If you listen to CW (Morse Code) you will hear many abbreviations being sent, for instance “GM” is a short way of sending “Good Morning”. Abbreviations are used to are to speed up Morse communications by reducing the amount of characters (dits and dahs) sent to communicate the same message.
CW ABBREVIATIONS | |
AA – All after AB – All before ABT – About ADEE – Addressee 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 BT – Separation (break) between addr & text; between txt & signature BTR – Better BUG – Semi-Automatic key B4 – Before C – Yes, Correct CFM – Confirm; I confirm CK – Ckeck CKT – Circuit CL – I am closing my station; Call CLBK – Callbook CLD – Called CLG – Calling CNT – Can’t CONDX – Conditions CQ – Calling any station CU – See You CUL – See You later CUM – Come CW – Continuous wave DA – Day DE – From, This Is DIFF – Difference DLD – Delivered DLVD – Delivered DN – Down DR – Dear EL – Element ES – AndDX – Distance ES – And FB – Fine Business, excellent FER – For FM – Frequency Modulation: From GA – Go ahead; Good Afternoon GB – Good bye, God Bless GD – Good GE – Good Evening GESS – Guess GG – Going GM – Good morning GN – Good night GND – Ground GUD – Good GV – Give GVG – Giving HH – Error in sending HI – The telegraph laugh; High HPE – Hope HQ – Headquarters HR – Here; Hear HV – Have HW – How, How Copy? IMI – Repeat, Say Again 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, Negative, Incorrect, No More 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, 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 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 WPM – Words Per Minute 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 161 – 73+88=161 |