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Look through 757 acronyms and abbreviations related to Amateur radio:
XCVR
— Transceiver
PIXMA
— Power indicates ten milliAmperes
CQCQ
— CQ is the international ham radio call meaning "anyone listening?" It's often repeated two or three times, trying to start a conversation with someone on a channel (frequency).
200K
— 200Kilohertz
VVV
— Transmit in Morse Code
EARFCN
— Evolved Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number
RSSI
— Received Signal Strength Indicator
ZEPP ANTENNA
— 'Longwire' antenna so named because of usual rigging as vertical wire radio antenna weighted at bottom end. Utilized originally on Zepplins, lighter than 'airships', blimps, balloons and airplanes, Later adapted to horizontal configuration, also known as
DSBFC
— Double Sideband Full Carrier
IRC
— Internet Relay Chat
Q CODE
— Standardized grouping of 'brevity code', of three letters all begin with 'Q': Three categories, Applicable to amateurs, Aviation, Maritime:
WX
— Weather
TYVM
— Thank you very much
MAG MOUNT
— Magnetic Mount
ZM1
— Impedance Meter
W1AW
— Amateur radio call sign (not an acronym)
WAXE
— Worked All XE
ZBZ?
— Can You Read Me?
ZM-2
— Antenna Tuner
TTFN
— Ta Ta For Now
RF
— Radio Frequency
W0JH
— 3M Club of St. Paul, Minnesota, Amateur Radio Club
QJH1
— Shall I run my test tape?
S21BR
— Sierra Twenty one Bravo Romeo, Bangladesh
KARO
— Kane Amateur Radio Operators
QJI1
— Will you transmit a continuous mark?
QJF2
— My signal as checked by monitor is satisfactory as radiated.
QJK4
— Are you receiving a space bias?
QJE3
— Is my frequency shift correct?
QFP?
— Will you give me the latest information concerning ... facility at (place)?
QJK3
— Are you receiving a mark bias?
QEW?
— Is copy difficult due to Ear Wax?
QJK2
— Are you receiving continuous space?
QJK1
— Are you receiving continuous mark?
QJI2
— Will you transmit a continuous space?
QJF1
— My signal as checked by monitor is satisfactory locally
QFH?
— Is this Frequency Hogged?
RAM
— random-access memory
AGC
— Automatic Gain Control
AM
— Amplitude Modulation
MUX
— Multiplexer
TTYL
— Talk To You Later (Internet Slang)
AGL
— Above Ground Level
MC
— Master of Ceremonies
MHZ
— Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
DB
— Decibel
MOPA
— Master Oscillator Power Amplifier
FCC
— Federal Communications Commission (US)
GPRS
— General Packet Radio Service
XMSN
— Transmission
CMM
— Coordinate Measuring Machine
VHF
— Very High Frequency
FM
— frequency modulation
PSK
— phase-shift keying
QRQ
— Send Faster
SPLAT
— Signal Propagation Loss and Terrain
RFI
— Radio Frequency Interference
AF
— Audio Frequency
YL
— Young Lady
SNR
— Signal-to-Noise Ratio
RANV
— Radio Amateurs of Northern Vermont
DNA
— Did Not Answer
CW
— Continuous Wave
ARFCN
— Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number
OP
— Overpowered
PABX
— private automatic branch exchange (telephone)
EMC
— Electromagnetic Compatibility
RDS
— Radio Data System
QLK
— Are you sending with your left foot and keyboard?
CDMA
— Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission)
DTX
— Discontinuous Transmission
STBX
— Soon-To-Be Ex
BS
— Base Station
5X5
— Five-by-Five (Good Copy Signal)
HF
— High Frequency
ERP
— Effective Radiated Power
MS
— Mobile Station
QKO
— What other units are (or will be) taking part in the operation?
DI DI DIT - -DA-DA-DAH--DI DI DIT
— Official International Morse Radio Telegraphy or Light Signal 0r Audio Signal for Danger Life/Death Emergency Signal
IF
— Intermediate Frequency
WPM
— speech--words per minute
CPM
— continuous phase modulation
WCDMA
— Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
SIR
— signal-to-interference ratio
DMX
— De-MultipleXer
IG
— Isolated Ground
ATT
— At This Time
SCRRBA
— Southern California Repeater and Remote Base Association
SPKR
— Speaker
QUQ
— Shall I train my searchlight nearly vertical on a cloud, occulting if possible and, if your aircraft is seen, deflect the beam up wind and on the water (or land) to facilitate your landing?
