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PHONETICS

Most Commonly Used Ten-Code

10-20 - Location

10-97 - Check (test) signal

10-1 - Unable to copy -- change location

10-2 - Signal good

10-50 - Accident (fatal, personal injury, property

damage)

10-52 - Ambulance needed

10-78 - Need assistance

10-33 - Emergency

10-0 - Caution

10-9 - Repeat

10-12 - Stand by (stop)

10-3 - Stop transmitting

10-4 - Acknowledgement (OK)

10-5 - Relay

10-6 - Busy -- stand by unless urgent10-7 - Out of service

10-8 - In service

10-13 - Weather -- road report

10-18 - Quickly

10-19 - Return to ...

10-22 - Disregard

10-36 - Correct time

10-43 - Information

10-44 - Permission to leave ... for...

10-53 - Road blocked at...

10-58 - Direct traffic

10-62 - Reply to message

10-69 - Message received

10-66 - Message cancellation

10-67 - Clear for net message

10-68 - Dispatch information

10-70 - Fire

10-71 - Advice nature of fire

10-72 - Report progress on fire

10-73 - Smoke report10-74 - Negative

10-75 - In contact with...

10-76 - En route...

10-77 - ETA (estimated time of arrival)

A - AlfaB - BravoC - CharlieD - DeltaE - EchoF - FoxtrotG - GolfH - HotelI - India

J - JulietK - KiloL - LimaM - MikeN - NovemberO - OscarP - PapaQ - QuebecR - Romeo

S - SierraT - TangoU - UniformV - VictorW - WhiskeyX - X-RayY - YankeeZ - Zulu

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Common Pro-words and Abbreviations

Acknowledge - I understand the contents of the received message

Affirmative - Yes

Back to you - Returning the frequency to you

Break - Stop Transmitting; to open the channel for other transmissions,especially for allowing any potential emergency traffic to get through

Break-Break - Signals to all listeners on the frequency, the message to follow is

priority.

Charlie Charlie - Confirmed correct

Clear - Same as out, end of transmission

Come in - You may begin speaking now

Copy - I heard what you just said; ok; all right

Elmer - An experienced ham helping a newcomer

Go ahead - Send your traffic; Send your transmission

In and out - Leaving the NetI Say Again - I repeat

I spell - Phonetic Spelling Follows

Incorrect - That is Incorrect

Negative - No, Not received

Out - End of transmission (Final)

Over - End of transmission (Please reply)

Reading you 5 by 5 - I understand what you say loud and clear

Roger - (Roger that) I copy your transmission

Roger, Received, Romeo, Copy - I have received your last transmission satisfactorily; radio check

is loud and clear.

Roger So Far - Confirm you have received and understood the contents of my

transmission so far.

Say Again - Repeat your transmission

Secure - Station Cleared, out

Short Time - Leaving the Net

Squelch - Threshold of noise to quiet, setting on radio

Stand By - Please stay near your station

Ten Four - I understand; ok; all right

This Is - This transmission is from____

Tail gating - Transmitting quickly after another transmission

HT - Handheld TransceiverRX - Receiver

TNX. TKS - Thank You

TX - Transmitter

XYL - Wife (Ex-Young Lady)

YL, Young lady - Any female ham, regardless of age

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List of Q-codes

QCX - Your full call sign

QNB - Act as relay station

QNC - All net stations copy. I have a message for all net stationsQNE - Entire net stand by

QNI - Net stations report in, or I am reporting into the net

QNJ - Can you copy me?

QNK - Transmit messages for

QNO - Station is leaving the net

QNP - Unable to copy you

QNR - Answer ... and receive traffic

QNT - I request permission to leave the net for ... minutes

QNU - The net has traffic for you. Stand by

QNX - You are excused from the net

QNY - Shift to another frequency to clear traffic with ...

QNZ - Zero beat your signal with mine

QRA - Name of your station

QRB - Approximate distance of your station from my station

QRD - Where are you bound for and where are you from?

QRE - Estimated time of arrival

QRK - Intelligibility of my signals (1. Bad 2. Poor 3. Fair 4. Good 5. Excellent)

QRX - When will you call me again?

QRZ - Who is calling me?

QSA - Strength of my signals

QSN - Did you hear me?QSO - Can you communicate with...?

QST - Calling all members

QSY - Shall I change to transmission on another frequency?

QTH - What is your location or?

QTN - Time of departure

QTR - The correct time