Enough of the technical jargon......Now, how do you use CB radio?

On the CB there are several terms used. Most are used on 27MHz CB however, only some 10 codes are used on UHF. The following codes are commonly used, the blue ones more common than others

Here is a fuller list of CB codes.

10-1-Receiving Poorly
10-2-Receiving Well
10-3-Stop Transmitting
10-4-Ok, Message Received
10-5-Relay Message
10-6-Busy, Stand By
10-7-Out of Service, Leaving 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 Pickup at...
10-17-Urgent Business
10-18-Anything for us?
10-19-Nothing for you, return to base
10-20-My Location is ......... or What's your Location?
10-21-Call by Telephone
10-22-Report in Person too ......
10-23-Stand by
10-24-Completed last assignment
10-25-Can you Contact .......
10-26-Disregard Last Information/Cancel Last Message/Ignore
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 at this station
10-34-Trouble at this station, help needed
10-35-Confidential Information
10-36-Correct Time is .........
10-38-Ambulance needed at .........
10-39-Your message delivered
10-41-Please tune to channel ........
10-42-Traffic Accident at ..........
10-43-Traffic tieup at .........
10-44-I have a message for you (or .........)
10-45-All units within range please report
10-50-Break Channel
10-62-Unable to copy, use phone
10-62sl-unable to copy on AM, use Sideband - Lower (not an official code)
10-62su-unable to copy on AM, use Sideband - Upper (not an official code)
10-65-Awaiting your next message/assignment
10-67-All units comply
10-70-Fire at .......
10-73-Speed Trap at ............
10-75-You are causing interference
10-77-Negative Contact
10-84-My telephone number is .........
10-85-My address is ...........
10-91-Talk closer to the Mike
10-92-Your transmitter is out of adjustment
10-93-Check my frequency on this channel
10-94-Please give me a long count
10-95-Transmit dead carrier for 5 sec.
10-99-Mission completed, all units secure
10-100-Need to go to Bathroom
10-200-Police needed at ..........

Q-codes are used in many kinds of radio communications, including CB sideband but not typically on CB AM. (If your radio doesn't have sideband, don't worry about Q-codes.) Q-codes originated with amateur radio but their use in CB, even more so than 10-codes, can vary depending on who published the list. The following is an abbreviated list of Q-codes borrowed from amateur radio:

QRM-man made noise, adjacent channel interference
QRN-static noise
QRO-increase power
QRP-reduce power
QRT-shut down, clear
QSL-confirmation, often refers to confirmation cards exchanged by hams
QSO-conversation
QSX-standing by on the side
QSY-move to another frequency
QTH-address, location

Possible uses of the codes:
Going QRT Switching off now
Receiving QRM I'm getting interference from another station
Having QRN trouble Having static trouble.
That was a quick QSO! That was a quick chat!
QSY to channel... Go to channel...
CQDX CQDX... Seek you long distance, seek you long distance.
What's your QTH What's your location?
On SSB it sometimes becomes difficult to understand skip stations or low
down stations, but on AM it isn't. So when radio communications started
up they invented the Phonetic alphabet.

A=Alpha
B=Bravo
C=Charlie
D=Delta
E=Echo
F=Foxtrot
G=Golf
H=Hotel
I=India
J=Juliet
K=Kilo
L=Lima
M=Mike
N=November
O=Oscar
P=Papa
Q=Quebec
R=Romeo
S=Sierra
T=Tango
U=Uniform
V=Victor
W=Whiskey
X=X-ray
Y=Yankee
Z=Zulu