privacy codes walkie talkie

Using privacy codes to communicate effectively is crucial. Understanding basic intercom codes and lingo and using a high-quality radios ensures your message comes through clearly.

Because the audio quality of walkie-talkies is somewhat different from that of smartphones. So to keep the message concise and easy to understand, use intercom lingo, using simple expressions and numerical codes. You can easily and accurately convey the information you want to convey.

Develop

1937. Police in Illinois designed a simple and standardized system of walkie-talkie codes to allow for fast and efficient communications due to the limited number of police radio channels. Credit for inventing these codes is often given to Charles Hopper, director of communications for the Illinois State Police.

Basic code

Affirmative = Yes

Copy = Message understood

Disregard = Ignore the previous message

Negative = No

Roger or Roger that = Message understood

What’s your 20? = What’s your location

Do you copy? = Can you hear me

Loud and Clear = Your radio is working

Radio Check or Mic Check = Is my radio working

Say Again or Go Again = Say your message again

Over = I’m done with my transmission, ready for your reply

Out = I’m done transmitting for now

10 Codes

10-1 (Transmission unreadable or receiving poorly)

10-2 (Signal good)

10-3 (Abort transmission)

10-4 (Message received, understood)

10-5 (Relay message to someone else)

10-6 (Busy, stand by)

10-7 (Out of service)

10-8 (In-service)

10-9 (Repeat message)

10-10 (Transmission complete)

10-20 (What’s your location?)

10-32 (I will give you a radio check)

10-33 (Emergency traffic)

10-39 (Your message delivered)

10-41 (Please turn to channel…)

Now that you understand the above lingo, go and experience it with your partner.