Here is a non exhaustive list of ham radio abbreviations, particularly
used in CW QSOs.
| ABT |
About |
| AGN |
Again |
| ANS |
Answer |
| ANT |
Antenna |
| B4 |
Before |
| BC |
Broadcast |
| BD |
Bad |
| BK |
Back or break |
| BN |
Been, being |
| BTW |
By the way |
| BURO |
QSL bureau |
| C |
Correct, yes |
| CBA |
Callbook address |
| CFM |
Confirm |
| CL |
Closing station down |
| CLG |
Calling |
| CLR |
Clear |
| CONDX |
Conditions |
| CPI |
Copy |
| CPY |
Copy |
| CQ |
General call for a QSO (contact) |
| CW |
Continuous waves (morse code) |
| DE |
From |
| DR |
Dear |
| DWN |
Down |
| DX |
Long distance contact, rare station |
| ES |
And |
| FB |
Fine business, very good |
| FER |
For |
| GA |
Good afternoon or go ahead |
| GB |
Good bye |
| GD |
Good or Good day |
| GE |
Good evening |
| GM |
Good morning |
| GN |
Good night |
| GND |
Ground |
| GP |
Ground-plane antenna |
| GUD |
Good |
| HAM |
Amateur radio operator |
| HI |
Laughter on CW |
| HR |
Here or ham radio |
| HV |
Have |
| HW? |
How do you copy me? What about you? |
| K |
Please transmit |
| KN |
Only the station I am working should transmit |
| LID |
Poor operator |
| LP |
Log-periodic antenna or long path |
| LSB |
Lower sideband |
| LW |
Long-wire antenna |
| MGR |
QSL manager |
| MNI |
Many |
| MSG |
Message |
| NIL |
Nothing heard or no copy |
| NR |
Near |
| NW |
Now or North-West |
| OM |
Old man (amateur radio operator) |
| OP |
Operator name |
| OPR |
Operator, operate |
| PSE |
Please |
| PO |
Power output |
| PWR |
Power |
| R |
Message received or correct |
| RCV |
Receive |
| RCVD |
Received |
| RCVR |
Receiver |
| RIG |
Equipment |
| RPRT |
Report |
| RPT |
Repeat |
| RX |
Receiver |
| SIG |
Signal |
| SK |
This is my last transmission (stop keying) |
| SKED |
Schedule |
| SN |
Soon |
| SNW |
Snow |
| SP |
Short path |
| SRI |
Sorry |
| STN |
Station |
| SWL |
Short waves listener |
| TEMP |
Temperature |
| TEST |
Contest |
| TFC |
Traffic |
| TIL |
Until |
| TKS |
Thanks |
| TCVR |
Transceiver |
| TU |
Thank you |
| TX |
Transmitter |
| TNX |
Thanks |
| U |
You |
| UFB |
Ultra fine business (excellent) |
| UR |
Your |
| USB |
Upper sideband |
| VERT |
Vertical antenna |
| VY |
Very |
| W |
Watts |
| WKD |
Worked (connected) |
| WPM |
Words Per Minute |
| WRK |
Work |
| WX |
Weather |
| XCVR |
Transceiver |
| XMTR |
Transmitter |
| XTAL |
Crystal |
| XYL |
Wife |
| YL |
Young Lady |
| 73 |
Best regards |
| 88 |
Love and kisses |