where did the phrase "whats your twenty" come from.?

Answer 1

It comes from the "10-code" used on CB & ham radio:
10-1 = Receiving poorly
10-2 = Receiving well
cb radio 10-3 = Stop transmitting
10-4 = Message received
10-5 = Relay message to _____
10-6 = Busy, please stand by
10-7 = Out of service, leaving the air
10-8 = In service, subject to call
10-9 = Repeat message
10-10 = Transmission completed, standing by
10-11 = Talking too rapidly
10-12 = Visitors present
10-13 = Advise Weather/Road conditions
10-16 = Make pick up at _____
10-17 = Urgent business
10-18 = Anything for us?
10-19 = Nothing for you, return to base
10-20 = My location is _____
10-21 = Call by telephone
10-22 = Report in person to
10-23 = Stand by
10-24 = Completed last assignment
10-25 = Can you contact _____
10-26 = Disregard last information
10-27 = I am moving to channel _____
10-28 = Identify your station
10-29 = Time is up for contact
10-30 = Does not conform to FCC rules
10-32 = I will give you a radio check
10-33 = Emergency Traffic
10-34 = Trouble at this station
10-35 = Confidential information
10-36 = Correct time is
10-37 = Wrecker needed at
10-38 = Ambulance needed at
10-39 = Your message delivered
10-41 = Please turn to channel
10-42 = Traffic accident at
10-43 = Traffic tie up at
10-44 = I have a message for you
10-45 = All units within range please report
10-50 = Break channel
10-60 = What is next message number?
10-62 = Unable to copy, use phone
10-63 = Net directed to
10-64 = Net clear
10-65 = Awaiting your next message/assignment
10-67 = All units comply
10-70 = Fire at _____
10-71 = Proceed with transmission in sequence
10-77 = Negative contact
10-81 = Reserve hotel room for ______
10-82 = Reserve room for _____
10-84 = My telephone number is ______
10-85 = My address is _____
10-91 = Talk closer to the microphone
10-93 = Check my frequency on this channel
10-94 = Please give me a long count (1-10)
10-99 = Mission completed, all units secure
10-200 = Police needed at _____

Answer 2

lingo used on citizen band radio hence C.B Radio whats your twenty was used by members on convoys (cars or trucks travelling in groups) to find out the location of the person you were speaking to. breaker breaker is that a big ten fifty

Answer 3

In the 1930's, police in Illinois came up with the "10-Code" system, which was later adopted by CB'ers. 10-20 means "What is your location?" Your 10-20 reply would be to state your location.

This is one question we can't ask here. 10-4? (Understand?)

Answer 4

This is one of the numerals that were and are still used today by the U,S, police and law enforcement departments,,it goes back to when they first used radios in there vehicles,,and the C.B. radio hams took up the lingo and began to use it and it spread all over,,and now they all use it,, the U.S. police still use it today

Answer 5

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Answer 6

It is a "ten-code", originally used by police (I believe) during prohibition. Before CB technology caught up, the coppers had to find a way to communicate quickly without cluttering up the airwaves.

Answer 7

Yep CB radio lingo. Many police Dept. still use this (10-20)

Answer 8

it came from the numbers the police use when they talk on the radio. 10-20 means their location.

Answer 9

10-20 Specify Location/My Location is ___
ten codes used by police and military. Adopted by cb'ers.

Answer 10

CB radio

It means what is your address. The codes where pinched fron US police radio