Just like "roger" and "mayday," codes date back to the first half of the s. Charles "Charlie" Hopper District 10 , then communications director for the Illinois State Police, is credited with inventing the codes in the s. At the time, limitations in radio technology meant that there was a brief delay between the time an officer pressed the button to talk and when the transmission of their voice would begin.
Hopper understood that adding the "10" before the codes gave the radios time to catch up, ensuring that complete and abbreviated messages got across. Truckers also have their own versions of 10 codes , some of which have the same meanings as law enforcement and others all their own.
Some argue that ten codes are a thing of the past because of inconsistencies in what the codes mean in different departments, geographies and industries. To be sure, lack of consistency has had a disastrous impact on communication and coordination across first responders and law enforcement during natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina.
Clear, descriptive language is replacing the codes in federal communications, and while it may take longer to get messages across, advocates of Plain Talk say it's worth the extra time to ensure interoperability and to make sure everyone understands each other.
The subject isn't yet settled, and the codes are still widely used in public safety, as there is even an official guide created by the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials APCO. Have you ever had trouble determining what letter someone said? After all, many letters sound the same when spoken. It's easy to confuse "M" with "N" or "B" with "D," especially when you're communicating over an electronic device.
In order to solve this, people communicating over radio often refer to letters via the phonetic alphabet , also known as the spelling alphabet, which is a series of words that indicate the letter. The police phonetic alphabet is common with officers communicating a license plate number, for instance ABC may be communicated as "Alpha-Bravo-Charlie.
Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. According to Wikipedia , CB is still in use today: CB has lost much of its original appeal due to development of mobile phones, the internet and the Family Radio Service. Improve this answer. Timtech 1 1 gold badge 5 5 silver badges 13 13 bronze badges.
Just don't confuse the "yes" in with the "yes" in Affirmative. The "yes" in is just an acknowledgement, not an agreement. Affirmative indicates agreement. An important point here is that the "Ten codes" did not originate with the CB, but started with police radio communications. They were co-opted by the CB radio crowd later. Jim: You think I'm funny??
Funny how? Funny like a clown?? A correction: "Breaker" isn't for initiating conversations. To initiate a conversation, or at least to seek a conversation partner, the jargon was "CQ" and "CQ DX" to specifically seek a long-distance conversation. Of course when its popularity surged lots of kids started to use CBs and got all the jargon mixed up in just the way you describe it. I know this because I was a kid at the time and my dad was into CB radio and it annoyed the hell out of him when we used to say "Breaker breaker" like that -: — hippietrail.
My knowledge of CB is limited one can only learn so much from a Burt Reynolds movie and a novelty song. How do they say it? I know "just enough to be dangerous. Show 7 more comments. HenriquedeSousa, when I was a child it took a few seconds for the TV to 'warm up' before you got a picture. Now it takes a minute to boot and logon to some remote server, then frequently mins of installing updates before I can watch a show.
Isn't progress wonderful? Rory Alsop Rory Alsop 6, 3 3 gold badges 26 26 silver badges 36 36 bronze badges. It's more like "message received and understood" than "yes". The Wikipedia page is inconsistent, in one place saying it means "acknowledged, okay", which is correct, and elsewhere saying it means "affirmative", which is incorrect.
This exact same confusion with "Roger" annoys pilots and air traffic controllers alike. DavidSchwartz: Speaking of Roger , what's our vector, Victor?
David Schwartz. It'd most likely be used when a victim's injury appears life-threatening. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options. Get the Insider App. Click here to learn more. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Ann Schmidt. Even though it might seem fake on cop shows and in movies, police officers do, in fact, use official codes and unofficial jargon to communicate.
Officers may have been using codes as early as the s to keep communication succinct and precise over airwaves. Though each police department has its own official codes, there are unofficial phrases that most officers use, regardless of where they are. A "House Mouse" is an officer who doesn't go out on patrol.
To "Mirandize" is to inform an arrestee of their Constitutional rights.
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