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 Receivin
poorly/Cannot
understand your messa
e
10-2 Receivin
well/Your si
nal is
ood
10-3 Stop transmittin
10-4 OK/Messa
e 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 messa
e
10-10 Ne
ative/No or standin
by
10-11 __________ in service
10-12 Stand by
10-13 Request/report road/weather
conditions
10-14 Information
10-15 Messa
e delivered
10-16 Reply to messa
e
10-17 En route
10-18 Ur
ent
10-19 Contact ______________
10-20 What is your location?
10-21 Call _________ by telephone
10-22 Cancel/disre
ard previous
messa
e
10-23 Arrived at the destination
10-24 Assi
nment 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 Emer
ency/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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