PROSIGNS, QSIGNALS, ETC
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PROSIGNS,ABREVIATIONS,QSIGNALS

AR - ---------End of message
AS - ---------Stand by
B K - --------Invite receiving station to transmit
BT - ---------Pause; Break For Text
C L - --------Going off the air (clear)
C Q - --------Calling any amateur radio station 
K - ----------Go, invite any station to transmit
KN - ---------Go only, invite a specific station to transmit
R - ----------All received OK
SK - ---------End of contact (sent before call) 

                                                                            

+++++++++++++++++++++++CW ABBREVIATIONS+++++++++++++++++++++++ 


  AA - All after 
  AB - All before
  ABT - About
  ADR - Address 
  AGN - Again 
  AM - Amplitude Modulation 
  ANT - Antenna

  BCI - Broadcast Interference 
  BCL - Broadcast Listener
  BCNU - Be seeing you 
  BK - Break, Break in 
  BN - All between; Been 
  BTR - Better
  BUG - Semi-Automatic key 
  B4 - Before

  C - Yes 
  CFM - Confirm; I confirm
  CK -Ckeck 
  CKT - Circuit
  CL - I am closing my station; Call 
  CLBK - Callbook
  CLD - Called 
  CLG - CallinCONDX - Conditions
  CNT - Can't 
  CQ - Calling any station
  CU - See You 
  CUL - See You later
  CUM - Come 
  CW - Continuous wave

  DA - Day 
  DE - From
  DIFF - Difference 
  DLD - Delivered 
  DLVD - Delivered
  DN - Down
  DR - Dear 
  DX - Distance

  EL - Element 
  ES - And

  FB - Fine Business, excellent 
  FER - For
  FM - Frequency Modulation: From

  GA - Go ahead; Good Afternoon
  GB - Good bye 
  GD - Good
  GE - Good Evening
  GESS - Guess 
  GG - Going
  GM - Good morning
  GN - Good night 
  GND - Ground
  GUD - Good
  GV - Give 
  GVG - Giving

  HI - The telegraph laugh; High 
  HPE - Hope
  HQ - Headquarters
  HR - Here; Hear 
  HV - Have
  HW - How

  INFO - Info

  LID - A poor operator
  LNG - Long 
  LTR - Later; letter
  LV - Leave 
  LVG - Leaving

  MA - Millamperes 
  MILL - Typewiter
  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 
  PKG - Package
  PSE - Please 
  PT - Point
  PWR - Power 
  PX - Press

  R - Received as transmitted; Are; Decimal Point 
  RC - Ragchew
  RCD - Received 
  RCVR - Receiver
  RE - Concerning; Regarding 
  REF - Refer to; Referring to; Reference 
  RFI - Radio frequency interference 
  RIG - Station equipment
  RPT - Repeat 
  RTTY - Radio teletypeRX - Receiver 
  RST - Readability, strength, tone 
  RX - Receive, Receiver

  SASE - Self-addressed, stamped envelope 
  SED - Said
  SEZ - Says
  SGD - Signed 
  SIG - Signature; Signal 
  SINE - Operator's personal initials or nickname 
  SKED - Schedule
  SRI - Sorry
  SS - Sweepstakes 
  SSB - Single Side Band
  STN - Station
  SUM - Some 
  SVC - Service; Prefix to service message

  T - Zero
  TFC - Traffic
  TMW - Tomorrow 
  TKS - Thanks
  TNX - Thanks
  TR - Transmit 
  T/R - Transmit/Receive
  TRIX - Tricks
  TT - That 
  TTS - That is
  TU - Thank you 
  TVI - Television interference 
  TX - Transmitter; Transmit 
  TXT - Text

  U - You 
  UR - Your; You're
  URS - Yours

  VFB - Very fune business 
  VFO - Variable Frequency Oscillator 
  VY - Very

  W - Watts 
  WA - Word after
  WB - Word before 
  WD - Word
  WDS - Words 
  WID - With
  WKD - Worked 
  WKG - Working
  WL - Well; Will 
  WRD -Word
  WUD - Would
  WX- Weather

  XCVR - Transceiver
  XMTR - Transmitter 
  XTAL - Crystal
  XYL - Wife

  YL - Young lady
  YR - Year

  73 - Best Regards
  88 - Love and kisses 

                                                                            

                                                                                                     
 +++++++INTERNATIONAL EXTENSIONS AND ABBREVIATED NUMBERS++++++
 

INTERNATIONAL Extensions
`A     *--*-
:A     *-*-
`E     **-**
~N    --*--
:U     **--
:O     ---*
!     -*-*--  
 


+++++++++++++++++++Abbreviated Numbers++++++++++++++++++++++++
1   *-  
2   **-   
3   *--    
4   ***-    
5   ***    
6   -***
7   --*
8   -**
9   -*
0   -
-----------------------OTHERS----------------------------------

/  -**-* 
+  *-*-* 
=  -***-
.  *-*-*-
,  --**--
?  **--**
(  -*--*
)  -*--*-
-  -****-
"  *-**-*
 _  **--*-

 '  *----*
:  ---***
;  -*-*-*
$  ***-**-

                                                                            

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Q-Signals++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

