 10-67 10-68 telephone. 10-70 10-71 10-72 10-73 10-79 10-80 10-86 10-87

A Suicide attempt. Firearm discharged. Garbage complaint Security check./Malicious Lock out. Miscellaneous public service. Meet a citizen. Take a report from a citizen. Civil standby. Prepare to copy. Found property. Missing person Suspicious person. Person calling for help. Call for police made via Prowler. Shooting. Knifing. How do you receive? Bomb threat. Explosion. Any traffic? Meet the officer at ______.

10-88 Fill with the officer/Assume your post. 10-91 Animal. 10-91 a Stray. 10-91b Noisy animal. 10-91c Injured animal. 10-91d Dead animal. 10-91e Animal bite. 10-91g Animal pickup. 10-91h Stray horse 10-91j Pickup/collect ______. 10-91L Leash law violation. 10-91V Vicious animal. 10-95 pedestrian/ Requesting an I.D./Techunit. 10-96 Out of vehicle-ped. send backup 10-97 Arrived at the scene. 10-98 Available for assignment. 10-99 Open police garage door. 10-100 Civil disturbance - Mutual aid standby. 10-101 Civil disturbance - Mutual aid request.

11-00 Codes
11-10 Take a report. 11-24 Abandoned automobile. 11-25 Traffic hazard. 11-26 Abandoned bicycle. 11-27 10-27 with the driver being held. 11-28 10-28 with the driver being held. 11-40 Advise if an ambulance is needed. 11-41 An ambulance is needed. 11-42 No ambulance is needed. 11-48 Furnish transportation. 11-51 Escort. 11-52 Funeral detail. 11-54 Suspicious vehicle. 11-55 Officer is being followed by automobile. 11-56 Officer is being followed by auto containing dangerous persons. 11-57 An unidentified auto appeared at the scene of the assignment. 11-58 Radio traffic is being monitored. Phone all non-routine messages. 11-59 Give intensive attention to high hazard/business areas. 11-60 Attack in a high hazard area. 11-65 Signal light is out. 11-66 Defective traffic light. 11-71 Fire. 11-78 Aircraft accident. 11-79 Accident - ambulance dispatched. 11-80 Accident - major injuries. 11-81 Accident - minor injuries. 11-82 Accident - no injuries. 11-83 Accident - no details. 11-84 Direct traffic. 11-85 Tow truck required. 11-94 Pedestrian stop. 11-95 Routine traffic stop. 11-96 Checking a suspicious vehicle. 11-97 Time/security check on patrol vehicles. 11-98 Meet: _______ 11-99 Officer needs help.

900 Series Codes

904 Fire. 904A Automobile fire. 904B Building fire. 904G Grass fire. 909 Traffic problem; police needed. 910 Can handle this detail. 925 Suspicious vehicle. 932 Turn on _______ mobile relay at _______. 933 Turn off mobile relay. 949 Burning inspection at _______. 950 Control burn in progress/about to begin/ended. 951 Need fire investigator. 952 Report on conditions. 953 Investigate smoke. 953A Investigate gas. 954 Off the air at the scene of the fire. 955 Fire is under control. 956 Assignment not finished. 957 Delayed response of __ minutes. 980 Restrict calls to emergency

only. 981

Resume normal traffic.

1000 3000

Plane crash Road block

Other Codes Code 1 Do so at your convenience. Code 2 Urgent. Code 3 Emergency/lights and siren. Code 4 No further assistance is needed. Code 5 Stakeout. Code 6 Responding from a long distance. Code 7 Mealtime. Code 8 Request cover/backup. Code 9 Set up a roadblock. Code 10 Bomb threat Code 12 Notify news media Code 20 Officer needs assistance Code 22 Restricted radio traffic Code 30 Officer needs HELP - EMERGENCY! Code 33 Mobile emergency - clear this radio channel. Code 43 TAC forces committed. AID Public Safety Assistance Phonetic Alphabet

