COMMON CW ABBREVIATIONS

AA All after

AB All before

ABT About

ADR Address

AGN Again

ANT Antenna

BCI Broadcast Interference

BK Break; break me; break in

BN All between; been

B4 Before

C Yes

CFM Confirm; I confirm

CK Check

CL I am closing my station; call

CLD-CLG Called;calling

CUD Could

CUL See you later

CUM Come

CW Continuous Wave

DLD-DLVD Delivered

DX Distance

FB Fine business; excellent

GA Go ahead (or resume sending)

GB Good-by

GBA Give better address

GE Good evening

GG Going

GM Good morning

GN Good night

GND Ground

GUD Good

HI The telegraphic laugh; high

HR Here; hear

HV Have

HW How

LID A poor operator

MILS Millamperes

MSG Message; prefix to radiogram

N No

ND Nothing doing

NIL Nothing; I have nothing for you

NR Number

NW Now; I resume transmission

OB Old boy

OM Old man

OP-OPR Operator

OT Old timer; old top

PBL Preamble

PSE-PLS Please

PWR Power

PX Press

R Received as transmitted; are

RCD Received

REF Refer to; referring to; reference

RPT Repeat; I repeat

SED Said

SEZ Says

SIG Signature; signal

SKED Schedule

SRI Sorry

SVC Service; prefix to service message

TFC Traffic

TMW Tomorrow

TNX Thanks

TU Thank you

TVI Television interference

TXT Text

UR-URS Your; you=re; yours

VFO Variable frequency oscillator

VY Very

WA Word after

WB Word before

WD-WDS Word; words

WKD-WKG Worked; working

WL Well; will

WUD Would

WX Weather

XMTR Transmitter

XTAL Crystal

XYL Wife

YL Young lady

73 Best regards

88 Love and kisses