PROSIGNS,ABREVIATIONS,QSIGNALS
AR - ---------End of message
AS - ---------Stand by
B K - --------Invite receiving station to transmit
BT - ---------Pause; Break For Text
C L - --------Going off the air (clear)
C Q - --------Calling any amateur radio station
K - ----------Go, invite any station to transmit
KN - ---------Go only, invite a specific station to transmit
R - ----------All received OK
SK - ---------End of contact (sent before call)
+++++++++++++++++++++++CW ABBREVIATIONS+++++++++++++++++++++++
AA - All after
AB - All before
ABT - About
ADR - Address
AGN - Again
AM - Amplitude Modulation
ANT - Antenna
BCI - Broadcast Interference
BCL - Broadcast Listener
BCNU - Be seeing you
BK - Break, Break in
BN - All between; Been
BTR - Better
BUG - Semi-Automatic key
B4 - Before
C - Yes
CFM - Confirm; I confirm
CK -Ckeck
CKT - Circuit
CL - I am closing my station; Call
CLBK - Callbook
CLD - Called
CLG - CallinCONDX - Conditions
CNT - Can't
CQ - Calling any station
CU - See You
CUL - See You later
CUM - Come
CW - Continuous wave
DA - Day
DE - From
DIFF - Difference
DLD - Delivered
DLVD - Delivered
DN - Down
DR - Dear
DX - Distance
EL - Element
ES - And
FB - Fine Business, excellent
FER - For
FM - Frequency Modulation: From
GA - Go ahead; Good Afternoon
GB - Good bye
GD - Good
GE - Good Evening
GESS - Guess
GG - Going
GM - Good morning
GN - Good night
GND - Ground
GUD - Good
GV - Give
GVG - Giving
HI - The telegraph laugh; High
HPE - Hope
HQ - Headquarters
HR - Here; Hear
HV - Have
HW - How
INFO - Info
LID - A poor operator
LNG - Long
LTR - Later; letter
LV - Leave
LVG - Leaving
MA - Millamperes
MILL - Typewiter
MILS - Millamperes
MSG - Message; Prefix to radiogram
N - No
NCS - Net Control Station
ND - Nothing Doing
NIL - Nothing; I have nothing for you
NM - No more
NR - Number
NW - Now; I resume transmission
OB - Old boy
OC - Old chap
OM - Old man
OP - Operator
OPR - Operator
OT - Old timer; Old top
PBL - Preamble
PKG - Package
PSE - Please
PT - Point
PWR - Power
PX - Press
R - Received as transmitted; Are; Decimal Point
RC - Ragchew
RCD - Received
RCVR - Receiver
RE - Concerning; Regarding
REF - Refer to; Referring to; Reference
RFI - Radio frequency interference
RIG - Station equipment
RPT - Repeat
RTTY - Radio teletypeRX - Receiver
RST - Readability, strength, tone
RX - Receive, Receiver
SASE - Self-addressed, stamped envelope
SED - Said
SEZ - Says
SGD - Signed
SIG - Signature; Signal
SINE - Operator's personal initials or nickname
SKED - Schedule
SRI - Sorry
SS - Sweepstakes
SSB - Single Side Band
STN - Station
SUM - Some
SVC - Service; Prefix to service message
T - Zero
TFC - Traffic
TMW - Tomorrow
TKS - Thanks
TNX - Thanks
TR - Transmit
T/R - Transmit/Receive
TRIX - Tricks
TT - That
TTS - That is
TU - Thank you
TVI - Television interference
TX - Transmitter; Transmit
TXT - Text
U - You
UR - Your; You're
URS - Yours
VFB - Very fune business
VFO - Variable Frequency Oscillator
VY - Very
W - Watts
WA - Word after
WB - Word before
WD - Word
WDS - Words
WID - With
WKD - Worked
WKG - Working
WL - Well; Will
WRD -Word
WUD - Would
WX- Weather
XCVR - Transceiver
XMTR - Transmitter
XTAL - Crystal
XYL - Wife
YL - Young lady
YR - Year
73 - Best Regards
88 - Love and kisses
+++++++INTERNATIONAL EXTENSIONS AND ABBREVIATED NUMBERS++++++
INTERNATIONAL Extensions
`A *--*-
:A *-*-
`E **-**
~N --*--
:U **--
:O ---*
! -*-*--
+++++++++++++++++++Abbreviated Numbers++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 *-
2 **-
3 *--
4 ***-
5 ***
6 -***
7 --*
8 -**
9 -*
0 -
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/ -**-*
+ *-*-*
= -***-
. *-*-*-
, --**--
? **--**
( -*--*
) -*--*-
- -****-
" *-**-*
_ **--*-
' *----*
: ---***
; -*-*-*
$ ***-**-
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Q-Signals++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Q-Sig
Message
QRA
What is the name of your station? The name of my station is ___.
QRB
How far are you from my station? I am ____ km from you station
QRD
Where are you bound and where are you coming from? I am bound ___ from ___.
QRG
Will you tell me my exact frequency? Your exact frequency is ___ kHz.