  Q-Sig
                                     Message
  QRA
        What is the name of your station? The name of my station is ___.
  QRB
        How far are you from my station? I am ____ km from you station
  QRD
        Where are you bound and where are you coming from? I am bound ___ from ___.
  QRG
        Will you tell me my exact frequency? Your exact frequency is ___ kHz.
  QRH
        Does my frequency vary? Your frequency varies.
  QRI
        How is the tone of my transmission? The tone of your transmission is ___ (1-Good,
        2-Variable, 3-Bad.)
  QRJ
        Are you receiving me badly? I cannot receive you, your signal is too weak.
  QRK
        What is the intelligibility of my signals? The intelligibility of your signals is ___ (1-Bad,
        2-Poor, 3-Fair, 4-Good, 5-Excellent.)
  QRL
        Are you busy? I am busy, please do not interfere
  QRM
        Is my transmission being interfered with? Your transmission is being interfered with ___
        (1-Nil, 2-Slightly, 3-Moderately, 4-Severly, 5-Extremely.)
  QRN
        Are you troubled by static? I am troubled by static ___ (1-5 as under QRM.) 
  QRO
        Shall I increase power? Increase power.
  QRP
        Shall I decrease power? Decrease power.
  QRQ
        Shall I send faster? Send faster (___ WPM.)
  QRR
        Are you ready for automatic operation? I am ready for automatic operation. Send at ___
        WPM.
  QRS
        Shall I send more slowly? Send more slowly (___ WPM.)
  QRT
        Shall I stop sending? Stop sending.
  QRU
        Have you anything for me? I have nothing for you.
  QRV
        Are you ready? I am ready.
  QRW
        Shall I inform ___ that you are calling? Please inform ___ that I am calling.
  QRX
        When will you call me again? I will call you again at ___ hours.
  QRY
        What is my turn? Your turn is numbered ___.
  QRZ
        Who is calling me? You are being called by ___.
  QSA
        What is the strength of my signals? The strength of your signals is ___ (1-Scarcely
        perceptible, 2-Weak, 3-Fairly Good, 4-Good, 5-Very Good.)
  QSB
        Are my signals fading? Your signals are fading.
  QSD
        Is my keying defective? Your keying is defective.
  QSG
        Shall I send ___ messages at a time? Send ___ messages at a time.
  QSJ
        What is the charge to be collected per word to ___ including your international telegraph
        charge? The charge to be collected per word is ___ including my international telegraph
        charge.
  QSK
        Can you hear me between you signals and if so can I break in on your transmission? I
        can hear you between my signals, break in on my transmission.
  QSL
        Can you acknowledge receipt? I am acknowledging receipt.
  QSM
        Shall I repeate the last message which I sent you? Repeat the last message.
  QSN
        Did you hear me on ___ kHz? I did hear you on ___ kHz.
  QSO
        Can you communicate with ___ direct or by relay? I can communicate with ___ direct
        (or by relay through ___.)
  QSP
        Will you relay to ___? I will relay to ___.
  QSQ
        Have you a doctor on board? (or is ___ on board?) I have a doctor on board (or ___ is
        on board.)
  QSU
        Shall I send or reply on this frequency? Send a series of Vs on this frequency.
  QSV
        Shall I send a series of Vs on this frequency? Send a series of Vs on this frequency.
  QSW
        Will you send on this frequency? I am going to send on this frequency.
  QSY
        Shall I change to another frequency? Change to another frequency.
  QSZ
        Shall I send each word or group more than once? Send each word or group twice (or
        ___ times.)
  QTA
        Shall I cancel message number ___? Cancel message number ___.
  QTB
        Do you agree with my counting of words? I do not agree with your counting of words. I
        will repeat the first letter or digit of each word or group.
  QTC
        How many messages have you to send? I have ___ messages for you.
  QTE
        What is my true bearing from you? Your true bearing from me is ___ degrees.
  QTG
        Will you send two dashes of 10 seconds each followed by your call sign? I am going to
        send two dashes of 10 seconds each followed by my call sign.
  QTH
        What is your location? My location is ___.
  QTI
        What is your true track? My true track is ___ degrees.
  QTJ
        What is your speed? My speed is ___ km/h.
  QTL
        What is your true heading? My true heading is ___ degrees.
  QTN
        At what time did you depart from ___? I departed from ___ at ___ hours.
  QTO
        Have you left dock (or port)? I have left dock (or port).
  QTP
        Are you going to enter dock (or port)? I am goin gto enter dock (or port.)
  QTQ
        Can you communicate with my station by meains of the International Code of Signals? I
        am going to communicate with your staion by means of the International Code of Signals.
  QTR
        What is the correct time? The time is ___.
  QTS
        Will you send your call sign for ___ minutes so that your frequency can be measured? I
        will send my call sign for ___ minutes so that my frequency may be measured.
  QTU
        What are the hours during which your station is open? My station is open from ___
        hours to ___ hours.
  QTV
        Shall I stand guard for you on the frequency of ___ kHz? Stand guard for me on the
        frequency of ___ kHz.
  QTX
        Will you keep your station open for further communication with me? I will keep my
        station open for further communication with you.
  QUA
        Have you news of ___? I have news of ___.
  QUB
        Can you give me information concering visibility, height of cluds, direction and velocity of
        ground wind at ___? Here is the information you requested...
  QUC
        What is the number of the last message you received from me? The number of the last
        message I received from you is ___.
  QUD
        Have you received the urgency signal sent by ___? I have received the urgency signal
        sent by ___.
  QUF
        Have you received the distress signal sent by ___? I have received the distress signal
        sent by ___.
  QUG
        Will you be forced to land? I am forced to land immediately.
  QUH
        Will you give me the present barometric pressure? The present barometric pressure is
        ___ (units).

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