CW Abbreviations for radio telegraphy

1-9

• 33 fondest regards
• 55 best success
• 73 best regards
• 88 love and kisses

A

• abt about
• ads address
• agn again
• ani any
• ans answer
• ant antenna

• b4 before
• bcnu be seeing you
• bcp beaucoup (french)
• bd bad
• bjr bonjour (french)
• bk break
• bth both
• buro bureau

• c yes
• cb (1) callbook
• cb (2) citizensband
• cba callbook address
• cfm confirm
• cl closing
• clg calling
• clix key-clicks
• cmg coming
• condx conditions
• congrats congratulations
• cpi copy
• cq general call
• crd card
• cs callsign
• cuagn call you again
• cud could
• cul call you later
• cuz because
• cw continuous wave

• de from
• dr dear
• dsw see you again (russian)
• dwn down
• dx long distance

• el element
• enuf enough
• es and
• eu europe
• eve evening

• fb fine business
• fd fieldday
• fer for
• fm from
• fone telephony
• fq frequency
• freq frequency
• fwd forward

• ga go ahead
• ga good afternoon
• gb goodbye
• gd good day
• ge good evening
• gg going
• gld glad
• gm good morning
• gn good night
• gnd ground
• gp ground plane
• gs green stamp
• gud good

• ham radio amateur
• hi high
• hi laughter
• hpe hope
• hq headquarters
• hr here
• hr hour
• hrd heard
• hrs hours
• hv have
• hvg having
• hvy heavy
• hw how
• hw? how did you copy?

• ii I repeat
• info information
• inpt inpu

• ja japan

• k invitation to transmit
• klix keyclicks

• lid poor operator
• lis liscensed
• lp long path
• lsn listen
• lw long wire

• mci merci (french)
• mgr manager
• mi my
• mni many
• mom moment
• msg message
• mult multiplier

• n no
• n 9 (as in RST-report)
• nfd national fieldday
• nil nothing
• nr number
• nr near
• nw now

• ob old boy
• oc old chap
• ok correct
• om old man
• onli only
• op operator
• opr operator
• ot old timer
• ow old woman

• pse please
• pwr power
• px prefix
• px press

• r received OK
• rcvd received
• rcvr receiver
• rig radio equipment
• rprt report
• rpt repeat
• rx receiver

• sa say
• sed said
• shud should
• sig signature
• sigs signals
• sk silent key
• sked schedule
• sn soon
• sp short path
• sri sorry
• stn station
• sum some
• swl short wave listener

• temp temperature
• test test
• test contest
• tfc traffic
• thru through
• til until
• tks thanks
• trbl trouble
• trx transceiver
• tt that
• tu thank you
• tx transmitter
• txt text

• u you
• ufb ultra fine business
• unlis unlicensed
• up upward
• ur your
• urs yours

• vert vertical
• vx vieux (french)
• vy very

• watsa what do you say
• wid with
• wkd worked
• wkg working
• wl will
• wpm words per minute
• wrk work
• wud would
• ww would
• wx weather

• xcvr transceiver
• xmas christmas
• xmtr transmitter
• xtal crystal
• xyl wife

• yf wife
• yl young lady
• yr year

• z zulu-time (=UTC)

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