MISCELLANEOUS RADIO PROCEDURE SIGNS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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• Publication Date: July 15, 1958
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NFORMATION REPORT
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MISCELLANEOUS RADIO PROCEDURE SIGNS
AND ABBREVIATIONS
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MISCELLANEOUS
RADIO PROCEDURE SIGNS
AND ABBREVIATIONS
/15 July 1958
The following is a list of Miscellaneous radio procedure signs
and abbreviatiOns comPiled from various publications and radio
procedures.
This listis for information only and is intended as a source of
reference for determining meanings of radio signals heard on the air.
The listing of these signals does not in any way imply official recog-
nition nor authorization for their use. Neither are the signals or
their meanings applicable to all or any particular radio circuit(s).
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VTSHI WCHI Yours
SIG(I) SIG(Y) Signals
OCHK OMNK Too Much
DPZ DPZ Wave band
PZDR PZDR I congratulate
SRV SRW Competition
KVK KWK Shortwave hats
AT ART Aerial
KCH KMN Telegraph key
PRK PRK Receiver
PTSHU PCHU Please
CHST MNST Frequency
SGD SGD Today
ZVR ZWR Tomorrow
VRA WRA Yesterday
MIR MIR Peace
MSHCHT MU Work
PHI PHI Interference (QM)
PST PST Excuse
PIAL PAAL ReCeived (confirm)
RAD RAD Glad
MGGTS MGGC Megacycles
NYUS NMS I hope
KVTS KWC Crystal
YA AA I
VI WY You
ON ON He
MI MY We
IMYA IMAA Christian name
* This is not an internationally recognized "Q" signal, and
is probably a Russian innovation for domestic use.
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ADDENDUM
Foi-iigasomethemore Iportflt1i.od.e abbreviations
used by-SOviet Hams in their communications in addition to the
usual Q-code. The-first-coIuma-is transliterated Russian; the
second column contains the letters as sent in International Morse
code; and the third coIuMn is the English translation,
Underlined letters are the International Morse code equivalents
for Russian code characters, for example is not an International
Morse code symbol but is the Russian code symbol for the Russian
letter transliterated as "CH", and is represented by the combination
equals M and equals N).
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VSEM WSEM CQ
TOV TOW Comrade
DOR(DR) DOR(DR) Dear
DSV DSW CUagn (see you again)
ZDR ZDR Cheerio
MSK MSK Moscow time
BLG BI G Thanks
NET NET No
VSE WSE All
UKV UKW UHF
ABZ ABZ Paragraph
IZ IZ From
DENX DENX Good day
DVR DWR Good evening
TCHK TMNK Period
UOP UOP Soviet radio operator
URP URP Soviet SWL
SPB SRB Thanks
VZV WZW Call
SSHCBE SQE Report
ZA ZA For
TRRX TPRX Now:.
zpr ZPT Comma
DVTCH DWTMN Colon
KjCH KVMN Quotes
OT OT-- From (station)
*QRMN Industrial QRM
TIRE . TIRE Dash (-)
SKOBA SKOBA Parenthesis
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Signal
A
AA
Meaning
Amplitude modulation
A.M.
All after
Unknown station; used also by U.S. Amateurs to
meat end of line.
Period, separative sign
All before
ABD Repeat
ABR Abbreviation; abbreviate
ABT About
ABV Repeat (or I repeat) the figures in abbreviated
form; repeat; repeat above; above.
AC Alternating current
ADC Aerodrome control
'AIR Address; also heading
ADS
ADDS
ADZ
*AF
AF
AGN
ABR
AIR
*See
tt
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Advise
Accounting Symbol.
Quotation mark
Again
Again here is; another
Relative to air
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'Signal Meaning
AL All
ALL All
AM A.M.
ANS Answer
ANT Antenna
APP Approach control
APR After (time or place).
AR End of transmission
ARFOT Area Forecast Code is being employed in English units.
ARMET Area Forecast Code is being employed in Metric units.
AS Wait
ABC I am ascending (to...(height)).
ASM Wait a minute
ATC Air traffic control
ATP At...(time or place).
AU Separation signal
AUN Audibility nil.