GOES
— Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
QXX
— Change the Operator
IEEE
— Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
EMI
— Electro-Magnetic Interference
RSCP
— Received Signal Code Power
USN
— United States Navy
SSB
— Single SideBand
F
— Frequency
DPSK
— differential phase-shift keying
SW
— Short Wave
QZZ
— Did you fall asleep at the mike?
YB
— Young Boys
COAX
— Coaxial Cable
BPSK
— binary phase shift keying
TRS
— Trunked Radio Systems
RCC
— Radio Common Carrier
SCPC
— single channel per carrier
APO
— Advanced Planner Optimizer
QZY
— You are unreadable
RTU
— Roof Top Unit
HNY
— Honey
ADPCM
— Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
SCM
— Single-Carrier Modulation
BSS
— Base Station System
PTT
— Push to Talk Technology
RTCA
— Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
GNSS
— Global Navigation Satellite System
XGF
— Ex-Girlfriend
PTT
— Push to Talk Testing
QTI
— What is your true track?
ARC
— Amateur Radio Club
PTT
— Push to Talk Taster
RC
— Resistor-Capacitor
HG
— High Gain
RSL
— Restricted Service License
CFR-47
— Code of Federal Regulations Title 47 (FCC)
TRF
— Tuned Radio Frequency
MIKE
— Microphone
VHSIC
— Very-High-Speed Integrated Circuit
RS-422
— Recommended Standard 422 (ANSI/EIA standard for transmitting serial data)
BSC
— Base Station Controller
QST
— Calling ALL Amateur Radio Operators
VSM
— Vestigial Sideband Modulation
WT
— Wireless Telegraphy
CCI
— Co-Channel Interference
RFU
— Radio Frequency Unit
SECAM
— Séquentiel Couleur Avec Mémoire
QRK5
— The intelligibility of your signals is Excellent
HAAT
— Height Above Average Terrain
BTS
— Base Transceiver Station (cellular)
IPA
— International Phonetic Alphabet
ZFB
— Your signals are Fading Badly
URSI
— Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale
QRU
— I Have Nothing for You
QRN
— The static is being caused by a nurse.
RX
— Receiver
RACES
— Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
CMRR
— Common Mode Rejection Ration
VNTR
— Variable Number of Tandem Repeats
VSB
— Vestigial SideBand
DARS
— Digital Audio Radio Service
LSB
— Lower Sideband
USB
— Upper Sideband
REPT
— Repeater
PAR
— Parabolic Aluminum Reflector
IM
— Intermediate Modulation
SQ
— Sound Quality
RFU
— Reserved For Future Use
UWB
— Ultra Wide-Band
LVDS
— Low-Voltage Differential Signalling
NCS
— net control station (communications)
DM
— delta modulation
ROC
— Receiver Operating Characteristic
UPS
— Un-interruptable Power Supply
OQP
— Ontario QSO Party
VINSON
— Wide-Band Secure Voice system name
CPS
— Carrier Pre-Selection Service
XYF
— Ex-Wife
WFM
— Wireless Frequency Modulation
RTTY
— Radio Teletypewriter
RAT
— Radio Access Technology
ASR
— Antenna Structure Registration
UARFCN
— UTRA (UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access) Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number
QOK
— Have you received the signals of an emergency position-indicating radiobeacon on ... kHz (or MHz)?
DCD
— Data Carrier Detect
MX
— Multiplex
10-4
— Message received
VTFE
— Vacuum Tubes ForEver
WB
— Wideband
SIT
— Special Information Tone
WWV
— Standard time and frequency station, 2.5 MHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz, 20 MHz, Fort Collins, Colorado
9K6
— 9600 baud rate for digital communications. Used mainly for amateur radio.
QTA
— Shall I cancel telegram (message) Number.... as if it had not been sent?
