Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 09:48:42 -0500 Reply-To: kd5ckp@bellsouth.net From: Tim Billingsley To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" Subject: Code Short hand - LIST ATTACHED Steven Weber wrote: > > Okay, from what I'm hearing here, most people that learn the code these > days do it with tapes or computer programs that don't teach short hand. In > fact, I don't know if I've ever seen a published list of common > abbriviations. So, the first time a new op encounters it is on the air, and > go "say what?" Ok at the bottom of this I have attached the "List" my YF was kind enough to key in for us all from the pages of "Ham Radio Horizons" magazine. It is not a verbatim list as some codes were listed together seperated by commas, but I wanted to beable to sort the list by abrv. or meaning. I was goinfg to serpearte the meanings as well but that would probably cause too much redundancy within the list, we all have our own way of saying things. You can modify it to suit you own taste. > > So, if one answers a CQ and the operator (op) dosen't use short hand, > should one reply in kind, or use short hand and hope they catch on? > > Catch 22: if you reply in kind, they never learn the short hand. If you use > short hand, they may not understand. Or, does it just mean thier using a > keyboard, where it's easy to spell it all out and use periods. IMHO if you use short hand you should be prepared to explain it the the inexperienced op. you know that Elmer thingy. I wouldn't say flood the QSO with it, but if you discover that they aren't aware of it break 'em in a little. I would appreciate seeing the short hand that is use, but not included here If you have anything to add please send it to me. I will be keeping a seperate list of the "new" ones. SOME SILLY Q SIGNALS QLF SENDING WITH YOUR LEFT FOOT QLZ LAZY OPERATOR QMT MAIL YOUR TRAFFIC QQQ CLEAN YOUR ANTENNA CW Shorthand ABT ABOUT AGN AGAIN ANI ANY ANT ANTENNA AR END OF MESSAGE AS WAIT A MOMENT B4 BEFORE BALUN BALANCED TO UNBALANCED BC BROADCAST BCNU BE SEEIN' YOU BFO BEAT FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR BGN BEGIN BK BREAK, BACK BKG BREAKING, BACKING BKR BREAKER BN BEEN, BETWEEN BT DASH, LONG BREAK C YES, CORRECT CFM CONFIRM CK CHECK CKT CIRCUIT CL CLOSE (CLOSING STATION) CLG CALLING CLIX CLICKS CLR CLEAR CNDX CONDITIONS COZ BECAUSE CPI COPY CQ GENERAL CALL TO ANY STATION CUAGN SEE YOU AGAIN CUD COULD CUDNT COULD NOT CUL SEE YOU LATER CUM COME CUPLA A COUPLE OF CUZ BECAUSE CW CONTINUOUS WAVE DA DAY DBL DOUBLE DE FROM DIF DIFFERENCE DLR DELIVER, DEALER DN DOWN DNT DO NOT DR DEAR, DOCTOR DSNT DOES NOT DUNNO I DON'T KNOW DX DISTANT OR RARE STATION EL ELEMENT EM THEM ENI ANY ER ? ERE HERE ES AND ETA ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL FB FINE BUSINESS FD FIELD DAY FER FOR FLD FIELD, FILED FLR FLOOR FM FROM, FREQUENCY MODULATION FND FRIEND, FIND, FOUND FNI FUNNY FQ FREQUENCY FREQ FREQUENCY FWD FORWARD GA GO AHEAD, GOOD AFTERNOON GB GOODBYE GD GOOD, GOOD DAY GESS GUESS GG GOING GL GOOD LUCK GLD GLAD GN GOODNIGHT, GONE GND GROUND GNG GOING GOTTA GOT TO, MUST GP GROUP, GROUND PLANE GUD GOOD GV GIVE GVG GIVING HD HAD HDG HEADING HI HIGH, LAUGHTER HPE HOPE HPG HOPING HPI HAPPY HPN HAPPEN HQ HEADQUARTERS HR HERE HRD HARD, HEARD HRG HEARING HV HAVE HVG HAVING HVI HEAVY HVNT HAVE NOT HW HOW INFO INFORMATION K GO AHEAD,"PLEASE ANSWER" KA ATTENTION KLIX CLICKS KN GO AHEAD BUT ONLY THE STATION CALLED KNW KNOW LK LOOK, LIKE LKG LOOKING LL LAND LINE(TELEPHONE) LNG LONG LOTSA LOTS OF, MANY LP LONG PATH LSN LISTEN LTR LETTER LUV LOVE LV LEAVE LW LONG WIRE, LOW MAG MAGAZINE MGR MANAGER MI MY MIC, MIKE MICROPHONE MIL MILLIAMPERE MILL TYPEWRITER MIN MINUTE, MINIMUM MINI MANY MK MAKE, MARK MNG MORNING, MEANING MSG MESSAGE N NO, NINE ND NOTHING DOING NG NO GOOD NIL NOTHING NR NEAR, NUMBER NVR NEVER NW NOW OB OLD BOY OC OLD CHAP OM OLD MAN OP OPERATOR OPTR OPERATOR OT OLD TIMER PA POWER AMPLIFIER PD PERIOD, PAID PKG PACKAGE PLS PLEASE PSD PLEASED PSE PLEASE PSN POSITION PT PART, POINT, PLATE PWR POWER R RECEIVED, ROGER, OK, YES RCD RECEIVED RCVR RECEIVER RDI READY RDO RADIO RE CONCERNING REG REGULATION RIG EQUIPMENT, STATION RM ROOM RNG RUNNING ROCK CRYSTAL RPT REPEAT, REPORT RST READABILITY, STRENGTH, TONE RX RECEIVE, RECIEVER SA SAY SAE SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE SASE SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE SB, SSB SINGLE SIDEBAND SED SAID SEZ SAYS SG SIGNAL, SIGNATURE SGD SIGNED SHUD SHOULD SIG(S) SIGNAL(S) SK SIGNING OFF SKED SCHEDULE SN SOON SRI SORRY SS SWEEPSTAKES STN STATION SU SEE YOU SUM SOME SVC SERVICE SW SWITCH, SHORT WAVE SX $ T ZERO TBL TROUBLE TFC TRAFFIC, MESSAGES THR THERE TMW TOMORROW TNG THING, TUNING TNK THINK TNKS THANKS TNX THANKS TRBL TROUBLE TT THAT TU THANK YOU TV TELEVISION TVI TV INTERFERENCE TWR TOWER TX TRANSMIT, TRANSMITTER U YOU UR YOUR URS YOURS UT UNIVERSAL TIME, GMT UTC UNIVERSAL TIME, GMT VA SIGNING OFF VERT VERTICAL VFB VERY FINE BUSINESS VFO VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR VOX VOICE OPERATED SWITCH VY VERY W WATT WAT WHAT WATSA WHAT SAY WD WORD WID WITH WK WEAK, WORK, WORKING WKG WORKING WT WATT WX WEATHER XMTR TRANSMITTER XTAL CRYSTAL XYL EX YOUNG LADY (WIFE) YF WIFE YL YOUNG LADY YR YOUR Z "ZEBRA" OR "ZULU" TIME, UT, GMT ZILCH NOTHING ZIP NOTHING I will also put a copy of this file on my FTP. EXCEL as well as .txt. If another format is what you need I will try to help you out. My mail at home is messed up and I received several messages that "Disappeared!!" last night so if I owe any of you a response please send it again. God bless es 73 Tim -- ******************************************************************** * Tim Billingsley KD5CKP FISTS #5201 Tech+ es hooked on CW * 15 Meter Slo-Chat >>>-> http://www.qsl.net/kd5ckp/slo-chat.htm ********************************************************************