AVA Before
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Signal Meaning
More to follow
Type of emission (spark)
B-X* Hyphen
BADS Beam Approach Beacon System
BCIBCBT Broadcast
BCI Broadcast Interference
BCL Broadcast Listener
BCNU Be seeing you
BD Bad.
BENCO Bently's Second Code
BK Break-in signal
BN Between; Begin with number...; Begin now.
BQ A reply to an BQ,
BT Long break; (sometimes written)
BTN Between
BUG Semi-automatic key
B4 Before
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? Signal Meaning
Correct; yes
CB Cumulo nlmbus
CC Cirro Cumulus
CCC Correction
CCC Keep straight ahead.
CDE Code
CEN Degrees centigrade
CF Confirm
CFM
CFN Confirmation
COL Channel
CI Cirrus
CK Check; group count
CL Call; Send V's; I am closing my station.
OLD Called
CLG Calling; Send V's
CLN Colon
CLR Cleared to...
CMA Comma
CMG Coming
CMM Comma
CN Semi-colon
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Signal Meaning
COL Collate; Collect
CONDIC Conditions
CQ General call to all stations.
CRT Correct
CS Call sign .(to be used to ask for a call sign
or to have one repeated).
CS Cirro stratus
CTA Control area
CTR Control zone.
CU Cumulus
CU See you
CUA See you again
CUD Could
CUL See you later
CUM Come
CW Continuous wave
CX Conditions
CY Copy
CIS Cycles?
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Signal Meaning
Down
*DA Department of the Army Accounting Symbol.
DN Down
DAO Change to... or, I will change to...(frequency or call sign).
DAM+ Discontinue listening on...; or, acknowledge last received.
DADYC Listen also for...; or, conjestion here.
DB I cannot give you a bearing, you are not in the calibrated
sector of this station.
DC The minimum of your signal is suitable for the bearing.
DCT Direct
DE Ftom; used to separate the call sign of the station called from
the call sign of the calling station.
DEPEW Pleast listen now for...; or, When you hear us there discontinue
listening on (or to...).
DES I am descending (to...(height)).
DEVIE Relay
D/F Direction finding
DF Your bearing at...(time) was...degrees, in the doubtful sector
of this station, with a possible error of...degrees.
DG Please advise me if you note an error in the bearing given.
DI
DL,DLD
*See
Bearing doubtful in consequence of the bad quality of your
signal.
Delivered
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Signal Meaning
DLT Day letter
DJ Bearing doubtful because of interference.
DME Distance measuring eqpipment.
DO Bearing doubtful. Ask for Another bearing later (or at.. .(time)).
DP Possible error of bearing may amount to.-..degrees.
. DS Adjust your transmitter, the minimum of your signal is too broad.
DT I cannot furnish you with a bearing; the minimum of your signal
is too broad.
DY This station is not able to determine the sense of the bearing.
What is your approximate direction relative to this station.
D2 Your bearing is reciprocal. (To be used only by the control
station of a group of directions relative to this station).
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Signal Meaning
French ordinal suffix e.g., 18t, 11; e -42d,
2E; etc.
ECO Electron-coupled oscillator
EE Received,vehit-chat (2 bells, by Teletype)
EEEEE Error (number varies)
EHF Extremely high frequency
ERB Landing off a runway is permitted.
ER,ERE Here
ES Yes; And
ETA Estimated time of arrival
ETAT State
ETD Estimated time of departure.
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Signal Meaning
Do not answer; broadcast method
Type of emission, e.g. Fl, F2, etc.
FAR Degrees fahrenheit
FAX Facsimile
FB Fine business
FC Flight control
F (or)
teno International Government Indicator
FCDE Federal Code
FER For
FM From
FNA Final approach
FONE Phone, radiotelephone
FOT Units of British System
FR For; from
FRCU Fracto-cumulus
FS Fracto-stratus
FSR Flight safety region
FT Feet
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'Signal
Repeat back
GA Go ahead
GB Goodbye
GM Give better address
GCA Ground controlled approach
OCT Greenwich Civil Time
GE Good evening
GEE Gee
GEO Geographic or true
GEM Tuning signal
GG Going
GIN. Government half rate
GLT Greeting letter
GM Good morning
Greenwich Mean Time
GN Good nighti
GED Ground
GOVT Government
GP Group
GR Group count; group
GEM Groups not counted
GRP Group
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Signal
GUD Good.