MPT
— Manner Place Time
FRPA
— Fixed Reception Pattern Antenna
ASDIC
— Anti-Submarine Detection Investigation Committee (British)
ATV
— Amateur Television
PUSH-PULL AMPLIFIER
— Unique circuitry of two tubes wherein one is conducting power to the plate circuit, whilst the matching circuit rests: The result is a more rapid amplification cycle thus resulting in steadier, stronger signal: Ye Ed, fmf, WB8AXXI, 09/15/2013
CQD
— Come Quick Danger
CSQ
— Carrier Squelch
VAR
— Visual-Aural Range
QUB
— Can you give me in the following order information concerning: the direction in degrees TRUE and speed of the surface wind; visibility; present weather; and amount, type and height of base of cloud above surface elevation at (place of observation)?
SQL
— Squelch
LOTW
— Logbook of the World
RCM
— Remote Carrier Module
RS
— Radio Shack
ISM
— Industrial, Scientific, and Medical radio band
SARL
— South African Radio League
QSL?
— Can you acknowledge receipt?
MUF
— Maximum Usable Frequency
QTQ
— Can you communicate with my station by means of the International Codes of Signals?
WWVH
— Standard Time And Frequency Station, 2.5 Mhz, 5 Mhz, 10 Mhz, 15 Mhz, Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii
RBS
— Radio Base Station
QRX
— Wait while I go to the drugstore.
VCA
— Voltage Controlled Amplifier
OQ
— Operator Qualification
DSBSC
— Double Sideband Suppressed Carrier
HO
— Harmonic Oscillator
UKW
— Ultra-Kurz Welle (Ultra-Short Wave)
QUL
— Can you tell me the swell observed at ( Place or coordinates)?
QRA
— What is the name of your station?
ANARC
— Association of North American Radio Clubs
88
— Love & Kisses (not an acronym)
STLV
— St. Louis Vertical antenna
MM
— Maritime Mobile
73
— Best Regards (not an acronym)
PHARC
— Potomac Highlands Amateur Radio Club
QTO
— Are you going to enter dock or port?
QUK
— Can you tell me the condition of the sea observed at ( Place or coordinates)?
TPO
— Transmitter Power Output
WAC
— Worked All Continents
DIT
— Morse code DOT
ND
— Non-Directional
QSD
— Is my keying defective?
QTK
— What is the speed of your aircraft in relation to the surface of the earth?
ATU
— Antenna Tuning Unit
QTF
— Will you give me the position of my station according to the bearings taken by the direction-finding stations which you control?
ERDS
— Emergency Radio Data System
TXO
— Transmit Crossover
QWM
— Will you Marry me?
QYF
— When will your wife get home?
QRK2
— The intelligibility of your signals is Poor
WSLG
— Worldwide Shortwave Listening Guide
XME
— I wish I was dead
QSK
— Can you hear me between your signals?
DZZ
— Dual Zig-Zag Antenna
HPD
— Half Power Diameter
QZF
— Your frequency is low. Raise your frequency.
ZDK
— Re-transmission of a Message
QTX
— Will you keep your station open for further communication with me until further notice?
RIG
— Amateur radio equipment in licensee's radio room:
RCWA
— Rogers County Wireless Association
QPM
— Is my signal purr modulated?
QUN
— My position, TRUE course, and speed are ....
YF
— Young Friend
DSZZ
— Dual Single-channel Zig-Zag Antenna
IMBE
— Improved Multi-Band Excitation
RMCA
— Rocky Mountain Communication Association
SCFM
— Sub-Carrier Frequency Modulation
QSO .... ?
— Can you communicate with .... direct or by relay?
QSY
— Please change frequency to (not an acronym)
WROF
— Wide Range Of Frequencies
RCVR
— Receiver
QHF
— Are you going to the Hamfeast?
QET
— Phone home
ZIF
— Zero Intermediate Frequency
ARES
— Amateur Radio Emergency Service
RNTI
— Radio Network Temporary Identifier
QSA?
— What is the strength of my signals?
ASCP
— Amateur Station Control Protocol
WARO
— Women Amateur Radio Operators
RIV
— Radio Interference Voltage
TFC
— Traffic
ZCQ
— Mahe, Seychelles Islands, radio station
PAWA
— Portland Amateur Wireless Association
DX-1
— Long Distance radio contact
XCU
— Crystal Calibration Unit
QUD
— Have you received the urgency signal sent by (call sign)?
RSQ
— Readability, Strength, Quality
QUP1
— Will you indicate your position by searchlight?
