• Ten-Four Day (4 October)

    From Ross Clark@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 4 23:01:10 2024
    10-4: Acknowledged; can also be used to denote or emphasize an agreement ("That's a big 10-4.").

    "The day was launched by the US telecommunications company Motorola in
    1977, when CB radio use was common among police forces, truckers, and
    amateur radio enthusiasts.
    The technology has now been largely replaced by cell phones and other
    digital devices."

    Ah well then...

    History, technical stuff, and a list of "10-codes" here:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_band_radio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CB_slang

    [A series of numerical codes for common messages was set up, but when
    one of these occurred at the beginning of transmission, the equipment of
    the day often cut off the first syllable. "10-" was added as expendable filler.]

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