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| − | ==Introduction==
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| − | Brevity codes are lists of short coded messages -- 10-codes, 9-codes, signals, Q-codes, and the like -- which are used in voice radio communications for three main reasons:
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| − | * they shorten transmissions,
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| − | * they obscure meaning from the General Public, and
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| − | * they provide users with a convenient dictionary of messages, such that everyone's working off the same sheet of music.
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| − | The latter of those three may well be the most important use of brevity codes, though it's rarely mentioned, and often not obvious even to regular users. When using a brevity code on the air, a police officer, paramedic, or street sweeper doesn't need to think about ''how to say'' what he wants to say, or what the message ''means''; that part's been taken care of already.
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| − | The problem with brevity codes is the same as the problem with standards: there are so many of them -- this wiki carries many lists of them, promulgated by various authorities, all slightly different; more are on the web at large.
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| − | Because of this, the National Incident Management System had originally planned to forbid their use in the communications concerning any event managed by its Incident Command System process. That plan met the resistance you might expect from local agencies when it was announced, and they've since retreated from that position.
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| − | But the problems they identified with everyone having their own code list are still real, practical problems, which still need a real solution.
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| − | In any event, having lists of these codes makes listening to such communications easier and more fulfilling -- and sometimes more practically useful; not all scanner listeners are just doing it for fun.
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| − | == Lists of Brevity Codes ==
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| − | *'''[[:Category:Brevity Codes]]''' and its subcategories list all of the articles that contain brevity codes. For your convenience, the category-links are listed below:
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| − | ===by US State===
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| − | {| {{table}} width="100%" valign="top" border="0"
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| − | *[[:Category:Alabama Brevity Codes|Alabama]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Alaska Brevity Codes|Alaska]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Arizona Brevity Codes|Arizona]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Arkansas Brevity Codes|Arkansas]]
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| − | *[[:Category:California Brevity Codes|California]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Colorado Brevity Codes|Colorado]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Connecticut Brevity Codes|Connecticut]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Delaware Brevity Codes|Delaware]]
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| − | *[[:Category:District of Columbia Brevity Codes|District of Columbia]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Florida Brevity Codes|Florida]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Georgia Brevity Codes|Georgia]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Hawaii Brevity Codes|Hawaii]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Idaho Brevity Codes|Idaho]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Illinois Brevity Codes|Illinois]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Indiana Brevity Codes|Indiana]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Iowa Brevity Codes|Iowa]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Kansas Brevity Codes|Kansas]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Kentucky Brevity Codes|Kentucky]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Louisiana Brevity Codes|Louisiana]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Maine Brevity Codes|Maine]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Maryland Brevity Codes|Maryland]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Massachusetts Brevity Codes|Massachusetts]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Michigan Brevity Codes|Michigan]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Minnesota Brevity Codes|Minnesota]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Mississippi Brevity Codes|Mississippi]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Missouri Brevity Codes|Missouri]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Montana Brevity Codes|Montana]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Nebraska Brevity Codes|Nebraska]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Nevada Brevity Codes|Nevada]]
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| − | *[[:Category:New Hampshire Brevity Codes|New Hampshire]]
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| − | *[[:Category:New Jersey Brevity Codes|New Jersey]]
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| − | *[[:Category:New Mexico Brevity Codes|New Mexico]]
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| − | *[[:Category:New York Brevity Codes|New York]]
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| − | *[[:Category:North Carolina Brevity Codes|North Carolina]]
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| − | *[[:Category:North Dakota Brevity Codes|North Dakota]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Ohio Brevity Codes|Ohio]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Oklahoma Brevity Codes|Oklahoma]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Oregon Brevity Codes|Oregon]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Pennsylvania Brevity Codes|Pennsylvania]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Rhode Island Brevity Codes|Rhode Island]]
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| − | *[[:Category:South Carolina Brevity Codes|South Carolina]]
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| − | *[[:Category:South Dakota Brevity Codes|South Dakota]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Tennessee Brevity Codes|Tennessee]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Texas Brevity Codes|Texas]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Utah Brevity Codes|Utah]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Vermont Brevity Codes|Vermont]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Virginia Brevity Codes|Virginia]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Washington Brevity Codes|Washington]]
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| − | *[[:Category:West Virginia Brevity Codes|West Virginia]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Wisconsin Brevity Codes|Wisconsin]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Wyoming Brevity Codes|Wyoming]]
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| − | ''Territories:''
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| − | *[[:Category:Guam Brevity Codes|Guam]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Puerto Rico Brevity Codes|Puerto Rico]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Virgin Islands Brevity Codes|Virgin Islands]]
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| − | ===by Canadian Province===
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| − | *[[:Category:Canada Brevity Codes|Canada]]
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| − | **[[:Category:Alberta Brevity Codes|Alberta]]
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| − | **[[:Category:Manitoba Brevity Codes|Manitoba]]
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| − | **[[:Category:New Brunswick Brevity Codes|New Brunswick]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Newfoundland/Labrador Brevity Codes|Newfoundland/Labrador]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Northwest Territories Brevity Codes|Northwest Territories]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Nova Scotia Brevity Codes|Nova Scotia]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Nunavut Brevity Codes|Nunavut]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Ontario Brevity Codes|Ontario]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Prince Edward Island Brevity Codes|Prince Edward Island]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Quebec Brevity Codes|Quebec]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Saskatchewan Brevity Codes|Saskatchewan]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Yukon Brevity Codes|Yukon]]
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| − | ===by Country: Caribbean Region===
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| − | *[[:Category:Antigua and Barbuda Brevity Codes|Antigua and Barbuda]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Aruba Brevity Codes|Aruba]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Bahamas Brevity Codes|Bahamas]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Bermuda Brevity Codes|Bermuda]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Cayman Islands Brevity Codes|Cayman Islands]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Guam Brevity Codes|Guam]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Jamaica Brevity Codes|Jamaica]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Puerto Rico Brevity Codes|Puerto Rico]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Saint Kitts and Nevis Brevity Codes|Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Virgin Islands Brevity Codes|Virgin Islands]]
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| − | ===by Country: Central America===
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| − | *[[:Category:Panama Brevity Codes|Panama]]
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| − | ===by Country: Europe Region===
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| − | *[[:Category:Denmark Brevity Codes|Denmark]]
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| − | *[[:Category:England Brevity Codes|England]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Germany Brevity Codes|Germany]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Norway Brevity Codes|Norway]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Slovakia Brevity Codes|Slovakia]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Sweden Brevity Codes|Sweden]]
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| − | ===by Country: Oceania Region===
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| − | *[[:Category:Australia Brevity Codes|Australia]]:
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| − | *[[:Category:Australian Capital Territory Brevity Codes|Australian Capital Territory]]
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| − | *[[:Category:New South Wales Brevity Codes|New South Wales]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Queensland Brevity Codes|Queensland]]
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| − | *[[:Category:South Australia Brevity Codes|South Australia]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Victoria Brevity Codes|Victoria]]
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| − | *[[:Category:New Zealand Brevity Codes|New Zealand]]
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| − | == Related Wiki Pages ==
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| − | *[[Phonetic Alphabet]] -- ICAO and APCO standard phonetic alphabets
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| − | *[[Priority Dispatch Codes]]
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| − | Return to Wiki page: [[Scanning Q&A]], [[10 codes]], [[Priority Dispatch Codes]]<br/>
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| − | [[Category:RR Glossary]]
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| − | [[Category:Brevity Codes]]
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