SIP
— Single In-line Package
RCA
— Radio Corporation of America
DB
— Deutsche Bahn
EAPU
— External Auxiliary Power Unit
QZE
— Your frequency is high. Lower your frequency.
QJF
— My signal as checked by monitor is satisfactory
QSX
— Will you listen to (call sign(s) on ... khz (or Mhz))?
ADIF
— Amateur Data Interchange Format
QSB
— Your signals are fading
ARRL
— American Radio Relay League's
DBDM
— Dual Band Dual Mode
CGR
— Centre de Gestion des Radiocommunications
FAR
— Foundation for Amateur Radio
DOUBLE NICKLE
— Fifty-five
WARG
— Willingboro (NJ) Area Repeater Group
QLZ?
— Are you playing Led Zeppelin over the repeater?
QSP .... ?
— Will you relay to ... free of charge?
QDR
— Damn Right the frequency is busy!
QRK
— Question: How do you read my radio signal?
QUR3
— Have survivors been been reached by ground rescue party?
RHCP
— Right Hand Circular Polarization (Polarized)
QSV
— Shall I send a series of V's on this frequency?
CRAQ
— Club Radio Amateur de Québec
SWL
— Short Wave Listener
ARLOY
— Amateur Radio Lady Of the Year
QCW
— Why are you whistling Morse?
YARC
— Yonkers Amateur Radio Club
GMT
— Greenwich Mean Time (replaced by UT in 1928, then UTC in 1960)
ALD
— Antenna Linkage Device
YDX
— Yankee Delta Xray
DCM
— Digital Carrier Module
QSJ?
— What is the charge to be collected per word to .... including your internal telegraph charge?
TXM SO
— Texas Mobile Single Operator
1/4WV
— Quarter Wave Antenna
YARC
— Yavapai Amateur Radio Club
AREC
— Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
QUC
— What is the number of the last message you received from me?
QSI
— I have been unable to break in on your transmission.
2MTRPLUS
— Two-Meter Band Radio Club
QNQ
— Move frequency to ______ and wait for ______ to finish handling traffic.
DDA
— Digital Directional Antenna
QTZ
— Search Is Continuing (radiotelegraphy)
AM-10
— AMSAT Oscar-10 AMateur SATellite
QTV
— My wife will kill me if I put herringbone patterns on the television.
QUY4
— Position of survival craft is marked by other marking.
APRS
— Automatic Position Reporting System (original term - now Packet instead of Position)
TNC
— Terminal-Node Computer
QFE
— Subscale setting to give height above Aerodrome
YSRC
— Young Stars Radio Club
WIA
— Wireless Institute of Australia
QUA [CALL SIGN]?
— Have you news of [call sign]?
RTS
— Radio Test Set
SST
— Solid State Transmitter
WMAR
— Western Massachusetts Amateur Radio
QUP2
— Will you indicate your position by black smoke trail?
AERP
— Average Effective Radiated Power
XMTR
— 'xmtr; brevity for 'transmitter' or signaling/sending device esp amateur radio:
QTV?
— Shall I stand guard for you on the frequency of .... khz (or Mhz)?
QRG
— Will you tell me my exact frequency (or that of ________)?
QRK?
— What is the intelligibility of my signals?
DARC
— Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
HRAN
— Hispanic Radio Amateur Network
QUY1
— Position of Survival Craft is Marked By flame or smoke float.
GROL
— General Radiotelephone Operator License
QLP
— Are you playing long disco records?
QUY2
— Position of survival craft is marked by sea marker.
YW
— You're Welcome
RSGB
— Radio Society of Great Britain
HCRA
— Hampden County Radio Association
01A
— Triode tube in circuitry of receivers
QSQ
— Have you a doctor on board?
QTH?
— What is your position in latitude and longitude?
1/4WA
— Quarter Wave Antenna
SZZ
— Super Zig-Zag Antenna
QRI
— How is the tone of my transmission?
HH5PA
— WORLD FAMOUS AMATEUR RADIO STATION IN QUITO, ECUADOR.
WARA
— Waltham Amateur Radio Association
WANJ
— Worked All New Jersey award
QWC
— Do you have to go to the bathroom?
