Here is a non exhaustive list of ham radio abbreviations, particularly used in CW QSOs.
ABBREVIATIONS Meaning 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
Bibliography and further reading
[1] Nerio Neri I4NE. Radiotecnica per Radioamatori. C&C – Edizioni Radioelettroniche, 1994, Appendice 14. [2] Carlo Amorati I4ALU. Manuale di radiotelegrafia. C&C – Edizioni Radioelettroniche, 1995, Tavola 1, p. 111. [3] OFCOM – Office fédéral de la communication. Prescriptions concernant les radioamateurs. Section concessions de radiocommunication, Rue de l’Avenir 44, CH-2503 Bienne, 2001, Appendice 4.
4H1FOC Amateur Radio Station 