WT6X - Whiskey Tango Six Xray

ABT - About
ADR - Address
AGN - Again
AM - Amplitude Modulation
ANT - Antenna
<AR> End of message
<AS> Stand by; wait
<AC> - used for the @ sign for E-Mail Addresses
BCNU - Be seeing you
BD - Bad
BK - Break, Break in
BN - Been
<BT> Separation (break) between thoughts
BTW - By The Way
BURO -Bureau
B4 - Before
CK - Check
<CL> - I am closing my station
CLG - Calling
CONDX - Conditions
CQ - Calling any station
CU - See You
CUAGN - See You Again
CUD - Could
CUL - See You later
CUZ - Because
CW - Continuous wave
DE - From, This Is
DIFF - Difference
DN - Down
DR - Dear
DX - Distance
EL - Element
ES - And
ENUF - Enough
EU - Europe
EVE - Evening
FB - Fine Business, excellent
FER - For
FM - Frequency Modulation: From
FONE - Phone
FQ - Frequency
Freq -- Frequency
FWD – Forward
GA - Go ahead; Good Afternoon
GB - Good bye, God Bless
GD - Good, Good Day
GE - Good Evening
GESS - Guess
GM - Good morning
GN - Good night
GND - Ground
GP -- Ground Plane
GUD - Good
<HH> Error in sending
HI - The telegraph laugh; High
HPE - Hope
HR - Here; Hear, Hour
HRD - Heard
HRS - Hours
HRD -- Heard
HV - Have
HVY - Heavy
HW - How, How Copy?
II -- I Repeat
<II> Short form of <HH>
<IMI> - Repeat, Say Again
INFO - Info
JA - Japanese Station
K - Invitation To Transmit
KN Go only, invite a specific station to transmit
LID - A poor operator
LP - Long Path
MGR - Manager
MULT – Multiplier
N - Nine (as in Signal Report)
NIL - Nothing; I have nothing for you; Not In Log
<NR> - Number, Near
OK - Correct
OM - Old man
OP - Operator
OPR - Operator
PSE - Please
PWR - Power
R - Received as transmitted; Are;
RCVR - Receiver
RE - Concerning; Regarding
REF - Refer to; Referring to; Reference
RFI - Radio frequency interference
RIG - Station equipment
ROTFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
RPT - Repeat, Report
RTTY - Radio teletype
RST - Readability, strength, tone
RX - Receive, Receiver
SASE - Self-addressed, stamped envelope
SED - Said
SEZ - Says
SHUD - Should
SIG - Signature; Signal
<SK> Out; clear (end of QSO, no reply expected.)
SK - Silent Key
SKED - Schedule
SP - Short Path
SRI - Sorry
SS - Sweepstakes
SSB - Single Side Band
STN - Station
SWL - Short Wave Listener
T - Zero (with numbers)
TEMP - Temperature
TEST - Testing or Contest
TMW - Tomorrow
TKS - Thanks
TNX - Thanks
TR - Transmit
TU - Thank you
TVI - Television interference
TX - Transmitter; Transmit
TXT - Text
U - You
UR - Your; You're
URS - Yours
VERT - Vertical
VFO - Variable Frequency Oscillator
VY - Very
W - Watts
WID - With
WKD - Worked
WL - Well; Will
WPM - Words Per Minute
WRK – Work
WUD - Would
WX- Weather
XCVR - Transceiver
XMAS - Christmas
XMTR - Transmitter
XTAL - Crystal
XYL - Wife
YF -Wife
YL - Young lady
YR - Year
Z - Zulu Time
33 - Fondest Regards
55 - Best Success
73 - Best Regards (NOT 73'S) *
88 - Love and kisses (NOT 88'S)
161 - 73+88=161" first came about in FOC circles
(First-Class CW Operators' Club, founded by Louis Varney G5RV.
The essential meaning is "Best regards to you and your XYL".
? question (like QRL?)

Number Abbreviations
1 = A,  2 = U,  3 = V,  4 = 4,  5 = E,  6 = 6,  7 = B,  8 = D,  9 = N,  0 = T

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