Table of Abbreviations

Abbreviation

 

Question

Answer or Advice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QRA

 

What is the name your station?

The name of my station is · · · · .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QRC

 

By what private enterprise are the

The accounts for my station are settled

 

 

 

accounts for charges for your station

by the private enterprise · · · · .

 

 

 

settled?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QRU

 

Have you any thing for me?

I have nothing for you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QRV

 

Are you ready?

I am ready.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QRX

 

When will you call me again?

I will call you again at · · · · hours [on

 

 

 

 

 

· · · · kHz].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QSJ

 

What is the charge to be collected to ·

The charge to be collected to · · · ·

 

 

 

· · · including your internal charge?

including my internal charge is · · · ·

 

 

 

 

 

frans · · · · .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QSL

 

Can you acknowledge receipt?

I can acknowledge receipt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QSX

 

Will you listen to · · · · [call sign] on

I am listening to · · · · [call sign] on

 

 

 

· · · · kHz?

· · · · kHz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QTA

 

Shall I cancel message number · · · · ?

Cancel message number · · · ·

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QTC

 

How many messages have you to

I have · · · · message for you.

 

 

 

send?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QTU

 

What are the hours your station is

My station is open from · · · · to · · · ·

 

 

 

open?

hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abbreviation

 

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BK

 

Signal used to interrupt a transmission progress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CFM

 

Confirm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DE

 

"From · · · · "

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

K

 

Invitation to transmit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NIL

 

I have nothing to send to you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NW

 

Now

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSE

 

Please

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

Received

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REF

 

Reference to · · · · .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SVC

 

Prefix indicating a service telegram.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command an Abbreviation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command

Function

 

 

 

 

 

TGM+

To indicate that the following message is a radiotelegram.

 

 

MSG+

To indicate that the ship station needs to be connected immediately any message held.

 

 

 

 

 

OPR+

Call operator.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

URG+

Safety, urgency and distress message.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MED+

Request medical advice.

 

 

 

 

 

TEST+

Request coast station to send a test message for checking the ship station.

 

 

BRK+

To clear the connection with the coast station.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abbreviation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GA+

I am ready. Transmit your command.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOM

Wait a moment.

 

 

 

 

 

MSG+

Request pending messages from the shore.

 

 

 

 

 

KKKK or NNNN

Terminate a message.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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