A Adam B Boy C Charles D David E Edward F Frank G George

H Henry I Ida J John K King L Lincoln M Mary N Nora

O Ocean P Paul Q Queen R Robert S Sam T Tom U Union

V Victor W William X X-ray Y Yellow Z Zebra

Signal QRG QRH QRI QRK QRL QRM QRN QRO QRP QRQ QRS QRT QRU QRV QRW QRX QRY QRZ QSA QSB QSD QSG

QSK QSL QSM QSN QSO QSP QST QSU

Amateur Radio Procedural Signals Meaning when used as a question Meaning when used as a statement. Will you tell me my exact frequency (or Your exact frequency (or that of ______) is ______. that of ______)? Does my frequency vary? Your frequency varies. The tone of your transmission is ______ (1=good 2=variable How is the tone of my transmission? 3=bad). What is the intelligibility of my signals (or The intelligibility of your signals (or those of ______) is ______ those of ______)? (1=bad 2=poor 3=fair 4=good 5=excellent) I am (or the frequency is) busy (with ______); please do not Are you (or is the frequency) busy? interfere. Your transmission is being interfered with ______ (1=nil Is my transmission being interfered with? 2=slightly 3=moderately 4=severely 5=extremely) Are you troubled by static? I am troubled by static ______ (1-5 as in QRM) Shall I increase output power? Increase output power. Shall I decrease output power? Decrease output power. Shall I send faster? Send faster (_____ wpm) Shall I send more slowly? Send more slowly (_____ wpm) Shall I stop sending? Stop sending / I am leaving the air. Have you anything for me? I have nothing for you. Are you ready? I am ready. Shall I inform ______ that you are calling Please inform ______ that I am calling on ______ kHz. on ______ kHz? When will you call me again? Stand by / I will call you again at ______ hrs (on ______ kHz). What is my turn? Your turn is number ______. Who is calling me? You are being called by ______ (on ______ kHz). What is the strength of my signals (or The strength of your signals (or those of ______) is ______ those of ______)? (1=barely perceptible 2=weak 3=okay 4=good 5=very good) Are my signals fading? Your signals are fading. Is my keying defective? Your keying is defective. Shall I send _____ messages at a time? How many messages should I send at a Send ______ messages at a time. time? Can you hear me between your signals I can hear you between my signals; break in on my and if so may I break in on your transmissions. transmissions? Acknowledge receipt. I acknowledge receipt. Repeat the last message you sent me (or message number Shall I repeat? ______). Did you hear me (or ______) on ______ I heard you (or ______) on ______ kHz. kHz? Can you communicate with ______ I can communicate with ______ directly (or via relay ______). directly or by relay? Will you relay to ______? I will relay to ______. Attention all radio amateurs: Shall I send or reply on this frequency (or Send a series of V's on this frequency (or on ______). on ______)?

QSX QSY QSZ QTA

Send each word twice (or ______ times). Cancel message number ______. I disagree with your count of words. I will repeat the first letter QTB Do you agree with my counting of words? of each word in the message. QTC How many messages do you have? I have ______ messages. (use QRU if none) QTH What is your location? My location is ______. QTR What is the correct time? The correct time is ______.

Will you listen to ______ on ______ kHz? Shall I (Will you) change frequency (to ______)? Shall I send each word multiple times? Shall I cancel message number ______?

I am listening to ______ on ______ kHz. I am changing frequency (to ______).

Voice Usage
The Q-signal procedurals are for QRT is sometimes used to use in Morse communications, indicate that one is signing off. but some have crept into voice "I'm gonna go QRT now." usage as well, with similar meanings. QRZ is always spoken "Q R Zed" and is used when one QRL is never spoken but it is catches part of a call, particularly customary to say "Is this on an FM repeater, but can't tell frequency in use?" before making which station is being called. If I a call on an apparently-free hear a friend of mine call frequency. someone, and it might be me, but I'm not sure, I might say "QRZ QRM is sometimes spoken as for KF9FF?" Can be used this "you're getting QRMd" or "there's way whenever there is doubt a lot of QRM" to indicate that the about whom the calling station is frequency is very congested. calling or what they want.

QSO when spoken simply

means "2-way contact." "Eyeball QSO" refers to a face-to-face meeting.

QST is usually used to introduce

a broadcast message to all amateurs (the only type of oneway message allowed on amateur radio). "The following is a QST:".

QSY when spoken is either a

suggestion or an announcement that one is changing frequencies. "QSY simplex?" is a suggestion that the two conversing parties leave the repeater to another nonQRP has a more absolute "low QSL when spoken either as a repeater frequency in order to free power operation" meaning rather question or a statement has much up the repeater resource. Signing than a relative "please lower your of the meaning of "okay" or "I off using "this is KF9FF, QSY" power" one. "Operating QRP" understand" or "I will comply." conveys that I cannot be reached refers to the sport of trying to "I'll meet you later on at the on the current frequency any make contacts with a low a power house, QSL?" When longer (lest anyone try). as possible, usually 5 watts or communication quality is poor, less. "QSL" is sometimes repeated QTH has the identical meaning three or more times to indicate as in Morse. "What's your QTH?" that the message was indeed "I'm nearly home received.