CW abbreviations
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
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33 fondest regards
55 best succes
73 best regards
88 love and kisses
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A
abt about
ads adress
agn again
ani any
ans answer
ant antenna
awdh auf wiederhoeren (german)
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b4 before
bcnu be seeing you
bcp beaucoup (french)
bd bad
bjr bonjour (french)
bk break
bth both
buro bureau
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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
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de from
dr dear
dsw see you again (russian)
dwn down
dx long distance
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el element
enuf enough
es and
eu europe
eve evening
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fb fine business
fd fieldday
fer for
fm from
fone telephony
fq frequency
freq frequency
fwd forward
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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
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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?
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ii I repeat
info information
inpt input
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ja japan
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k invitation to transmit
klix keyclicks
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lid poor operator
lis liscensed
lp long path
lsn listen
lw long wire
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mci merci (french)
mgr manager
mi my
mni many
mom moment
msg message
mult multiplier
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n no
n 9 (as in RST-report)
nfd national fieldday
nil nothing
nr number
nr near
nw now
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ob old boy
oc old chap
ok correct
om old man
onli only
op operator
opr operator
ot old timer
ow old woman
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pse please
pwr power
px prefix
px press
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You will find the Q-code list here
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r received OK
rcvd received
rcvr receiver
rig radio equipment
rprt report
rpt repeat
rx receiver
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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
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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
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u you
ufb ultra fine business
unlis unlicensed
up upward
ur your
urs yours
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vert vertical
vx vieux (french)
vy very
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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
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xcvr transceiver
xmas christmas
xmtr transmitter
xtal crystal
xyl wife
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yf wife
yl young lady
yr year
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z zulu-time (=UTC)