|
CW
Abbreviations
|
|
AA
|
All
after
|
OC
|
Old
chap
|
|
AB
|
All
before
|
OM
|
Old
man
|
|
ABT
|
About
|
OP
|
Operator
|
|
ADR
|
Address
|
OPR
|
Operator
|
|
AGN
|
Again
|
OT
|
Old
timer; old top
|
|
ANT
|
Antenna
|
PBL
|
Preamble
|
|
BCI
|
Broadcast
interference
|
PSE
|
Please
|
|
BCL
|
Broadcast
listener
|
PWR
|
Power
|
|
BK
|
Break
|
PX
|
Press
|
|
BN
|
All
between; been
|
R
|
Received
as transmitted; are
|
|
BUG
|
Semi-automatic
key
|
RCD
|
Received
|
|
B4
|
Before
|
RCVR
|
Receiver
|
|
C
|
Yes
|
RX
|
Receiver
|
|
CFM
|
Confirm
|
REF
|
Refer
to; referring to; reference
|
|
CK
|
Check
|
RFI
|
Radio
frequency interference
|
|
CL
|
I
am closing my station; call
|
RIG
|
Station
equipment
|
|
CLD
|
Called;
calling
|
RPT
|
Repeat;
I repeat; report
|
|
CLG
|
Called;
calling
|
RTTY
|
Radioteletype
|
|
CQ
|
Calling
any station
|
RX
|
Receiver
|
|
CUD
|
Could
|
SASE
|
Self-addressed,
stamped envelope
|
|
CUL
|
See
you later
|
SED
|
Said
|
|
CW
|
Continues
wave
|
SIG
|
Signature;
signal
|
|
DLD
|
Delivered
|
SINE
|
Operator's
personal initials or nickname
|
|
DLVD
|
Delivered
|
SKED
|
Schedule
|
|
DR
|
Dear
|
SRI
|
Sorry
|
|
DX
|
Distance;
foreign countries
|
SSB
|
Single
sideband
|
|
ES
|
And,
&
|
SVC
|
Service;
prefix to service msg
|
|
FB
|
Fine
business, excellent
|
T
|
Zero
|
|
FM
|
Frequency
modulation
|
TFC
|
Traffic
|
|
GA
|
Go
ahead (or resume sending)
|
TMW
|
Tomorrow
|
|
GB
|
Goodbye
|
TNX
|
Thanks
|
|
GBA
|
Give
better address
|
TKS
|
Thanks
|
|
GE
|
Good
evening
|
TT
|
That
|
|
GG
|
Going
|
TU
|
Thank
you
|
|
GM
|
Good
morning
|
TVI
|
Television
interference
|
|
GN
|
Good
night
|
TX
|
Transmitter
|
|
GND
|
Ground
|
TXT
|
Text
|
|
GUD
|
Good
|
UR
Urs
|
Your;
You're; Yours
|
|
HI
|
The
telegraph laugh; high
|
VFO
|
Variable-frequency
oscillator
|
|
HR
|
Here,
hear
|
VY
|
Very
|
|
HV
|
Have
|
WA
|
Word
after
|
|
HW
|
How
|
WB
|
Word
before
|
|
LID
|
A
poor operater
|
WD,
WDS
|
Word;
Words
|
|
MA
|
Milliamperes
|
WKD,
WKG
|
Worked;
working
|
|
MILS
|
Milliamperes
|
WL
|
Well;
will
|
|
MSG
|
Message;
prefix to radiogram
|
WUD
|
Would
|
|
N
|
No
|
WX
|
Weather
|
|
NCS
|
Net
control station
|
XCVR
|
Transceiver
|
|
ND
|
Nothing
doing
|
XTAL
|
Quartz
crystal
|
|
NIL
|
Nothing;
I have nothing for you
|
XYL
(YF)
|
Wife
|
|
NM
|
No
more
|
YL
|
Young
lady
|
|
NR
|
Number
|
73
|
Best
regards
|
|
NW
|
Now;
I resume transmission
|
88
|
Love
& kisses
|
|
OB
|
Old
Boy
|
|
|
