13
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 ar-
eas. This table lists codes adopted
by the Associated Public Safety
Communications Officers (APCO).
Code Meaning
10-1 Cannot understand your 
message.
10-2 Your signal is good. 
10-3 Stop transmitting. 
10-4 Message 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 message. 
10-10 Negative (No).
10-11 ____________ in service. 
10-12 Stand by. 
10-13 Report ____________ 
conditions. 
10-14 Information. 
10-15 Message delivered. 
10-16 Reply to message. 
10-17 En route. 
10-18 Urgent. 
10-19 Contact ___________. 
10-20 What is your location? 
10-21 Call ____________ by 
telephone.
10-22 Cancel last message. 
10-23 Arrived at the scene. 
10-24  Assignment complete. 
10-25 Meet ____________. 
10-26 Estimated time of arrival 
is ____________. 
10-30 Use caution. 
10-31 Pick up. 
10-33 Emergency traffic. Clear 
the channel. 
10-34 What time is it?
Code Meaning
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