As a CB operator 10 codes should be part of your everyday repertoire. The 10 codes themselves have their own little quirks and have been shortened and changed for other purposes. They are as follows:. As far as we know the term originated back with telegraph operators and was one of many codes used by them. The origin of Q codes is also disputed. Others quote the source of Q codes a being adopted by the International Radiotelegraphic Convention in and later becoming the standard for international radio operators.
Just like 10 codes, there are really only a couple of Q codes that are used on a regular basis. In the s, radio technology was still relatively new and limited. The ten-codes were invented to communicate information quickly and clearly. The use of the number 10 before all of the codes was another workaround.
It took a split second for the motor-generator in the radios to warm up, and so the first syllables of a radio transmission were often lost. The 10 was used as a placeholder to give the motor-generator time to speed up enough to hear the second part of the code.
These handy codes were quickly adopted by others communicating via radio, such as CB Citizen Band radio enthusiasts and truckers. Helping to popularize in the mainstream was the s TV crime drama Highway Patrol , starring Broderick Crawford, known for starting his conversations on his radio with The expression further spread into popular culture when it was featured in C. The song went number one on the charts in the US and abroad and was even made into a movie in Major Dick Winters describes his time in the 'mudroom' at the 'crossroads'.
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