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echo: ham
to: Sean Dennis
from: Jimmy Anderson
date: 2019-05-05 23:08:00
subject: Re: My pet peeves

-=> Sean Dennis wrote to Mike Powell <=-

 MP> 10-4 is over and out
 MP> 10-20 is location (as in "what is your 10-20"?)

I always thought 10-4 is simply "yes" or "acknowledge."

I thought 'over and out' was something different... 10-7 ?

We also used to say "Home 20" for when we were at home
as the location.

Okay - had to google this one - 10-36 for "what's the
correct time."

 SD> Those 10 codes were originally used by law enforcement.

Yep!




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