Radio Abbreviations (Part 1)

AA
All after
AB
All before
ABT
About
ABV
Abbreviate
AC
Alternating current
ADR-ADS
Address
ADV
Advice
AF
Audiofrequency – Africa
AGN
Again
ALL
All
AM
Anti-meridian
ANI
Any
ANT
Antenna
AR
End of message
AS
wait
BC
Broadcast
BCI
Broadcast interference
BCNU
Bee seeing you
BCUZ
Because
BK
Break in
BLW
Below
BTR
Better
BUG
Bug keyer
B4
Before
C
Yes
CBA
Callbook address
CC
Crystal controlled
CFM
Confirm
CK
Check
CL
Call, I’m closing my stn
CLBK
Callbook
CLD
Called
CLG
Calling
CN
Can
CNDX
Conditions
CNT
Cannot
CNU
Can you
CQ
General call
CRD
Card
CUAGN
See you again
CUD
Could
CUL
See you later
CUM
As
CW
Continuous wave
DC
Direct current
DE
From
DEG
Degrees
DIFF
Difficult
DLD-DLDV
Delivered
DNT
Do not
DR
Dear
DX
Distance
EL
Element
ES
And
EU
Europe
FB
Fine Busines
FER-FR
For
FM
From
FQ
Frequency
GA
Good afternoon
GA
Go ahead
GB
Good bye
GD
Good, Good day
GE
Good evening
GG
Going
GH
Good hunting
GL
Good luck
GLD
Glad
GM
Good morning
GMT
Greenwich mean time
GN
Good night
GND
Ground
GP
Ground plane
GUD
Good
GV
Give
HAD
Home address
HAM
Amateur
HI
Laughing
HPE
I hope
HPI
Happy
HQ
Headquarters
HR
Here, Hear
HRD
Heard
HV
Have
HVNT
Have not
HVY
Heavy
HW
How
IN
In
INFO
Information
INPT
Input
IM
I am
IRPT
I repeat
IS
Is
K
End of transmission
KN
Go ahead
LID
Poor operator
LOG
Logbook
LP
Long path
LSN
Listen
LUK
Look
LW
Low
LWR
Lower
MA
mA
MGR
Manager

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