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Abbrev.
Word
Abbrev.
Word
ABT
About
OB
Old boy
ADR
Address
OM
Old man
AGN
Again
OP
Operator
ANT
Antenna
OT
Old timer; old top
B4
Before
PSE
Please
Yes
PWR
Power
CFM
Confirm
RIG
Station equipment
CUL
See you later
RPT
Repeat; report
ES
And
RX; RCVR Receiver
FB
Fine business
SED
Said
GA
Go ahead
SEZ
Says
GA
Good afternoon SIG
Signal
GB
Good bye
SKED
Schedule
GB
God bless
SRI
Sorry
GE
Good evening
TMW
Tomorrow
GG
Going
TNX
Thanks
GM
Good morning TT
That
GN
Good night
TU
Thank you
GND
Ground
TVI
Television interference
GUD
Good
TX
Transmitter
HI
Laughter
UR; URS
Your; Yours
HI
High
VY
Very
HR
Here; hear
WKD; WKG Worked; working
HV
Have
WL
HW
How; how copy WUD
Would
LID
A poor operator WX
Weather
MSG
Message
XMTR
Transmitter
No
YF; XYL
Wife
NIL
Nothing
YL
Young lady
NR
Number
73
Best regards
NW
Now
88
Love and kisses
Will
Signal
CQ
R
Meaning or Usage
A general call that indicates you are inviting
anyone who is hearing you to answer you.
Example
CQ CQ CQ DE K3WWP
K3WWP K
I received your transmission perfectly. Do not
KB3BFQ DE K3WWP R
send R if you didn't copy everything. Don't be
FB ON UR .........
redundant and say R, I COPIED YOU SOLID.
AS
Wait.
FONE IS RINGING PSE
AS
BT
Break in text. Used as a separator between
thoughts or a pause. Also something good to
send when your mind goes blank or you are
talking to someone in your shack, etc.
WX IS CLDY BT AGE HR
IS ....
AR
blah, blah, blah, hw? AR
End of message. Use when you are through
KB3BFQ DE K3WWP K.
sending info, and turning it over to the station
- or - To answer
you are working. Also used when answering a
KB3BFQ's CQ, KB3BFQ
CQ.
DE K3WWP AR
SK
Some sources list this as VA. Used like AR,
but only for your very last transmission
TNX NICE CHAT 73 CUL
GE SK KB3BFQ DE
K3WWP K
BK
An invitation for the other station to break in
immediately with an answer or comment. The
other station may answer immediately after the
BK is sent - do not say BK KB3BFQ DE
K3WWP K just BK, then KB3BFQ will answer
your question or comment.
(K3WWP SAYS) WHAT
IS UR RIG? BK - - - (KB3BFQ ANSWERS)
RIG HR IS .......
Go ahead. Used to tell the station you are
working you expect him to transmit now. Use
HW? AR KB3BFQ DE
after a CQ to invite someone to answer you.
Do not use K after you answer someone's CQ K3WWP K
since you don't know he is going to answer
you, use AR.
KN
Go ahead, specific station only. No breakers
are currently welcome. Used same as K when
HW? AR KB3BFQ DE
you only want to talk to one other station.
K3WWP KN
Never use after a CQ unless you are not
wanting anyone to answer you.
I am now shutting down my station completely.
TNX NICE CHAT 73 CUL
Use when you are completely done
CL transmitting, and about to pull the big switch. GE SK KB3BFQ DE
K3WWP CL
This is a signal that you are not listening to
any more calls.
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Symbol Code group
Name
"
.-..-.
Quotation mark
...-..-
Dollar sign
'
.----.
Apostrophe
-.--.
Open parenthesis (1)
-.--.-
Close parenthesis
-.--.
Open square bracket (1)
-.--.-
Close square bracket
.-.-.
Plus sign (2)
--..--
Comma
-....-
Hyphen or single dash
.-.-.-
Period
-..-.
Slant
---...
Colon
-.-.-.
Semicolon (3)
-...-
Equal sign or double dash (4)
..--..
Question mark
.--.-.
At symbol (5)
..--.-
Underline
.-.-..
Paragraph
---.
Exclamation point (6)
Notes:
(1) - The close parenthesis code group is often used for both open and close
parentheses and square brackets.
(2) - You'll recognize this to be the same as AR - the end of transmission procedure
signal.
(3) - This is also listed in some sources as -.-.- but I believe -.-.-. is official.
(4) - The same as BT - the break in text procedure signal.
