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10-22 Take no further ac­ 10-35 Confidential infor­ miliar with radio operating procedures and tech­
tion, last information mation niques.
10-23 Stand by 10—36 Time check
10-28 Full registration 10-42 Officer at home Example :
(Auto only) 10-97 Arrived at scene 1. Initial Call: KIF819, (This is), Car 11
10-29 Check for wanted 10-98 Completed last 2. Initial Response: Car 11, (This is), KIF819, Go ahead
10-33 Emergency traffic detail (This is), Car 11. *Position Gate 4.
this station Any further instructions?
Okay position, Negative instructions
A copy of all codes used by your station must be
Car 11, Clear
kept in the station records and must be available
KIF819, Clear
for FCC inspection.
*NOTE: Ten Code signals may be used: 10-20 for “position ,
Standard phrases—words: 10-4 for “okay”. Plain language is used to clarify
examples.
THIS IS Meaning “this is”, or “from”, to identify
station calling. Emergency or urgent communications, should
GO AHEAD Meaning “I’m receiving you okay, go always be given in language that will be understood
ahead with message.” by those persons responding to the situation. For
AFFIRMATIVE Meaning “That is correct”—“Yes”. the most part, the techniques and procedures used
NEGATIVE Meaning “That is not correct”—“No”. for the dispatch and control of mobile units are
CLEAR Meaning “All through with traffic for not designed for communications of this nature.
you at this time”.
Examples could be the use of two-way radio be­
Remember to monitor the frequency prior to tween a fire chief and his personnel fighting a fire,
n ailing to determine that no other station is trans­ or the operator of a drilling rig several miles off­
mitting. Stand by for the “Clear” sign before call­ shore discussing a drilling operation. In such com­
ing in when the other station is handling traffic or munications, the best technique is to use language
messages. suited to the operation being conducted.
The following procedures should be used in call­
Radio Logs
ing into the Control Point, or Dispatch Points.
Words in parentheses may be used, if desired, for The Federal Communications Commission re­
clarification. It is expected that they will be quires record of certain transmissions be main-
dropped by the operator as he becomes more fa­ tained by operators of base and operational fixed