POPULAR CW ABBREVIATIONS

These are Abbreviations used in morse worldwide.

Phrase/word Abb

about abt

again agn

antenna ant

be seeing you bcnu

break bk

conditions conds

copy cpy

could cud

see you again cuagn

see you later cul

from de

dear dr

long distance dx

and es

fine business fb

for fer

good afternoon ga

goodbye gb

good evening ge

good luck gl

good morning gm

good night gn

good day gd

laughter Hi

hope hpe

best regards 73

love and kisses 88

hr here

hv have

hw how

mni many

nr number/near

nw now

om old man

pse please

pwr power

r recieved

rpt repeat

rx receiver

sed said

sigs signals

sn soon

sri sorry

stn station

sum some

tks thanks

tnx thanks

tx transmitter

tu to you

u you

ur your

vy very

wid with

wud would

wx weather

yl young lady (girlfriend)

xyl wife

QRG? what is my exact frequency? Am i on frequency?

QRL?  Are you busy                       is this frequency in use?

QRM? Is my t/x being interfered with?   Interference from other stations

QRN?  Are you troubled with static?      Interference from static/equipment

QRO?  Shall i increase power?            high power

QRP?  Shall i decrease power?            low power

QRQ?  Shall i send faster               send faster

QRS?   Shall i send slower?               send slower

QRT?  Shall i stop sending?              closing down

QRU? Have you anything for me?          Thats all from me

QRX? When will you call again?          Stand by

QRZ?  who is calling me?                 Who is calling me?
QSB? Are my signals fading?             Fading

QSL? Can you acknowledge me             Confirmation of contact

QSO?  Can you comunicate with..direct    Contact between stations

QSY?  Shall i change frequency?          Change frequency to

QTH?  What's your position in long/lat? Location

The way to tell the difference between a question and a statement is to listen for the Question mark at the end of sending an "over", if there is no Question mark then it is naturally a statement, if there is a Question mark, the the reply should follow you would if you were having a normal telephone conversation or face to face chat..

The Question Mark ? is known by these characters.. ..--..