Police Scanner codes?

[boushca]

Does anybody know what some of the codes police say over the radio mean?

I managed to find the 10-codes, but what does Charlie mean? And Delta, Echo unit?

If anybody knows it would be cool to find out!

Thanks! :spinball:

[Bsuds]

Charlie = C, Delta = D and Echo = E. They are just phonetic ways of saying the alphabet.

Have you ever watched a War movie where they refered to Charlie Company? That would be "C" company.

[Roadster]

Alfa
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Golf
Hotel
India
Juliet
Kilo
Lima
Mike
November
Oscar
Papa
Quebec
Romeo
Sierra
Tango
Uniform
Victor
Whiskey
Xray
Yankee
Zulu
I think I got em all, hope I speled em write :dyinglaughing:
Havent said em in a long time but when I worked with air traffic many years ago I had to know em like the back of my hand
They may use these in their call names and in spelling of someone's name,,, or other spellings like street names,,, its to clarify the letterings needed over radio transmissions. Air traffic, military and poiice, use them as well as any other service using radios.

[Nebula]

I don't know which is which, but the Charlie, Delta, Alpha designations are for different types of units. I believe Delta is for a supervisor.

[Bsuds]

I like the Golf one, I use that a lot! :dyinglaughing:

[KL3-Something]

Alpha - A - Watch 1 members
Bravo - B - Watch 2 members
Charlie - C - Watch 3 members
Delta - D - Watch 4 members

Supervisors for each watch are the ones that end in 50 and higher.

50 - Watch commander (usually a S/Sgt)
51 - Assistant Watch Commander (usually a Sgt)
52-55 - "road supervisors" (usually a Cpl or senior Cst)

[Roadster]

Alpha - A - Watch 1 members
Bravo - B - Watch 2 members
Charlie - C - Watch 3 members
Delta - D - Watch 4 members

Supervisors for each watch are the ones that end in 50 and higher.

50 - Watch commander (usually a S/Sgt)
51 - Assistant Watch Commander (usually a Sgt)
52-55 - "road supervisors" (usually a Cpl or senior Cst)

Isnt there also something about who those are... Like alphs are in town, bravos on highway, charlies on coqahalla and deltas are inspectors or something like that?
I used to think there was a way of telling who was on scene or being called...

[Nebula]

Thanks, KL3.

[boushca]

Thanks KL-3!!

You are all so helpful thank you!

[goatboy]

Isnt there also something about who those are... Like alphs are in town, bravos on highway, charlies on coqahalla and deltas are inspectors or something like that?
I used to think there was a way of telling who was on scene or being called...

No, there are other phonetic designations for different types of units, eg: Traffic, K9, Downtown Enforcement, Bylaws etc. The designation of where they works is a 2 letter code (KL for Kelowna, West Kelowna and Lake Country) and a number. 3 for the city, 4 for Rutland, 5 for Westside and 7 for Lake Country. So KL7B5 would be Bravo 5, from Watch 2 in Lake Country.

[10Sne1]

Isnt there also something about who those are... Like alphs are in town, bravos on highway, charlies on coqahalla and deltas are inspectors or something like that?
I used to think there was a way of telling who was on scene or being called...

That is old school. That is something that I am accustomed to. I have been recently new schooled.

[Roadster]

I see, things changed... i have had scanners since the day they came out. Still have one but I dont have all the police freqs anymore. Anyone know the best ones to listen too?
Hope the OP dont mind me askin here...

[KL3-Something]

Isnt there also something about who those are... Like alphs are in town, bravos on highway, charlies on coqahalla and deltas are inspectors or something like that?
I used to think there was a way of telling who was on scene or being called...

No, there are other phonetic designations for different types of units, eg: Traffic, K9, Downtown Enforcement, Bylaws etc. The designation of where they works is a 2 letter code (KL for Kelowna, West Kelowna and Lake Country) and a number. 3 for the city, 4 for Rutland, 5 for Westside and 7 for Lake Country. So KL7B5 would be Bravo 5, from Watch 2 in Lake Country.

Like goatboy wrote the "KL" applies to all units under the Kelowna detachment. The number that follows the "KL" indicated which area (zone) they work in (i.e. 3=City, 4=Rutland, 5=West Kel, 7=Lake Country). The next letter after the "KL" and the zone comes the specific unit they are attached to (i.e. which Watch A/B/C/D, Downtown enforcement, Traffic, K9). The last number is then member specific (0-99). So his example of KL7B05 is a Lake Country GD member (But Lake Country isn't big enough to have "watches" so they are all "Bravo" members).

[KL3-Something]

I see, things changed... i have had scanners since the day they came out. Still have one but I dont have all the police freqs anymore. Anyone know the best ones to listen too?
Hope the OP dont mind me askin here...

There is a thread somewhere that has the frequency on it already. But the days of being able to listen in on the scanners are numbered now......Just ask Penticton Scannerland how quiet it has been lately.

[Nebula]

But the days of being able to listen in on the scanners are numbered now.

:ohmygod: What's the media going to do?