(5) - Newly adopted by the ITU in December 2003. To become official in July 2004 if
approved by all member states.
(6) - Commonly used, but not official in the Continental Morse code. It's taken from
the official American Morse code group.
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Signal
Used As a Question
Used As a Statement
QRG What is my (his) frequency?
Your (His) frequency is ------
QRH Does my frequency vary?
Your frequency varies
QRI
How is the tone of my
transmission?
Your tone is 1 (good) 2 (variable) 3
(bad)
QRJ
Are you receiving me badly? Are
my signals weak?
I cannot receive you. I receive you
badly
QRK
What is the readability of my (his) Your (His) readability is (1)unreadable
signals?
to (5)perfect
QRL Is this frequency busy?
This frequency is in use
QRM Are you being interfered with?
I am interfered with
QRN Are you troubled by static?
I am being troubled with static
QRO Must I increase power?
I increase power
QRP Can I decrease power?
I decrease power
QRQ Shall I send faster?
Send faster ------- WPM
QRS Shall I send slower?
Send slower ------- 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
QRX When will you call me again?
I will call you again at ------
QRZ Who is calling me?
You are being called by ----
QSA
What is the strength of my (his)
signals?
Your (His) strength is (1)barely
perceptible - (5)very good
QSB Are my signals fading?
Your signals are fading
QSL Can you acknowledge receipt?
I acknowledge receipt
QSO Can you communicate with -------? I can communicate with ------QSP Will you relay to -------?
I will relay to -------
QST
Calling all radio amateurs
QSV Shall I send a series of V's?
Send a series of V's
QSX
Will you listen to ------- on --------kHz?
I am listening to ------- on -----------
QSY Shall I change frequency?
Change frequency to ----------
QSZ Shall I send each word twice?
Send each word twice
QTH What is your location?
My location is -----
QTR What is the time?
The time is ---------
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Signal
Meaning
QNA Answer in prearranged order
QNB Act as relay between ...... and ......
QNC All net stations copy
QND Net is directed
QNE Entire net please stand by
QNF Net is free
QNG Take over as Net Control Station (NCS)
QNH Your net frequency is high
QNI
Report into net -or- I report into net
QNJ Can you copy ......?
QNK Transmit message(s) (for ......) to ......
QNL Your net frequency is low
QNM You are QRMing ...... Please stand by
QNN Who is net control station? -or- Net control station is ......
QNO Going out of net
QNP Unable to copy you or ......
QNQ
Move frequency to ...... and wait for ...... to finish handling traffic. Then send him traffic for
......
QNR Answer ..... and relay (or receive) traffic
QNS Following stations in net ... ... ...
QNT Leaving net temporarily (or for ... minutes) -or- I request to leave net temporarily, etc.
QNU ...... has traffic for you: await instructions
QNV
Establish contact with ...... on this frequency. If successful, move to .....kHz and send him
traffic for ......
QNW Through whom shall I relay message for ......
QNX You are excused from the net -or- I request to be excused from the net
QNY
Please shift to another frequency (or to ....kHz) to prevent QRMing other net stations (or
to clear traffic with ......)
QNZ Zero beat your signal with mine
QSG Send ... messages at a time -or- Shall I send ... messages at a time
QTA Cancel nr ... as if it had not been sent -or- Shall I cancel nr ... as if it had not been sent?
QTB
Do you agree with my number of words? -or- I do not agree with your number of words; I
will repeat the first letter of each word and the first figure of each number.
QTC How many messages have you to send? -or- I have ... messages for you or for ......
The following table lists the values and definitions of the R, S, and T.
R
Readability
1 Unreadable
2 Barely readable, occasional words distinguishable
3 Readable with considerable difficulty
4 Readable with practically no difficulty
5 Perfectly readable
S
Signal Strength
1 Faint signals, barely perceptible
2 Very weak signals
3 Weak signals
4 Fair signals
5 Fairly good signals
6 Good signals
7 Moderately strong signals
8 Strong signals
9 Extremely strong signals
T
Tone
1 Sixty cycles or less, very rough and broad
2 Very rough ac, very harsh and broad
3 Rough ac tone, rectified but not filtered
4 Rough note, some trace of filtering
5 Filtered rectified ac, but strongly ripple-modulated
6 Filtered tone, definite trace of ripple modulation
7 Near pure tone, trace of ripple modulation
8 Near perfect tone, slight trace of modulation
9 Perfect tone, no trace of ripple, or modulation of any kind
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