AA -
All after
<AA>
End Of Line
AB - All before
ABT - About
ADEE - Addressee
ADR - Address
ADS - Address
AGN - Again
AM - Amplitude Modulation
ANI - Any
ANS - Answer
ANT - Antenna
<AR>
End of message
<AS> Stand by; wait
<AT> - used for
the @ sign for E-Mail Addresses New proposal is AC run together
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BCI -
Broadcast Interference
BCL - Broadcast Listener
BCNU - Be seeing you
BD - Bad
BK - Break, Break in
BN - All between; Been
<BT>
Separation (break) between address and text; between text and signature.
BTH
Both
BTR - Better
BTW - By The Way
BUG - Semi-Automatic key
BURO -Bureau
B4 - Before
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C
- Yes, Correct
CB - CallBook
CBA - Callbook Address
CFM - Confirm; I confirm
CK - Ckeck
CKT - Circuit
CL - I am closing my station; Call
CLBK - Callbook
CLD - Called
CLG - Calling
CMG - Coming
CNT - Can't
CONDX - Conditions
CPI - Copy
CQ - Calling any station
CRD - Card
CS - Call Sign
CU - See You
CUAGN - See You Again
CUD - Could
CUL - See You later
CUM - Come
CUZ - Because
CW - Continuous wave |
DA - Day
DE - From, This Is
DIFF - Difference
DLD - Delivered
DLVD - Delivered
DN - Down
DR - Dear
DSW - Russian CW
abbreviation for goodbye.
DWN - Down
DX - Distance |
EL -
Element
ES - And
ENUF - Enough
EU - Europe
EVE - Evening |
FB - Fine Business, excellent
FER - For
FM - Frequency Modulation: From
FONE - Phone
FQ - Frequency
Freq -- Frequency
FWD -- Forward |
GA - Go ahead; Good Afternoon
GB - Good bye, God Bless
GD - Good, Good Day
GE - Good Evening
GESS - Guess
GG - Going
GLD -- Glad
GM - Good morning
GN - Good night
GND - Ground
GP -- Ground Plane
GS - Green Stamp
GUD - Good
GV - Give
GVG - Giving |
<HH> Error in sending
HI - The telegraph laugh; High
HPE - Hope
HQ - Headquarters
HR - Here; Hear, Hour
HRD - Heard
HRS - Hours
HRD -- Heard
HV - Have
HVG - Having
HVY - Heavy
HW - How, How Copy? |
II -- I Repeat
<II> Short form of <HH>
<IMI> - Repeat, Say Again
INFO - Info
JA - Japanese Station
K - Invitation To Transmit
KA Beginning of message
KLIX - KeyClicks
KN Go only, invite a specific
station to transmit
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LID - A poor operator
LNG - Long
LP - Long Path
LSN - Listen
LTR - Later; letter
LV - Leave
LVG - Leaving
LW - Long Wire., Long Wave |
MA - Millamperes
MGR - Manager
MI - My
MILL - Typewiter
MILS - Millamperes
MNI - Many
MOM - Moment
MSG - Message; Prefix to radiogram
MULT - Multiplier |
N - No, Negative, Incorrect, No More
N - Nine (as in Signal Report)
NCS - Net Control Station
ND - Nothing Doing
NIL - Nothing; I have nothing for you; Not In Log
NM - No more
<NR> - Number, Near
NW - Now; I resume transmission |
OB - Old boy
OC - Old chap
OK - Correct
OM - Old man
OP - Operator
OPR - Operator
OT - Old timer; Old top
OW - Old Woman |
PBL - Preamble
PKG - Package
PSE - Please
PT - Point
PWR - Power
PX - Press, Prefix |
R - Received as transmitted; Are;
R - Decimal Point (with
numbers)
RC - Ragchew
RCD - Received
RCVR - Receiver
RE - Concerning; Regarding
REF - Refer to; Referring to; Reference
RFI - Radio frequency interference
RIG - Station equipment
ROTFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
RPT - Repeat, Report
RTTY - Radio teletype
RST - Readability, strength, tone
RX - Receive, Receiver |
SA - Say
SASE - Self-addressed, stamped envelope
SED - Said
SAE - Self-Addressed Envelope
SEZ - Says
SGD - Signed
SHUD - Should
SIG - Signature; Signal
SINE - Operator's personal initials or nickname
<SK> Out; clear (end
of communications, no reply expected.)
SK - Silent Key
SKED - Schedule
SN - Soon
SP - Short Path
SRI - Sorry
SS - Sweepstakes
SSB - Single Side Band
STN - Station
SUM - Some
SVC - Service; Prefix to service message
SWL - Short Wave Listener
/ST short timer on check in
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T - Zero (with numbers)
TEMP - Temperature
TEST - Testing or Contest
TFC - Traffic
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TMW - Tomorrow
TKS - Thanks
TNX - Thanks
TR - Transmit
T/R - Transmit/Receive
TRBL - Trouble
TRIX - Tricks
TRX - Transceiver
TT - That
TTS - That is
TU - Thank you
TVI - Television interference
TX - Transmitter; Transmit
TXT - Text |
U - You
UFB - Ultra Fine Business
UNLIS - Unlicensed
UR - Your; You're
URL - Universal Resource Locator
Address For a WebPage
URS - Yours
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| <VA> (Out; clear (end of
communications, no reply expected.) Used by some instead of<SK> ( it
sounds the same)
VE
Understood (VE)
VERT - Vertical
VFB - Very fine business
VFO - Variable Frequency Oscillator
VY - Very |
W - Watts
WA - Word after
WATSA - What Say
WB - Word before
WD - Word
WDS - Words
WID - With
WKD - Worked
WKG - Working
WL - Well; Will
WPM - Words Per Minute
WRD - Word
WRK - Work
WUD - Would
WW - Would
WX- Weather |
XCVR - Transceiver
XMAS - Christmas
XMTR - Transmitter
XTAL - Crystal
XYL - Wife |
YF -Wife
YL - Young lady
YR - Year
Z - Zulu Time |
30 - I have no more to send
33 - Fondest Regards
55 - Best Success
73 - Best Regards
88 - Love and kisses
161 - 73+88=161" first came about in FOC circles (First-Class CW
Operators' Club, founded by Louis Varney G5RV a number of years ago). The
essential meaning is "Best regards to you and your XYL". |
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question (like QRL?) |
