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CW Shorthand

There is a lot of shorthand. This keeps cw conversations short. It enables contacts across languages. It is surprisingly flexible.

Prosigns

AR - new page (+)

BT - new paragraph (=)

BK - break/back to you

CT - copy this

K - invitation for any station to transmit

KN - invitation for named station to transmit

SK - end of contact

Q Codes

QRL - busy?
QRM - receiving manmade interference
QRN - receiving atmospheric/weather/natural noise
QRO - increased transmit power
QRP - decreased transmit power
QRQ - i can receive quicker
QRS - i can only receive slower
QRT - receiving station is terminating
QRZ - who is calling/station calling
QSK - i can hear between signals, break in on my transmission
QSL - sending acknowledgement of receipt
QSX - listening to call signs on X MHz
QTH - position/location

Abbreviations

AGN - again
ABT - about
ANT - antenna
CUD - could
DE - from (this is)
DSW - goodbye (russian: do svidanya)
ES - and
FB - ok
GA - good afternoon or go ahead
GE - good evening
GM - good morning
GN - good night
GG - going 
GND - ground
HR - here/hear
HV - have
K - over
KN - over, named station respond
NW - now
NX - noisy
OP - operator
OT - old timer
OTC - old timers club
QTH - location
SIG - signal
SK - end of contact
TNX - thanks
VY - very
WL - will
WUD - would
WX - weather
YL - female operator

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CW Shorthand

Prosigns

Q Codes

Abbreviations

Example Conversations

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+=CW Shorthand=
+There is a lot of shorthand. This keeps cw conversations short. It enables contacts across languages. It is surprisingly flexible.
+==Prosigns==
 <pre>
-CQ CQ CQ DE S1 K
+AR - new page (+)
+BT - new paragraph (=)
+BK - break/back to you
+CT - copy this
+K - invitation for any station to transmit
-S1 DE S2 KN
+KN - invitation for named station to transmit
-S2 DE S1 BT
+SK - end of contact
-GA DR OM UR RST 5NN HR BT
+</pre>
-QTH TIMBUKTU BT
-OP IS JOHN BT
-HW?
-S2 DE S1 KN
-S1 DE S2 BT
+==Q Codes==
-TNX FB RPRT DR OM JOHN UR 559 BT
-QTH HIMALAYA BT
-NAME IS YETI
-S1 DE S2 KN
-S2 DE S1BT
+<pre>
-OK TNX QSO DR YETI BR
+QRL - busy?
-ES HPE CUAGN
+QRM - receiving manmade interference
-S2 DE S1 KN
+QRN - receiving atmospheric/weather/natural noise
+QRO - increased transmit power
+QRP - decreased transmit power
+QRQ - i can receive quicker
+QRS - i can only receive slower
+QRT - receiving station is terminating
+QRZ - who is calling/station calling
+QSK - i can hear between signals, break in on my transmission
+QSL - sending acknowledgement of receipt
+QSX - listening to call signs on X MHz
+QTH - position/location
+</pre>
-S1 DE S2 BT
+==Abbreviations==
-R TU CUAGN 73
+<pre>
-S1 DE S2 SK
+AGN - again
+ABT - about
+ANT - antenna
+CUD - could
+DE - from (this is)
+DSW - goodbye (russian: do svidanya)
+ES - and
+FB - ok
+GA - good afternoon or go ahead
+GE - good evening
+GM - good morning
+GN - good night
+GG - going
+GND - ground
+HR - here/hear
+HV - have
+K - over
+KN - over, named station respond
+NW - now
+NX - noisy
+OP - operator
+OT - old timer
+OTC - old timers club
+QTH - location
+SIG - signal
+SK - end of contact
+TNX - thanks
+VY - very
+WL - will
+WUD - would
+WX - weather
+YL - female operator
 </pre>
+=Example Conversations=
+[[Radio/CW Conversations]]
+=Flags=
+{{RadioFlag}}
+{{CWFlag}}