GUHOR I do not hear you
S
Meaning
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Signal Meaning
H7 High frequency.
HI CW laugh
HITOY Heavy government traffic
HITS Garbles
HM Emergency silence
HPE Hope
HR Hear; here
HR Hours (period of time
HR$ Fine business ($- ? good (Russian)
HRD Heard
UV Have
HW How; Herewith
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Signal Meaning
Intercept method
IAR Intersection of air routes.
IFR Instrument flight rules
II Separative sign (written-)
III Separative sign (sometimes used in place of AAA).
ILS Instrument landing system
IMI Repeat; interrogatory
IMT Immediately
INA Initial approach
'INF Below
INP If not possible
INS Inches
INT Interrogatory
IRL Intersection of range legs
IRPT I repeat
ITP The punctuation counts.
'IVB If forward visibility is less than--- (figures and units).
IVR If forward flight visibility remains--- (figures and units).
/X Executive signal
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Signal Meaning
Precedence-non-government
JM Make a series of dashes if -I may trends-sit. Make a series
of dots to stop My-trandMiaSion (not to be used on 500
kcs except in cases of distress),
JN Apostrophe
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Signal Meaning
Invitation to transmit
K7A. Starting signal; attention
KCIKCS Kilocycles
KC/S Kilocycles per second
KK Brackets
KEE The station called only is to reply (Ham)
KM Kilometers
KME1 Kilometers per hour
KT Knot
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Signal
LEFT Turn left
LC Low cost
LF Low frequency
LGR Longer (wavelength)
LES Love and kisses
LID Poor operator
LL Landline
LR Last received
LS Last sent
LT Ordinary letter
LTR Later
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Signal
Month; deferred precedence
MAG Magnetic
MB Millibars
MC,MCS Megacycles
MC/S Megacycles per second
MF Medium frequency
MER
Meaning
The indication of vertical distance is given as
TRUE height above mean sea level. (E.G. after
applying the Correction for ambient temperature to
the altitude reading of a pressure altimeter set to QNH).
NET Meteorological
MIA Instrument approach (SCS51/CAA).
MILS Milliamperes
MIM Comma; separator
MKR Marker radio beacon
MLS Miles
MN,MIN Minute
MPH Statute miles per hour
MSK Moscow Time
MSNG Missing
MTU Metric units
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Signal Meaning
No; negative
North latitude. (To be used only with figures
indicating latitude, e.g. 4730N).
*NAVY Department of the Navy Accounting -Symbol.
NC Not counted (See GRNC)
ND ?No dice; nothing doing.
NDB Nondirectional radio beacon
NFT No file time
NG No good
NIL Nothing
NL No luck
NLM Nautical miles
NLT Night letter
NM No more
NR Number; message number
NS Nimbo stratus
NW, NOW Naw; I resume transmission
NDCT
*See
Next
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Signal
0 Operational immediate
OB Old boy
OBS Weather report
OC Old chap
OD Duty operator
OFFICIAL
or OFF Official government message
Meaning
OK Ok, alright (sometimes sent in Morse -0 )
OM Old man
0MN Omnirange
OPC The control indicated is Operational Control,
OPN Operation
OP,OPR Operator
OS Colon
OSC Oscillator
OT Old timer
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'Signal Meaning
P.M.
Prefix indicating a private radiotelegram.
Priority precedence
Page
Pulse type of emission, e.g. Pl, P2, etc.
PBL Preamble
PG Page
PLS Please
PM PM
PP Descent through cloud
PRES The indication of vertical distance is (or is to be)
replaced by the indication of the pressure, expressed
in millibars, at the level and the position of the
aircraft.
PRESS Press traffic indicator
PREVU The information refers to forecast and not to
present conditions.
PSE Please
PTN Procedure turn
PIT Printer
PTR Used by a coast station to request the position and
next port of call of a mobile station.
PNR Power
PX Press
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Signal Meaning'
Received; separative sign; routine precedence; are
RAB Radio Beacon
BACON Radar Beacon
RAD The control referred to is Radio Control.
