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 - -----------------------OTHERS---------------------------------- / -**-* + *-*-* = -***- . *-*-*- , --**-- ? **--** ( -*--* ) -*--*- - -****- " *-**-* _ **--*- ' *----* : ---*** ; -*-*-* $ ***-**- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++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).