-=> On 08-15-97  11:24, Joe Delahaye said to Rob Dennis, <=-
-=> About This echo,..." <=-
 
Hi, Joe;
 
 JD> I could never  quite figure out what people had against the 10 codes,
 JD> when they use Q codes,  or other codes.  Police and others use versions
 JD> of the 10 codes, and are not  laughed at.  If it gets the message
 JD> accros to the party you are talking to,  that is all that matters,
 JD> other then following DOC (or is that IC) rules about  using encryption
 JD> 
 
Actually, I agree with you.  About the only 10-code I have heard on 2M is
10-4, and that was said with a bit of a smirk.  I see nothing wrong with
the 10-code, which was designed to get information accross quickly and
accurately.  Don't quote me on this, but I suspect that it comes from the
fact that the CBers use (and abuse) it so much has turned the vast
majority of Hams off to it.  I also use Business band as a dispatcher,
where the 10-code is used wherever possible, and it is at least as fast
and accurate as the Q-code, and a whole lot more flexable.  But if I
were to allow myself to use it on the Ham bands, 2 things would happen:
 
1) I would get laughed off the repeater, and
2) In all probability, I would be the only one there who knew what I
   was talking about.
 
Just my 2c worth.
 
 JD> 10-4 
 

 
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