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CW Abbreviations for radio telegraphy

Index: 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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
B
  • b4 before
  • bcnu be seeing you
  • bcp beaucoup (french)
  • bd bad
  • bjr bonjour (french)
  • bk break
  • bth both
  • buro bureau
C
  • 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
D
  • de from
  • dr dear
  • dsw see you again (russian)
  • dwn down
  • dx long distance
E
  • el element
  • enuf enough
  • es and
  • eu europe
  • eve evening
F
  • fb fine business
  • fd fieldday
  • fer for
  • fm from
  • fone telephony
  • fq frequency
  • freq frequency
  • fwd forward
G
  • 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
H
  • 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?
I
  • ii I repeat
  • info information
  • inpt inpu
J
  • ja japan
K
  • k invitation to transmit
  • klix keyclicks
L
  • lid poor operator
  • lis liscensed
  • lp long path
  • lsn listen
  • lw long wire
M
  • mci merci (french)
  • mgr manager
  • mi my
  • mni many
  • mom moment
  • msg message
  • mult multiplier
N
  • n no
  • n 9 (as in RST-report)
  • nfd national fieldday
  • nil nothing
  • nr number
  • nr near
  • nw now
O
  • ob old boy
  • oc old chap
  • ok correct
  • om old man
  • onli only
  • op operator
  • opr operator
  • ot old timer
  • ow old woman
P
  • pse please
  • pwr power
  • px prefix
  • px press
Q
You will find the Q-code list here
R
  • r received OK
  • rcvd received
  • rcvr receiver
  • rig radio equipment
  • rprt report
  • rpt repeat
  • rx receiver
S
  • 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
T
  • 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
  • u you
  • ufb ultra fine business
  • unlis unlicensed
  • up upward
  • ur your
  • urs yours
V
  • vert vertical
  • vx vieux (french)
  • vy very
W
  • 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
X
  • xcvr transceiver
  • xmas christmas
  • xmtr transmitter
  • xtal crystal
  • xyl wife
Y
  • yf wife
  • yl young lady
  • yr year
Z
  • z zulu-time (=UTC)

 

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