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Appendix D - CW Prosigns and Abbreviations

# Prosigns

CQ : Calling any station
AR : "+" over, end of message
K : Go, invite any station to transmit
KN : "(" go only, invite a specific station to transmit
BK : Invite receiving station to transmit
R : All received OK
AS : Please stand by
SK : End of contact (sent before call)
CL : Going off the air (clear)

# Common abbreviations for CW work

73 : Best Regards
88 : Love and kisses
AA : All after
AB : All before
ABT : About
ADR : Address
AGN : Again
AM : Amplitude Modulation
ANT : Antenna
B4 : Before
BCI : Broadcast Interference
BCL : Broadcast Listener
BK : Break, Break in
BN : All between; Been
BUG : Semi-Automatic key
C : Yes
CFM : Confirm; I confirm
CK : Check
CL : I am closing my station; Call
CLD : Called
CLG : Calling
CQ : Calling any station
CW : Continuous wave
DLD : Delivered
DLVD : Delivered
DR : Dear
DX : Distance
ES : And
FB : Fine Business, excellent
FM : Frequency Modulation
GA : Go ahead
GM : Good morning
GN : Good night
GND : Ground
GUD : Good
HI : The telegraph laugh; High
HR : Here; Hear
HV : Have
HW : How
LID : A poor operator
MA : Millamperes
MILS : Millamperes
MSG : Message; Prefix to radiogram
N : No
NCS : Net Control Station
ND : Nothing Doing
NIL : Nothing; I have nothing for you
NM : No more
NR : Number
NW : Now; I resume transmission
OB : Old boy
OC : Old chap
OM : Old man
OP : Operator
OPR : Operator
OT : Old timer; Old top
PBL : Preamble
PSE : Please
PWR : Power
PX : Press
R : Received as transmitted; Are
RCD : Received
RCVR : Receiver
REF : Refer to; Referring to; Reference
RFI : Radio frequency interference
RIG : Station equipment
RTTY : Radio teletype
RX : Receiver
SASE : Self-addressed, stamped envelope
SED : Said
SIG : Signature; Signal
SINE : Operator's personal initials or nickname
SKED : Schedule
SRI : Sorry
SSB : Single Side Band
SVC : Service; Prefix to service message
T : Zero
TFC : Traffic
TKS : Thanks
TMW : Tomorrow
TNX : Thanks
TT : That
TU : Thank you
TVI : Television interference
TX : Transmitter
TXT : Text
UR : Your; You're
URS : Yours
VFO : Variable Frequency Oscillator
VY : Very
WA : Word after
WB : Word before
WD : Word
WDS : Words
WKD : Worked
WKG : Working
WL : Well; Will
WUD : Would
WX : Weather
XCVR : Transceiver
XMTR :Transmitter
XTAL : Crystal
XYL : Wife
YL : Young lady