Official Ten-Code List

Association of Public Communications Officers (APCO)

http://spiffy.ci.uiuc.edu/~kline/Stuff/ten-codes.html

10-0 10-1 10-2 10-3 10-4 10-5 10-6 10-7 10-8 10-9 10-10 10-11 10-12 10-13 10-14 10-15 10-16 10-17 10-18 10-19 10-20 10-21 10-22 10-23 10-24 10-25 10-26 10-27 10-28 10-29 10-30 10-31 10-32 10-33 10-34 10-35 10-36

Caution Unable to copy -- change location Signal good Stop transmitting Acknowledgement (OK) Relay Busy -- stand by unless urgent Out of service In service Repeat Fight in progress Dog case Stand by (stop) Weather -- road report Prowler report Civil disturbance Domestic disturbance Meet complainant Quickly Return to ... Location Call ... by telephone Disregard Arrived at scene Assignment completed Report in person (meet) ... Detaining subject, expedite Drivers license information Vehicle registration information Check for wanted Unnecessary use of radio Crime in progress Man with gun Emergency Riot Major crime alert Correct time

10-37 10-38 10-39 10-40 10-41 10-42 10-43 10-44 10-45 10-46 10-47 10-48 10-49 10-50 10-51 10-52 10-53 10-54 10-55 10-56 10-57 10-58 10-59 10-60 10-61 10-62 10-63 10-64 10-65 10-66 10-67 10-68 10-69 10-70 10-71 10-72 10-73 10-74 10-75 10-76

(Investigate) suspicious vehicle Stopping suspicious vehicle Urgent -- use light, siren Silent run -- no light, siren Beginning tour of duty Ending tour of duty Information Permission to leave ... for ... Animal carcass at ... Assist motorist Emergency road repairs at ... Traffic standard repair at ... Traffic light out at ... Accident (fatal, personal injury, property damage) Wrecker needed Ambulance needed Road blocked at ... Livestock on highway Suspected DUI Intoxicated pedestrian Hit and run (fatal, personal injury, property damage) Direct traffic Convoy or escort Squad in vicinity Isolate self for message Reply to message Prepare to make written copy Message for local delivery Net message assignment Message cancellation Clear for net message Dispatch information Message received Fire Advise nature of fire Report progress on fire Smoke report Negative In contact with ... En route ...

10-77 10-78 10-79 10-80 10-81 10-82 10-83 10-84 10-85 10-86 10-87 10-88 10-89 10-90 10-91 10-92 10-93 10-94 10-95 10-96 10-97 10-98 10-99

ETA (estimated time of arrival) Need assistance Notify coroner (a public official formerly responsible for investigating deaths that appear not to have natural causes) Chase in progress Breathalyzer Reserve lodging Work school xing at ... If meeting ... advise ETA Delayed due to ... Officer/operator on duty Pick up/distribute checks Present telephone number of ... Bomb threat Bank alarm at ... Pick up prisoner/subject Improperly parked vehicle Blockade Drag racing Prisoner/subject in custody Mental subject Check (test) signal Prison/jail break Wanted/stolen indicated

Q-CODES
QRA QRB QRG QRH QRI QRK QRL QRM QRN QRO QRP QRQ QRR QRS QRT QRU QRV QRX QRZ QSD QSN QSO QSP QSR What is the name of your stn? How far are you from my stn? Will you tell me my freq? Does my frequency vary? How is the tone of my transm? Intelligibility of my frequency? Are you busy? Interference? Any trouble with static? Shall I increase transm. pwr? Shall I decrease transm. pwr? Shall I send faster? Ready for automatic operation? Shall I send slower? Shall I stop sending? Have you anything for me? Are you ready? When will you call again.? Who is calling me? Is my keying defective? Did you hear me or (c/s)? Can you communicate with (c/s)? Will you relay to (c/s)? Rpt call on calling frq?

QSS QSU QSV QSW QSX QSY QSZ QTH QTR QTS QTV QTX QUA QUM QRY QSB QSL Informal Use QRM QRO QRT QSB QSO QTH QRN

What working freq. will you use? Shall I send or reply oa this freq? Shall I send V's on this freq? Will you send on this freq? Will you listen to (c/s) on...freq? Shall I change to...frequency? Shall I repeat words or groups? What is your lat. & long? What is the correct time? Send call sign for tuning? Shall I guard frequency...? Will you keep your stn open? Have you news of (c/s)? May I resume normal working? What number is my turn? Are my signals fading? Can you acknowledge receipt?

Interference from other stns High power Close down station Fading Radio Contact Location (eg my QTH Inanam) Electrical or atmospheric interference

QRP QRX QSL QSY RST Code Readability R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Signal strength S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 Tone Tl T2

Low power Stand by Card to confirm contact Change frequency

Unreadable. Barely readable, occasional words distinguishable. Readable with considerable difficulty. Readable with practically no difficulty. Perfectly readable.

Faint, signals barely readable Very weak signals Weak signals Fair signals Fairly good signals Good signals Moderately strong signals Strong signals Extremely strong signals

Extremely rough hissing note Very rough ac note, not musical

T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9

Rough, low-pitched ac note, mod. music Rather rough ac note, mod. musical Musically modulated note Modulated note, slight trace of whistle Near dc note, smooth ripple Good dc note, just a trace of ripple Purest dc note