47CFR
— Code of Federal Regulations Title 47 (FCC)
QRO
— Increase Power
AUBS
— AUdio Base Station
XYL
— Wife
ARCF
— Amateur Radio Christian Fellowship
QOE
— Have you received the safety signal sent by ....?
BUNCS
— 'BUNCS', Back-up Net Control Station 'GREAT LAKES EMERGENCY & TRAFFIC NETWORK', 3932 KHz. Nightly 08:30 EST
QRU?
— Have you anything for me?
WALA
— Western Amateur Linking Association
MSUARC
— Michigan State University Amateur Radio Club
AMBE
— Advanced Multi-Band Excitation
QOM
— On what frequencies can your vessel be reached by a selective call?
WCARC
— Western Colorado Amateur Radio Club
SBARC
— Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club
QNK
— Transmit message for ______ to ______.
WRAV
— Waynesboro Repeater Association of Virginia
QRK4
— The intelligibility of your signals is Good
V
— Varying
QTG
— Will you send two dashes of ten seconds each followed by your call sign?
TXO
— Transmit Oscillator
R
— Responder
AARC
— Aruba Amateur Radio Club
HFN
— High Frequency Noise
QRV
— Are you ready?
QUH
— Will you give me the present barometric pressure at sea level?
AARC
— Albemarle Amateur Radio Club
QRR
— Are you ready for automatic operation?
CLMR
— Civil Land Mobile Radio
QOF
— What is the commercial quality of my signals?
QRT
— Shall I stop sending?
RTTY
— Radio Teletype
DBM
— Decibel relative to one milliwatt
QRM1
— Your transmission is being interfered with Nil
WAWA
— Waterville Area Wireless Association
BHAA
— Box-Horn Antenna Array
ADR
— Additional Dialog Recording
CO-AX
— Abbrev/Coaxial Cable or other references to Co-Ax
WDYC
— Whatever Dissolves Your Crystals
HQRP
— Houston QRP Club
VEC
— Volunteer Examiner Coordinator
LPRF
— Low-Power Radio Frequency
WSFM
— West Salem F M
KENLEY HEAVISIDE LAYER
— Inner space layer reflecting radio-frequency signals back to earth, causing 'skip':
RWK
— Richardson Wireless Klub
RFC
— Radio Frequency Choke
KARS
— Katy Amateur Radio Society
QUP3
— Will you indicate your position by pyrotechnic lights?
LIMARC
— Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club
GLETN
— Great Lakes Emergency & Traffic Network
QSZ
— Shall I send each word or group more than once?
QRO?
— Shall I increase power?
QTS
— I do Not agree with You.
QUR2
— Have survivors been picked up by rescue vessel?
QUO3
— Please search for survival craft in the vicinity of .... latitude, .... longitude
WPRC
— Western Pennsylvania Repeater Council
ANC
— Automatic Noise Cancelling
WCRA
— Wheaton Community Radio Amateurs
ADRF
— Analog Devices Radio Frequency
ASAP
— Area Speed and Power
WARC
— Warminster Amateur Radio Club
WARC
— Wichita Amateur Radio Club
QED
— Your Mom Goes To College
WXD
— 40 Channel Mobile CB/ Weather Radio
SSN
— Sun Spot Number
DBDPA
— Dual Band Dual Polar Antenna
WCARS
— Western Carolina Amateur Radio Society, Inc.
VBY
— Vermilion Bay amateur radio repeater
ARPS
— Amateur Radio Packet System
SWI
— ShortWave Interference
QNV
— Establish contact with ______ on this frequency.
DMRAA
— Des Moines Radio Amateur Association
QSG
— Shall I send .... (number of) messages at a time?
DCARA
— Denton County Amateur Radio Association
B/D
— Buffer/Doubler
SS
— Signal Strength
RMC
— Repeater Management Committee
QRK3
— The intelligibility of your signals is Fair
MWA
— Minnesota Wireless Association
QTH
— I am living in temporary housing.
SNIO
— Simultaneous Non-Interfering Operations
GRS
— General Radio Service
NEARCOM
— New England Amateur Radio COMmunication
AROS
— Amateur Radio Observation Service
QGW
— Does my landing gear appear to be down and in place?
RLC
— Repeater Link Controller
QRP?
— Shall I decrease power?
