MSP caution codes?

[Spleen]

I dimly remember the department I work for getting that memo back then, and they seemed to take it in stride, though I still crack up hearing guys pronounce "Lima" like the bean, not the city...
I wouldn't sweat the UMBC thing yet, Baltimore City is a long way off, from what I've been hearing...

Originally Posted by dpcain

They have that mandate as of 1 Feb 2012 along with the swap that followed shortly afterward to the ICAO/NATO alphabet. It appears to be enforced at the discretion of barrack commanders- I have heard some Central Troop users who are horrible with plain-language-ing transmissions, but MSP V for instance is well-enforced and almost entirely switched.

Actually from what I hear, my own UMBC PD is the last State agency to not have that mandate.

[PJH]

True story:

I've been known to use "X-Xylephone" (sp), P-Phenoumia (again I can't spell at 0100) and a few others. Usually throws a pause out there...

[dpcain]

Originally Posted by Spleen

I dimly remember the department I work for getting that memo back then, and they seemed to take it in stride, though I still crack up hearing guys pronounce "Lima" like the bean, not the city...
I wouldn't sweat the UMBC thing yet, Baltimore City is a long way off, from what I've been hearing...

Or my particular favorite peeve around here- KEE-loy for Kilo.

We're not part of the City though, so it's been giving me heartburn- I'm a new yorker, so I'm used to the way its done up there, and I'm a big advocate of plain speech and NATO/ICAO. But hey, it happens when it happens, which for the State runs at the pace of frozen molasses.

[Kumba]

Originally Posted by troymail

They seem to be "trying" to stop the 10 codes now but obviously it's a hard habit to break...

Barracks H in Charles has gotten away from the 10-codes pretty well. Seems some of them struggle on the military alphabet, though. Definitely seems like the LE alphabet was easier to pronounce.

Originally Posted by dpcain

They have that mandate as of 1 Feb 2012 along with the swap that followed shortly afterward to the ICAO/NATO alphabet. It appears to be enforced at the discretion of barrack commanders- I have heard some Central Troop users who are horrible with plain-language-ing transmissions, but MSP V for instance is well-enforced and almost entirely switched.

Actually from what I hear, my own UMBC PD is the last State agency to not have that mandate.

I'll add that the MdTA Police, at least those at the Harry W. Nice Bridge, are also using plain-english and the military phoenetic alphabet in their transmissions.

That said, CCSO is definitely sticking with the 10-codes and the LE alphabet.

Originally Posted by N1508J

Whereas MSP may not be using the caution codes the CCSD is on in the clear channels. The CC are used at times on the encrypted channels but usually more "robust" :lol: references are used instead.

I've always wondered what gets said on those encrypted channels. There's quite a few of them in the Chas Co database entry now. They sometimes seem to be more active than the dispatch channels at times, given how often I see my scanner briefly flip to one then jump back to the control channel.