Prosigns

Other popular abbreviations used in radiotelegraphy

AA	All after (used after question mark to request a repetition)
AB	All before (similarly)
ARRL	American Radio Relay League
ABT	About
ADR	Address
AGN	Again
ANT	Antenna
ARND	Around
BCI	Broadcast interference
BK	Break (to pause transmission of a message, say)
BN	All between
BTR	Better
BUG	Semiautomatic mechanical key
B4	Before
C	Yes; correct
CBA	Callbook address
CFM	Confirm
CK	Check
CL	Clear (I am closing my station)
CLG	Calling
CQ	Calling any station
CQD	Original International Distress Call
CS	Callsign
CTL	Control
CUD	Could
CUL	See you later
CUZ	Because
CW	Continuous wave (i.e., radiotelgraph)
CX	Conditions
DE	From (or "this is")
DN	Down
DR	Dear
DSW	Goodbye (Russian: до свидания [Do svidanya])
DX	Distance (sometimes refers to long distance contact), foreign countries
EMRG	Emergency
ENUF	Enough
ES	And
FB	Fine business (Analogous to "OK")
FCC	Federal Communications Commission
FER	For
FM	From
FREQ	Frequency
FWD	Forward
GA	Good afternoon or Go ahead (depending on context)
GE	Good evening
GG	Going
GM	Good morning
GN	Good night
GND	Ground (ground potential)
GUD	Good
GX	Ground
HI	Laughter
HR	Here, hear
HV	Have
HW	How
II	I say again
IMP	Impedance
KN	Over
LID	Poor operator
MILS	Milli amperes
MNI	Many
MSG	Message
N	No; nine
NIL	Nothing
NR	Number
NW	Now
NX	Noise; noisy
OB	Old boy
OC	Old chap
OM	Old man (any male amateur radio operator is an OM)
OO	Official observer
OP	Operator
OT	Old timer
OTC	Old timers club
OOTC	Old old timers club
PSE	Please
PWR	Power
PX	Prefix
QCWA	Quarter Century Wireless Association
R	Are; received as transmitted (origin of "Roger"), or decimal point (depending on context)
RCVR	Receiver (radio)
RFI	Radio Frequency Interference
RIG	Radio apparatus
RPT	Repeat or report (depending on context)
RPRT	Report
RST	Signal report format (Readability-Signal Strength-Tone)
RTTY	Radioteletype
RX	Receiver
SAE	Self-addressed envelope
SASE	Self-addressed, stamped envelope
SED	Said
SEZ	Says
SFR	So far (proword)
SIG	Signal or signature
SIGS	Signals
SK	Out (proword)
SKED	Schedule
SMS	Short message service
SN	Soon
SNR	Signal-to-noise ratio
SRI	Sorry
SSB	Single sideband
STN	Station
T	Zero
TEMP	Temperature
TFC	Traffic
TKS	Thanks
TMW	Tomorrow
TNX	Thanks
TT	That
TU	Thank you
TVI	Television interference
TX	Transmit, transmitter
TXT	Text
U	You
UR	Your or You're (depending on context)
URS	Yours
VX	Voice; phone
VY	Very
W	Watts
WA	Word after
WB	Word before
WC	Wilco
WDS	Words
WID	With
WKD	Worked
WKG	Working
WL	Will
WUD	Would
WTC	Whats the craic? (Irish Language: [Conas at� t�?])
WX	Weather
XCVR	Transceiver
XMTR	Transmitter
XYL	Wife
YF	Wife
YL	Young lady (used for any female)
ZX	Zero beat
73	Best regards
88	Love and kisses

Prosign	Answer or Advice	Example
BT	A pause or a seperator	NAME HR IS LARRY BT QTH IS .....
AR	Used at end of transmission when you are sending it back to the other station. Also used at the end when you answer a CQ.	BTU BOB AR W3BBO DE W2LJ KN W3BBO W3BBO DE W2LJ W2LJ W2LJ AR
SK	Pretty much the same as AR; but to be used only at the END of your last transmission of a QSO.	TNX QSO BOB BT 73 ES GN SK W3BBO DE W2LJ K
BK	Used as a break in a transmission, when you expect the other station to reply quickly without going through station ID.	(W3BBO sends) WHAT RIG U USING? BK (W2LJ replies) RIG HR IS K2
K	Go ahead .... over. Use this when you are turning it over to another station. You also use this at the of a CQ. Do NOT use at the end when you answer a CQ; because you're not sure the CQing station will be coming back to you.	HOW CPY NOW BOB? AR W3BBO DE W2LJ K
KN	Almost the same as K; but used only when you want a specific station AND NO ONE ELSE to come back to you. This can be useful when your in a multi-op roundtable QSO.	W3BBO DE W2LJ KN
CL	Use this only when you intend this to be your last QSO and you will be turning off your equipment. A good way to let other ops know that you will not respond to any further calls.	NICE QSO BOB BT 73 ES GN CUL SK W3BBO DE W2LJ CL