SSBSC
— Single-Sideband Suppressed Carrier
QEP
— It's time for dinner
NTS
— National Traffic System
AISG
— Antenna Interface Standards Group Ltd.
QUF
— Have you received the distress signal sent by ( call sign)?
WWPDX
— Worldwide Pirates of DX
RTCI
— Remote Transmitter Control Interface
QUV
— What is my magnetic bearing from you?
QUX
— Will you indicate the magnetic course for me to steer towards you with no wind?
QUR1
— Have survivors received survival equipment?
WJRC
— West Jersey Radio Control Club
QDX
— That's my original Call sign.
WVQP
— West Virginia QSO Party
RLLA
— Resistively Loaded Linear Antenna
SOS
— Send Out Signal
QUJ
— Will you indicate the TRUE track to reach you?
NPL
— Normal Power Level
WAYI
— What Are Your Intentions?
WNNN
— Western Nevada Noon Net
MEA
— Multi-Element Antenna
ACS
— Auxiliary Communications Service
MRC
— Milwaukee Repeater Club
QZB
— Zero Beat my signal
ARO
— Austin Repeater Organization
FMT
— Frequency Measuring Test
QUM
— May I resume normal working?
ARC
— Advance Radio Car
WWRA
— Western Washington Repeater Association
WAMO
— Worked All Members Once
BP
— Back Propagation
AFC
— Antennas For Communications
XQO
— Crystal Quartz Oscillator
CGRS
— Coast Guard Radio Station
NERT
— New Era Repeater Technocrats
MAARS
— Manhattan Area Amateur Radio Society
SWR
— Standing Wave Ratio
AARC
— Alger Amateur Radio Club
CDR
— Controlled Directional Reception
WSSB
— Michigan Wolverine Single Sideband Net
QUS
— Have you sighted survivors or wreckage?
WSSBA
— Western Single Side-Band Association
ELF
— Extremely Low Frequency (30 - 300 Hz)
QSW
— Will you send on this frequency?
XCV
— Transceive
SOSB
— Single Operator Single Band
SCA
— Subsidiary Carrier Authorization
DMR
— Digital Media Receiver
RRRA
— River Raisin Repeater Association
CORA
— Central Oklahoma Radio Amateurs
RSPP
— Radio Spectrum Policy Programme
AARC
— Austin Amateur Radio Club
QNR
— Answer and relay traffic.
CSS
— curvature scale space
WTRA
— Western Tidewater Radio Association
WNH
— Worked All New Hampshire Award
QSM?
— Shall I repeat the last message which I sent you?
QRM3
— Your transmission is being interfered with Moderately
DMR
— Differential Microwave Radiometer
WRTC
— World Radio Team Championship
WAS
— ARRL Worked All States Award
QTO?
— Have you left dock or port?
ARO
— Amateur Radio Operator
RCRA
— Ripley County Repeater Association
VFSS
— Valley Forge Signal Seekers
FRP
— Fixed Reception Pattern
WARN
— Weather Amateur Radio Network
WSJT
— Weak Signal communications, by K 1 J T ( software program)
OSCAR
— Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
RECV
— Receive
MBX
— Multi-Band Transmitter
DBDP
— Dual-Band Dual-Polar
QUT
— Is position of incident marked?
QTN
— At what time did you depart from (place)?
ZUJ
— Standby Please
VHF
— Vertical High Frequency
QUU
— Shall I home ship or aircraft to my position?
BARC
— Beargrease Amateur Radio Coalition
SARL
— Saskatchewan Amateur Radio League
AK
— Atwater-Kent radio
KW
— Kurz Welle (Short Wave)
LPRC
— Loma Pioneer Repeater Club
WSRP
— WorldSpace Satellite Radio Program
LR
— Local Repeater
RAC
— Radio Amateurs Of Canada
CP
— Circular Polarized
QRZ
— Amateur Radio call
BCB
— Broadcast Band
QRM4
— Your transmission is being interfered with Severely
2MTR
— Two Meter Plus Amateur Radio Club
QUE
— Can you use telephony in (language), with interpreter if necessary?
QSP
— Use your SPell checker.
CREST
— Citizens Radio Emergency Service Teams
QNL
— Your Net frequency is Low
QSB?
— Are my signals fading?
