frequenceys are there?
2006-08-08 12:18:05 · 18 answers · asked by jennifer 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
There are 1000's of frequencies, but each department is only assigned by the FCC certain ones to use,
Small departments may only have a few, large departments may have 100's. There is car to car, car to base, base to car and so on.
In general the officer in the car only has his two or three he used, normally his main dispatch, a line for special use and a private one for confiditional infor from supervisor.
But on the codes, there are also normally only 10 or12 that are used on regular basis, and the officers carry a small plastic card in thier front pocket along with a Marandia card normally, or keep a sheet on thier clip board, or on the car visor and so on.
2006-08-08 12:54:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's all memorization. Just like we have to learn the alphabet (a-adam, b-boy, c-charles, d-david) up through Z for license plates and spellings of names. and 10 codes are not all the same. I am from California and rode with a cop in Nevada, and his 10 codes were not the same as officers in California. 10-15 was in custody in CA, but "okay" in NV. Also there are a lot of frequencies, depending on where you live. The 10 codes are also not used everywhere. My agency uses "clear" txt, meaning we state what we are doing where as the sheriff department for the county used 10 codes. Clear text basically means if you have someone in custody, you say "in custody", not 10-15. If you are "okay" whatever that 10 code is, we call it Code 4. If you arrive on a scene you say "out" rather than a 10 code. Much easier.
2006-08-08 12:28:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might be possible. And walkie talkies ARE able to get to different channels. That channel that you have heard was probably the police one. Just make sure your brother isn't making a prank.
2016-03-27 04:20:50 · answer #3 · answered by Deborah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fr Chuck is right there are a bunch, and you have to memorize the codes in order to graduate from the academy, and they use them every day, and alot in a day, so it is pretty easy to memorize. I'm trying to learn the phenolic alphabet, but it is tough, ya know like A-Adam, B-Boy etc.
2006-08-08 13:43:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you use them enough, they tend to sink in. I work in a corporate mail room. They are more the 100 individuals whose departments I can quote at will. Most of these people I wouldn't recognize if the walked into the room. I've seen their names every day for years.
2006-08-08 15:27:26 · answer #5 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im a cop from ohio, I have over 100 codes to use on my job, most u learn by using them over again. But a had a code "32" this weekend I didn't know that one beacuse its never used. I looked it up on my cheat sheet. Cops have a lot of cheat sheets
2006-08-08 14:55:31 · answer #6 · answered by McOff.80 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the same set of codes, less than 100 for the 10 codes, and for offenses, they can look them up.
2006-08-08 12:21:57 · answer #7 · answered by ceprn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practice. It's all about practice through the daily routine. Many jobs have similar tasks involving memorization.
2006-08-08 12:21:28 · answer #8 · answered by gadjitfreek 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Education and experience. Here's an almost complete list:
http://www.police-central.com/police-codes.htm
2006-08-08 12:21:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you remember the words you speak or write? It is a language of sorts.
2006-08-08 17:47:28 · answer #10 · answered by Mustang Gal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