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The following are the Abbreviations
used in Morse Code / CW
Radio Telegraphy
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1-9

33 fondest regards

55 best succes

73 best regards

88 love and kisses

A

abt about

ads adress

agn again

ani any

ans answer

ant antenna

awdh auf wiederhoeren

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B

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

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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D

de from

dr dear

dsw see you again (russian)

dwn down

dx long distance

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E

el element

enuf enough

es and

eu europe

eve evening

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F

fb fine business

fd fieldday

fer for

fm from

fone telephony

fq frequency

freq frequency

fwd forward

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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

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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?

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I

ii I repeat

info information

inpt input

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J

ja japan

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K

k invitation to transmit

klix keyclicks

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L

lid poor operator

lis liscensed

lp long path

lsn listen

lw long wire

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M

mci merci (french)

mgr manager

mi my

mni many

mom moment

msg message

mult multiplier

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N

n no

n 9 (as in RST-report)

nfd national fieldday

nil nothing

nr number

nr near

nw now

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O

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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P

pse please

pwr power

px prefix

px press

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Q

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R

r received OK

rcvd received

rcvr receiver

rig radio equipment

rprt report

rpt repeat

rx receiver

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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

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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

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U

u you

ufb ultra fine business

unlis unlicensed

up upward

ur your

urs yours

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V

vert vertical

vx vieux (french)

vy very

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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

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X

xcvr transceiver

xmas christmas

xmtr transmitter

xtal crystal

xyl wife

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Y

yf wife

yl young lady

yr year

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Z

z zulu-time (=UTC)

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