FSVM
— Frequency Selective Volt Meter
OQP
— Ohio QSO Party
BARC
— Bracknell Amateur Radio Club
QTR
— What is the correct time?
SR
— short repeat
STKE
— Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment
QOG?
— How many tapes have you to send?
QRC
— Are you a rag chewer?
NDDM
— Nonlinear Digital Delta Modulation
WTS?
— Where's That Station?
WRCC
— Waterway Radio & Cruising Club
DBDTA
— Dual-Band Desk-Top Antenna
QUY
— Is position of survival craft marked?
QNT
— request permission to leave the net for ______ minutes.
QTU
— What are the hours during which your station is open?
BP
— Battery Powered
UHX
— UHF Transmitter
WAE
— Worked All Europe
SURGE
— Southampton University Radio from Glen Eyre
QTL
— What is your true heading ( true course with no wind)?
SK
— Silent Key
UTZ
— Utilize
FBR
— Fine Business Radio
BSE
— Base Station Equipment
AARC
— Ames Amateur Radio Club
WARA
— Warren Amateur Radio Association
CTRC
— Carnegie Tech Radio Club
SCATS
— Southern California Amateur Transmitting Society
SMA
— Satellite Master Antenna
PAS
— Packet Access Service
TETRA
— Trans-European Trunked RAadio
QSN....?
— Did you hear me on .... khz (or Mhz)?
2MTR
— 2-Meter wavelength (146 megahertz)
AAS
— Advanced Antenna Systems
C/W
— Continuous Wave
WECA
— Westchester Emergency Communications Association
TFC
— Traffic Flow Control
QUG
— Will you be forced to alight (or land)?
CRES
— columbus radio enthusiasts society
TSCB
— TruckSpec Citizens Band antenna
LARC
— Lincoln Amateur Radio Club
QUO1
— Please search for aircraft
RCC
— Rag Chewers Club
SKN
— Straight Key Night
UHS
— Unit Home Station
AWARE
— Array of Wireless Access Repeater Elements
QSU
— Shall I send or reply on this frequency?
ARF
— Amateur Radio Forum
QRY
— What is my turn?
QSH
— S#!* Happens
QTE
— What is my true bearing from you?
MW
— Medium Wave
WSSBN
— Michigan Wolverine Single Side-Band Network
SMARC
— Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club
RAL
— Robert A. Leskovec, K8DTS
MRRL
— Michigan Radio Relay League
SCCS
— Signal Conditioning Carrier System
QZP
— Transmitter trouble
HRAC
— Harrisburg Radio Amateurs Club
DCS
— Digital-Coded Squelch
ISRA
— Idaho Society of Radio Amateurs, Inc
CIO
— Carrier Insertion Oscillator
RFA
— Radio Fixed Access
DRA
— Delaware Repeater Association
WARA
— Western Amateur Radio Association
HARP
— Hometown Area Recruiting Program
TXM MO
— Texas Mobile Multiple Operator
ROA
— Radio Operators Authorization
QTV
— Are you watching television?
WRIX
— WRIX-FM 103.1 Anderson, S.C.
G/W
— Ground Wave
QOH
— Shall I send a phasing signal for .... seconds?
ERAU
— Estonian Radio Amateurs Union
QSL
— Shortwave Listening contact
DRCS
— Davenport Radio Control Society
OPARS
— Old Post Amateur Radio Society
KCSARC
— Klamath County Schools Amateur Radio Club
QOI?
— Shall I send my tape?
QSL
— Acknowledging of Reception Card
QTJ
— What is your speed?
QNX
— You are excused from the net
QUY3
— Position of survival craft is marked by sea marker dye.
QYM
— Yo Mama
SVA
— Symmetrical Vertical Array
QCD
— Where did you put my CD?
QRM5
— Your transmission is being interfered with Extremely
QCP
— Are you using Cat Power?
RFP
— Radio Fixed Port
QSC
— Are you a cargo vessel?
QWH
— I am going to send on frequency .... (kHz).
QSF
— I contacted some werido in San Francisco
AJD
— All Japan Districts
QUO2
— Please search for ship
SZZP
— Super Zig-Zag Panel Antenna
MAR
— Mayland Amateur Radio
WVRA
— Wisconsin Valley Radio Association
DAH
— INTERNATIONAL Morse Code 'DASH' PRONOUNCED AS SHORT 'A', AS IN 'LA'
SAS
— Steerable Antenna System
HAM
— Hardly Any Money
QBS?