QRH
Does my frequency vary? Your frequency varies.
QRI
How is the tone of my transmission? The tone of your transmission is ___ (1-Good,
2-Variable, 3-Bad.)
QRJ
Are you receiving me badly? I cannot receive you, your signal is too weak.
QRK
What is the intelligibility of my signals? The intelligibility of your signals is ___ (1-Bad,
2-Poor, 3-Fair, 4-Good, 5-Excellent.)
QRL
Are you busy? I am busy, please do not interfere
QRM
Is my transmission being interfered with? Your transmission is being interfered with ___
(1-Nil, 2-Slightly, 3-Moderately, 4-Severly, 5-Extremely.)
QRN
Are you troubled by static? I am troubled by static ___ (1-5 as under QRM.)
QRO
Shall I increase power? Increase power.
QRP
Shall I decrease power? Decrease power.
QRQ
Shall I send faster? Send faster (___ WPM.)
QRR
Are you ready for automatic operation? I am ready for automatic operation. Send at ___
WPM.
QRS
Shall I send more slowly? Send more slowly (___ WPM.)
QRT
Shall I stop sending? Stop sending.
QRU
Have you anything for me? I have nothing for you.
QRV
Are you ready? I am ready.
QRW
Shall I inform ___ that you are calling? Please inform ___ that I am calling.
QRX
When will you call me again? I will call you again at ___ hours.
QRY
What is my turn? Your turn is numbered ___.
QRZ
Who is calling me? You are being called by ___.
QSA
What is the strength of my signals? The strength of your signals is ___ (1-Scarcely
perceptible, 2-Weak, 3-Fairly Good, 4-Good, 5-Very Good.)
QSB
Are my signals fading? Your signals are fading.
QSD
Is my keying defective? Your keying is defective.
QSG
Shall I send ___ messages at a time? Send ___ messages at a time.
QSJ
What is the charge to be collected per word to ___ including your international telegraph
charge? The charge to be collected per word is ___ including my international telegraph
charge.
QSK
Can you hear me between you signals and if so can I break in on your transmission? I
can hear you between my signals, break in on my transmission.
QSL
Can you acknowledge receipt? I am acknowledging receipt.
QSM
Shall I repeate the last message which I sent you? Repeat the last message.
QSN
Did you hear me on ___ kHz? I did hear you on ___ kHz.
QSO
Can you communicate with ___ direct or by relay? I can communicate with ___ direct
(or by relay through ___.)
QSP
Will you relay to ___? I will relay to ___.
QSQ
Have you a doctor on board? (or is ___ on board?) I have a doctor on board (or ___ is
on board.)
QSU
Shall I send or reply on this frequency? Send a series of Vs on this frequency.
QSV
Shall I send a series of Vs on this frequency? Send a series of Vs on this frequency.
QSW
Will you send on this frequency? I am going to send on this frequency.
QSY
Shall I change to another frequency? Change to another frequency.
QSZ
Shall I send each word or group more than once? Send each word or group twice (or
___ times.)
QTA
Shall I cancel message number ___? Cancel message number ___.
QTB
Do you agree with my counting of words? I do not agree with your counting of words. I
will repeat the first letter or digit of each word or group.
QTC
How many messages have you to send? I have ___ messages for you.
QTE
What is my true bearing from you? Your true bearing from me is ___ degrees.
QTG
Will you send two dashes of 10 seconds each followed by your call sign? I am going to
send two dashes of 10 seconds each followed by my call sign.
QTH
What is your location? My location is ___.
QTI
What is your true track? My true track is ___ degrees.
QTJ
What is your speed? My speed is ___ km/h.
QTL
What is your true heading? My true heading is ___ degrees.
QTN
At what time did you depart from ___? I departed from ___ at ___ hours.
QTO
Have you left dock (or port)? I have left dock (or port).
QTP
Are you going to enter dock (or port)? I am goin gto enter dock (or port.)
QTQ
Can you communicate with my station by meains of the International Code of Signals? I
am going to communicate with your staion by means of the International Code of Signals.
QTR
What is the correct time? The time is ___.
QTS
Will you send your call sign for ___ minutes so that your frequency can be measured? I
will send my call sign for ___ minutes so that my frequency may be measured.
QTU
What are the hours during which your station is open? My station is open from ___
hours to ___ hours.
QTV
Shall I stand guard for you on the frequency of ___ kHz? Stand guard for me on the
frequency of ___ kHz.
QTX
Will you keep your station open for further communication with me? I will keep my
station open for further communication with you.
QUA
Have you news of ___? I have news of ___.
QUB
Can you give me information concering visibility, height of cluds, direction and velocity of
ground wind at ___? Here is the information you requested...
QUC
What is the number of the last message you received from me? The number of the last
message I received from you is ___.
QUD
Have you received the urgency signal sent by ___? I have received the urgency signal
sent by ___.
QUF
Have you received the distress signal sent by ___? I have received the distress signal
sent by ___.
QUG
Will you be forced to land? I am forced to land immediately.
QUH
Will you give me the present barometric pressure? The present barometric pressure is
___ (units).
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