| AA | All After ... | |
| AB | All Before ... | |
| ADR | ADdRess | |
| ADS | ADdresS | |
| ANT | ANTenna | |
| AR | * | end of transmission |
| AS | * | please wait |
| BK | BreaK | |
| BN | all BetweeN ... and ... | |
| BQ | reply to RQ | |
| BUG | semiautomatic key | |
| CFM | ConFirM | |
| CL | CLose (my station) | |
| CP | general call at two or more specified stations | |
| CQ | general call at all stations | |
| CS | Call ID | |
| CW | Continuous Waves | |
| DDD | identifies a rescue message to/from a station in Danger | |
| DE | from | |
| DF | your bearing at ... was ... degrees (with an error of ...) | |
| DO | DOubt bearing: repeat it later | |
| DX | international connection | |
| E | East | |
| ER | here ... | |
| ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival | |
| FM | Frequency Modulation | |
| GND | GrouND | |
| IRP | punctuation is significant | |
| K | please transmit | |
| KMH | KiloMeters per Hour (1 kmh = 0.6214 kmh) | |
| KTS | Knots (nautical miles per hour, 1 kts = 1.852 kmh) | |
| LSB | Lower Side Band | |
| MIN | MINutes | |
| MPH | Miles Per Hour (1 mph = 1.6093 kmh) | |
| MSG | MeSsaGe | |
| N | North | |
| NIL | nothing to send | |
| NR | NumbeR | |
| NW | NoW | |
| OB | young friend | |
| OK | OK | |
| OL | Overseas Letter | |
| OM | radio amateur (Old Man) | |
| OP | OPerator | |
| OPR | OPeratoR | |
| P | Private | |
| PBL | PREamble | |
| PSE | PleaSE | |
| PWR | PoWeR | |
| R | Received | |
| RCVR | ReCeiVeR | |
| REF | REFerence | |
| RF | Radio Frequency | |
| RFI | Radio Frequency Interference | |
| RPT | RePeaT | |
| RQ | ReQuest | |
| RTTY | Radio TeleTYpe | |
| RTX | rice-transmitter | |
| RX | receiver | |
| S | South | |
| SIG | SIGnature | |
| SLT | Sea LeTter | |
| SOS | * | Save Our Souls |
| SS | Sea Station | |
| SSB | Single Side Band | |
| SSTV | Slow Signal TeleVision | |
| SVC | SerViCe communication | |
| SWR | Standing Waves Ratio | |
| SYS | refer to the service message | |
| TFC | TraFfiC | |
| TR | What is your position and your next call? | |
| TTT | Security signal if transmitted three times | |
| TU | Thank yoU | |
| TXT | TeXT | |
| TX | transmitter | |
| TVI | TeleVision Interference | |
| USB | Upper Side Band | |
| VA | * | end of work |
| VFO | Variable Frequency Oscillator | |
| W | West | |
| WA | Word After ... | |
| WB | Word Before ... | |
| WD | WorD (or group of words) | |
| WX | weather | |
| WFAX | Weather FAX | |
| XQ | Communication of a fixed service | |
| XTAL | crystal (quartz) | |
| XXX | priority if transmitted three times | |
| YF | wife | |
| YL | Young Lady | |
| 73 | best regards | |
| 88 | with love |
* AR, AS, SOS and VA must be transmitted without pauses.
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