| Abbr | Meaning |
Abbr | Meaning |
Abbr | Meaning |
Abbr | Meaning |
| AA | All after |
AB | All before |
ABT | About |
ADR | Address |
| ADDR | Address |
AGN | Again |
AM | Amplitude Modulation |
ANT | Antenna |
| ATV | Amateur fast scan television |
BCI | Broadcast Interference |
BCL | Broadcast Listener |
BCNU | Be seeing you |
| BK | Break, Break in |
BN | All between; Been |
BRB | Be right back |
BTR | Better |
| BUG | Semi-Automatic key |
B4 | Before |
C | Yes |
CFM | Confirm; I confirm |
| CK | Check |
CKT | Circuit |
CL | I am closing my station; Call |
CLBK | Callbook |
| CLD | Called |
CLG | Calling |
CLR | Clear |
CNT | Can't |
| CONDX | Conditions |
CNDX | Conditions |
CPY | Copy |
CQ | Calling any station |
| CU | See You |
CUL | See You later |
CUM | Come |
CW | Continuous wave |
| DA | Day |
DE | From |
DIFF | Difference |
DIF | 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 |
FYI | For your information |
GA | Go ahead; Good Afternoon |
| GB | Good bye, God Bless |
GD | Good; Good day |
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; High voltage |
| HW | How, How Copy? |
IMO | In my opinion |
INFO | Info |
INF | Info |
| LID | A poor operator |
LNG | Long |
LTR | Later; letter |
LV | Leave; Low voltage |
| LVG | Leaving |
MA | Millamperes |
MILL | Typewriter |
MILS | Millamperes |
| MSG | Message; Prefix to radiogram |
N | No; Negative |
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 |
RC | Ragchew; Remote control(ed) |
RCD | Received |
RCVR | Receiver |
| RE | Concerning; Regarding |
REF | Refer to; Referring to; Reference |
RFI | Radio frequency interference |
RIG | Station equipment |
| RPT | Repeat, Report |
RTTY | Radio teletype |
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 |
SSTV | Slow scan television |
STN | Station |
| SUM | Some |
SVC | Service; Prefix to service message |
SWL | Shortwave listener |
SWR | Standing wave ratio |
| TFC | Traffic |
TMW | Tomorrow |
TKS | Thanks |
TNX | Thanks |
| TR | Transmit |
T/R | Transmit/Receive |
TRIX | Tricks |
TT | That |
| TTFN | Ta ta for now |
TTS | That is |
TU | Thank you |
TVI | Television interference |
| TX | Transmitter; Transmit |
TXT | Text |
U | You |
UR | Your; You're |
| URS | Yours |
VFB | Very fine 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 |
30 | I have no more to send |
73 | Best Regards |
| 88 | Love and kisses |