The police and emergency services personnel speak using 10 codes.  This makes communications more concise.  The best known codes are "10-4" meaning "OK, I understand" and "What's your 10-20?" as in "where are you at now?"  In order to follow the conversations, you will need to know the codes.  A reference sheet is here.

Chat With Other Listeners:

We added two rooms to Chat to serve the scanner aficionados: one for Calvert County Scanner and the second for St. Mary's County Scanner. To access the chat room, you must be a registered forum member in good standing. Once logged in to the Forums, select the Chat option from the Forum menu near the top of each page. Once in the Chat Room, Click on the button on the left that says Show Rooms. Double-click on the name of the room that you wish to enter.

Notes:

• For the latest information on scanner issues, maintenance, and reconfigurations in times of local emergencies, please refer to the About SoMd.com Forum.

• Firefox, Apple Safari, Google Chrome Users: If you do not already have the Windows Media Player Plug-in installed, you will be prompted to download it from http://port25.technet.com/pages/windows-media-player-firefox-plugin-download.aspx.  You only need the plug-in if you plan to use the players built into this page.  You can alternatively click on one of the icons for the other players.

• Opera Users: The built-in Windows Media player does not work in these browsers.  Please click on one the small icons for another player under the respective scanner channel.

Need Help?

If you need help or the scanner is not working, please contact us.  Sometimes, the scanner may require human attention and our staff is unaware of the problem.  Your feedback will help us ensure a high availability of the service.  You can also get Live Help (click on the graphic to the left).