Amateur Radio Abbreviations

Amateur Radio

Amateur Radio Links By G4JNN Paul Corrigan

 

 

 

Amateur Radio
Abbreviations

 

 

Ham Radio Abbreviations

 

 

Amateur Radio Books

 

Morse Code
Abbreviations

 

AA

All after...

AB

All before...

ABT

About.

AC

Alternating current.

ADR

Address.

AF

Audio frequency - Africa.

AGC

Automatic gain control.

AGN

Again.

ALC

Automatic level control.

AM

Amplitude modulation.

ANI

Any.

ANT

Antenna.

AR

End of message.

AS

Wait.

ATU

Antenna tuning unit.

BCNU

Be seeing you.

BD

Bad.

BFO

Beat frequency oscillator.

BK

Break-in.

BLV

Believe.

BUG

Semi-automatic key.

CFM

Confirm.

CK

Check.

CLD

Called.

CONDX

Conditions.

CPY

Copy.

CQ

General call to any station.

CRD

Card.

CRT

Cathode ray tube.

CT

Preliminary call.

CUD

Could.

CUAGN

See you again.

CUL

See you later.

CW

Continuous wave - Morse code.

DC

Direct current.

DE

From...

DF

Direction finding.

DFM

Digital frequency meter.

DR

Dear.

DX

Long distance.

DPM

Digital panel meter.

DTMF

Dual-tone multi-frequency.

EL

Element.

ELBUG

Electronic key.

EMC

Electromagnetic compatibility.

ENUF

Enough.

ES

And.

FAX

Facsimile.

FB

Fine business - good.

FM

Frequency modulation - From...

FER

For.

FET

Field effect transistor.

FONE

Telephony.

FREQ

Frequency.

FSTV

Fast-scan television.

GA

Go ahead - Good afternoon.

GB

Goodbye.

GD

Good day.

GDO

Grid dip oscillator.

GE

Good evening.

GLD

Glad.

GM

Good morning.

GMT

Greenwich Mean Time.

GN

Good night.

GND

Ground - earth.

GUD

Good.

HAM

Radio amateur.

HF

High frequency.

HI

Laughter.

HPE

Hope.

HR

Here - hear.

HRD

Heard

HV

Have.

HVE

Have.

HVY

Heavy.

HW

How.

IC

Integrated circuit.

IF

Intermediate frequency.

INPT

Input

K

General invitation to transmit.

KN

Specific invitation to transmit.

LED

Light-emitting diode.

LID

Poor operator.

MNI

Many.

MOD

Modulation

MSG

Message.

MTR

Meter - metres.

NA

North America.

NBFM

Narrow band FM.

NIL

I have nothing to send.

NR

Number.

NW

Now.

OB

Old boy.

OK

We agree - it is correct.

OM

Old man.

OP

Operator.

OT

Old timer.

PCB

Printed circuit board.

PSE

Please.

PSU

Power supply unit.

PWR

Power.

QSLL

If you send a QSL, I will.

R

Receive - received.

RF

Radio frequency.

RPRT

Report.

RPT

Repeat.

RST

Readability, strength, tone.

RTTY

Radio teletype.

RX

Receiver.

SA

South America.

SED

Said.

SIG

Signal.

SK

End of work.

SKED

Schedule.

SN

Soon.

SRI

Sorry.

SSB

Single sideband.

SSTV

Slow-scan television.

STN

Station.

SUM

Some.

SWL

Short-wave listener.

SWR

Standing wave ratio.

TEMP

Temperature.

TFC

Traffic.

TKS

Thanks.

TMW

Tomorrow.

TNC

Terminal node controller.

TNX

Thanks.

TRX

Transceiver.

TU

Thank you.

TVI

Television interference.

TX

Transmitter.

TXR

Transceiver.

U

You.

UHF

Ultra-high frequency.

UR

Your.

UTC

Universal Time Coordinated.

VA

End of work.

VERT

Vertical.

VFO

Variable frequency oscillator.

VHF

Very high frequency.

VXO

Variable crystal oscillator.

VY

Very.

W

Word - words - Watts.

WA

Word after...

WB

Word before...

WID

With.

WKD

Worked.

WKG

Working.

WL

Will - well.

WUD

Would.

WX

Weather.

XMTR

Transmitter.

XYL

Wife.

YL

Young lady.

73

Best wishes - best regards.

88

Love and kisses.

 

 

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