RAJGO Message undeliverable; or, addresses not arrived.
RAMUZ Subject to correction
RCA Reach cruising altitude
RCVD Received
RCVR Receiver
RDM Radio message
REF Reference to...(or Refer to...).
REP Reporting point
RGR Roger
RIG Transmitter
RNG Radio range
ROFOT Route or Flight Forecast Code is being employed in English
units.
ROMET Route or Flight Forecast Code is being employed in Metric
units.
RPT Repeat (or I repeat)(or Repeat...).
RPTN Repetition
RQ Indication of a request
RRR Turn right
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Signal Meaning
RTTY or
RATT Radio teletype
RTG Radio operator trigraph
RUSH Hurry up; rush
RX Receiver
RY Standard teletype test signal
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Signal Meaning
S or
SSS
International government indicator
SA Indicator preceding the name of an aircraft station
(to be used in the sending of particulars of a flight).
SBA Standard Beam Approach (British).
SC Dollar sign (Morse)
SC Strato cumulus
SCDE State code
SED Said
SEZ Says
SF Indicator preceding the name of an aeronautical station.
sG Teletype test signal (RY is more common).
SHF Super high frequency
SHTR Shorter
SIA Standard Instrument Approach
SIG Signature
SIGS Signals
SINE Operator's initials
SIR Operators sign
SlTN Situation
SK End of contact (work)
SL Seal
SLD Sealed .
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Signal Meaning
SLD I will transmit (on my present frequency or on...).
SLV You transmit (on your present frequency or on...).
SMM See my-message
SMS See my service
SN Understood
SN Indicator preceding the name of a coast station.
SOL The indication of vertical distance is given as the
reading, without correction for ambient temperature,
of a pressure altimeter set to FE. (The abbreviation should
only be used in the vicinity of the station which provided
the QFE setting).
SOS Distress signal
SRI Sorry
SS Indicator preceeding the name of a ship station.
SSB Single side band
ST Stratus
STA Straight-in approach
*STATE Department of State Accounting Symbol.
SUP Above
SUPV or
SUPVR Supervision
SVC Service
SYM See your message
SYNOP Weather report
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Signal Meaning
SYS See your service
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Signal Meaning
BL Trouble
TC Transmit collation
TDY Today
TFC Traffic
TFZ Traffic zone
TIL Until
TIP Until past...(place).
TMW Tomorrow
TN Then, than
TEX, TKS Thanks
TO To...(place)
TR Used as a prefix to indicate reply to PTR.
TRB It is not necessary to keep to the runways and
taxiways after landing.
TRU Through
TT That
TTT This group when sent three times constitutes
the safety signal.
TU Thank you
TWX Landline teletypewriter
TX Transmitter
TXT Text
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Signal
You
UA Are we agreed?
UAB Until advised by...
UHF Ultra high frequency
UK Underline
UPPERS Upper ease
UR Your
URS Yours
U, UP Up
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Signal Meaning
VA End of contact (work)
VE Understood
VFO Variable frequency oscillator
VFR Visual flight rules
VHF Very high frequency
VIA Via
VOR VHF Omnidirectional radio range
VSA By visual reference to the ground
VVV Tuning signal
VY Very
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Signal
Word(s) s ) or group(s)
s )
WA Word after
WAPUC Please reply urgently
WB Word before
WD, WDS Word, Words
WKD Worked
WKG Working
WL Well, will
WO (Morse) Who? -----
WX Weather
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Signal Meaning
XE Fraction bar slant (/)
XLT Greeting letter
XNER Transmitter
XQ Circuit conditions
XQS Excuse me
XS Static
XTAL Crystal
XXX This group when sent, three times constitutes the
urgency signal,
XML Wife
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Signal
Why, Emergency precedence
YA Yesterday
YD Yards
YDI Yesterday
YF Wife
YGA You go ahead
YL Young lady
YR Your
YS Your service
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Z
Signal Meaning
Zone indicator for GMT Flash precedence.
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Figures
2 Too
4 Start me again, I lost my place.
9 Change operators
73 Good luck; Best regards.
88 Love and kisses
2P, 3P,
etc. Second page; third page, etc.
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LUNN') N I IAL
C011i)ENTIAL
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