The TV show "Cops" did a show years ago from
Broward(?) County Fla.,which is the Miami area.
It was Shocking...they were using Q-signals!
At first I thought I was imagining it,but the
dispatcher was saying things like QSL and QTH.
Really gets your attention...

"Bob" wrote in message
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On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 23:34:39 -1200, "clfe"
wrote:

"Paul Hirose" wrote in message
link.net...
The wheel seems to be coming full circle: plain language is gaining
popularity over 10-codes in emergency communciations. The problem is
that too many local 10-code dialects have developed over the years.
They can cause misunderstandings when multiple agencies work together
in a major incident.

In my area of California the sheriff departments use 10-codes but the
fire departments don't. I have no idea how long this state of affairs
has prevailed, since I only got into the scanning hobby last summer.


http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1...008975,00.html

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Here - before "our" 911 system came on board - the 10 codes tended to
vary
among Police units like people's choice of colors of homes. It could be
very
confusing. As to the Fire Services, the city - so far as I know, barely
uses
them if at all. Here in the rural area, there are a very few 10-codes
used
by the fire departments, but they coincide with those used by the police
where appropriate. Therefore - less confusion for the 911 center. The
Phonetic Alphabet still creates some confusion. IF a cop has a brain
freeze
and calls off a letter such as "F" as "funny" or "friday" the 911 center
will call them on it. They stick to "a" form of the alphabet and that is
it.
I'm trying to think now - I don't think they use the same as say the Hams
do.


there is a military phonetic alphabet...the one we use in the coast
guard and it's the same one used by hams. the coast guard is a
stickler to the point that we get called on it if we use 'oh' instead
of 'zero' in a number.

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