common signals and 10 codes?

[ka3jjz]

As I'm walking through/moving the files in the database, it seems like a lot of the signal codes and 10 codes are repeated in several counties. Do most all the counties use the same signal/10 codes (which means I can make a common article and point to it...) or do they change (which means each county has to have its own list)?

73 and thanks Mike

[alphabravo1]

Most Counties use the Same 10-codes and signal codes as ISP, so it is mostly standardized, however some Counties do modify or change or make up their own.

But I don't see a problem with changing it in the Wiki because the majority of Counties follow ISP especially as more agencies sign on to Safe-T, down here ISP radios have local law TG programmed.

[ka3jjz]

OK so it's every article has its own list! That makes things long...there's a chance that a county might make a change to a set of code(s) that wouldn't be easily accounted for by one article. DRAT!

73 and thanks anyway...Mike

[frankcastle]

Everyone should be making the switch to using plain language and doing away with 10 codes and signal codes anyway. One of the main reasons for the switch to SAFE-T is interoperability. This goes for the state level and even the national level. Although Indiana uses the same codes (for the most part) statewide, there is no-interoperability nationwide. This was brought to light after September 11, 2001 and Hurricane Katrina. You had multiple agencies from various jurisdictions trying to communicate. Using code talk only complicated communication when codes mean different things to different agencies. This is why every SAFE-T radio must have the ability to transmit on various regional Mutual Aid Channels, but also on the NPSPAC channels. One of the rules when we were assigned our SAFE-T radios, is that we use plain English. There are certain situations where we still use codes. If there is an officer safety issue, the dispatcher might say Signal 48? rather than "is the subject with you"? Most of the time that tells us that the subject is wanted. Some people, hearing that they are wanted over our radios, might use that opportunity to try to run or hurt us.