Clear something up for me...
- Thread starter waterboy222
- Start date
DaveInDenver
Middle Income Semi-Redneck
I think most of it is just habit. The guys who sprinkle Q-codes in probably also do more HF where clarity and brevity are more necessary. Hams who tend not to or at least have to think about it are mostly V/UHF FM users. You don't have to use them and if someone throws it out don't hesitate to ask, they probably didn't even realize it and would be happy to explain.
The exception is during contests, chasing DX contacts and ARES/RACES where use of codes might be required. For example the Q-codes are generally universal across languages, so even though most DX amateur radio is done in English it's not always and contacts often do not speak English natively or even fluently, so a standard set of codes makes the contact possible.
Last edited:
Crom
Expo this, expo that, exp
The use of Q-codes on FM repeaters is very entertaining especially if it's done on purpose. It is in fact the first suggestion listed in this very humorous 20-year-old 41 rule list. :hehe:
Last edited:
DaveInDenver
Middle Income Semi-Redneck
QSL Red Leader
Guilty as charged of more of those than I care to admit, hi-hi.
Dingleberry Applesauce Victrola Englebert out.
Guilty as charged of more of those than I care to admit, hi-hi.
Dingleberry Applesauce Victrola Englebert out.
Martinjmpr
Wiffleball Batter
RE: 10 - codes...
In 1996 I got out of the Army to go to college and to support myself I worked for a security patrol company in Charlotte, NC (Hoosier Security was the name - not because it had anything to do with the Hoosier state, but because the owner was a guy named Lynn Hoosier.)
Anyway, we did a lot of security patrols, which is basically like being a cop but with only a quarter of the pay and almost none of the responsibility.
We had our own dispatcher and we were required to use 10-codes for everything. It took me a while but I actually got pretty good at it: "410 (my unit number), 10-41, 10-8. I'll be 10-17 to C-21." (Starting tour of duty, in service, enroute to a community we patrolled that was designated C-21.) I thought it was a little silly but our ex-cop owner insisted on it. He also wanted us to use the LAPD phonetics (Adam, Baker, Charles, David, Edward, Frank, etc) but I had spent too much time in the military to use a different phonetic so I just used the military one.
Actually, the most difficult thing for me to learn was to say "10-4" instead of "roger." The military kind of beats that into you, so even after I'd been there for a year I'd typically acknowledge with "roger".
In 1996 I got out of the Army to go to college and to support myself I worked for a security patrol company in Charlotte, NC (Hoosier Security was the name - not because it had anything to do with the Hoosier state, but because the owner was a guy named Lynn Hoosier.)
Anyway, we did a lot of security patrols, which is basically like being a cop but with only a quarter of the pay and almost none of the responsibility.
We had our own dispatcher and we were required to use 10-codes for everything. It took me a while but I actually got pretty good at it: "410 (my unit number), 10-41, 10-8. I'll be 10-17 to C-21." (Starting tour of duty, in service, enroute to a community we patrolled that was designated C-21.) I thought it was a little silly but our ex-cop owner insisted on it. He also wanted us to use the LAPD phonetics (Adam, Baker, Charles, David, Edward, Frank, etc) but I had spent too much time in the military to use a different phonetic so I just used the military one.Actually, the most difficult thing for me to learn was to say "10-4" instead of "roger." The military kind of beats that into you, so even after I'd been there for a year I'd typically acknowledge with "roger".