Talk:Ten-code

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1 Why the "ten"?
2 Personal experience
3 New codes
4 Table format
5 We need references
6 10-94 "Drag Racing"

[edit] Why the "ten"?

Why do they all start with ten? -- Tarquin 20:00 Apr 10, 2003 (UTC)

I'm told that in the days when mobile radio equipment used vacuum tubes it took the tx circuit about a quarter to a half second to warm up. This [scheme of first saying "ten", thus introducing a delay,] still allowed the main part of the signal to get through. knoodelhed 06:30, 3 Nov 2003 (UTC)

[edit] Personal experience

In my experience, by far the most common and consistent 10-code in civilian usage has been 10-20; it's been absorbed into such plain speech phrases as "what's your twenty?". Anyone want to expand or corroborate? Andrew Rodland 03:00, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

I'd say that 10-4 is probably the most common one I've heard. Though I've always heard it in its full form, in contrast to the "What's your twenty" that people commonly use for 10-20. Aruthra 19:21, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Likewise, 10-21 (ring the office) and 10-19 (come back to the office/yard) are also fairly common. knoodelhed 07:52, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] New codes

Hi guys. Recently I am playing a Police adventure game and there's some codes:

10-2: Radio Check
10-4: Well...as usual. "Affirmative"
10-15: Request Suspect information
10-25: Reporting Suspect information
10-35: Request backup
10-97: Arrived at scene
10-98: Handled situation

Are they correct?

[edit] Table format

First of all: I think putting the codes in tables was a good idea for the readability. Thanks for doing the work! :-) However, I suggest we use a little more width on the page, by putting the alternative meanings in a separate column beside the main meaning of each code. That will make the page a lot shorter in the vertical direction, and even more readable. I'll do it myself barring protests, and no one else beats me to it. --Wernher 11:00, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Looks great! It's very functional, and I use it often when hearing the local PD. -Rolypolyman 03:52, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

I fixed the table for the 10-0's. --Bwefler 22:33, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] We need references

We can only speculate what some of the more obscure ten-codes, such as 10-70, mean unless we have some solid external references to substantiate them. Denelson 83 07:15, 14 April 2006 (UTC)