— Should I clean the Bird S#!* off my antenna so I can hear you?
NRRL
— Norwegian Radio Relay League
WESN
— Worcester Emergency Simplex Net
CARS
— California Arizona Repeater System
QNP
— Unable to copy.
WTX
— WaveTec Transmitter
OTP
— On The Porch
VSWR
— Very Short Wave Receiver
WARC
— Warren Amateur Radio Club
QUI
— Are your navigation lights working?
QRP
— Low Power Amateur Radio
LHCP
— Left-Hand Circularly-Polarized
HARC
— Huntsville Amateur Radio Club
PERC
— Prince Edward Radio Club
NRRT
— Newton Amateur Radio Response Team
WORC
— Western Oregon Radio Club
DBDT
— Dual-Band Desk-Top
SWB
— ShortWave Band
MSWR
— Modified Standing Wave Ratio
FF
— Fixed Frequency
HS
— Highly Sensitive
ROFL
— Really Old Farts Linger
QTB
— Do you agree with my counting of words?
QRM2
— Your transmission is being interfered with Slightly
SYL
— Sweet Young Lady
GS
— Ground State
QUZ
— May I resume restricted working?
OAR
— 'ON-AIR-RALLIES'
CPC
— Constant Power Crossover
WARC
— Worcester Amateur Radio Club
WVDX
— Whiskey Victory 11 Meter DX
RH
— Right Handed polarization
RDN
— Radio Data Network
RTA
— Radially Tapered Antenna
QLS
— Are you sending from Texas?
QUP
— Will you indicate your position?
SARA
— Satellite Amateur Radio Astronomique
WQP
— Wisconsin QSO Party
YWK
— Long Wave Beacon, 184.320 kHz
FRC
— Frankford Radio Club
LPI
— Low Power Interference
HF
— Hands Free
KAT
— Klamath Amateur Television
VCY
— Vincinity
DAR
— Digital Analog Radio
NM
— Not Modulated
NERG
— North East Radio Group
NERW
— NorthEast Radio Watch
EARS
— Edmond Amateur Radio Society
EARS
— Escondido Amateur Radio Society
MRC
— Mobile Range Communications
RAMB
— Roof Antenna Mounting Bracket
QRH
— Does my frequency vary?
QZT
— Receiver trouble
ORN
— Omega Radio Network
RST
— Readability, Strength, and Tone
BARC
— Baltimore Amateur Radio Club
CCRA
— Contra Costa Repeater Association
TJZ
— Cameroon Radio
RMG
— Roadrunners Microwave Group
TL
— Telecommunication License
WSN
— Washington State Net
RGL
— Ramalho G.711 Lossless
WIRC
— West Irondequoit Radio Club
QRW
— Shall I inform ___ that you are calling?
TVLP
— Low-Profile TeleVision antenna
TWOMETER/PLUS
— JACKSON COUNTY MICHIGAN 'TWO-METER' RADIO CLUB,
TXC
— Transmitter Crystal
WDXS
— Worked DX Stations
RG
— Radial Ground
SEC
— Gas Sampling method
MARC
— Mobile Amateur Radio Corps
NRD
— National Radio Day
SB
— Strong Bad signal
STK
— Single Tone Keying
QUO
— Please search for ....
RA
— Radio Activity
SHO
— Simple Harmonic Oscilator
QON
— Can you send on any working frequency?
QTV
— I sent another dollar and still no card.
RAG
— Repeater Amateur Group
LPFM
— Low-Power Frequency Modulation
RSC
— Random Signals and Communications
RMS
— Rate My Signal
HCA
— High Current Amplifier
QRM
— Static Interference (not an acronym)
LWS
— Long-Wave Set
DAS
— Dead Air Space
CW
— Continuous Waveform
QTC
— How many messages have you to send?
RF
— Radio Forum
DOE
— Dynamic Output Element
QTV
— That's my original call.
WARC
— Westlake Amateur Radio Club
DG
— Darling Girl
QST
— ARRL's Monthly Membership Journal
CHA
— Cliff Hanger Antenna
SR
— Standard Radio
NCI
— Net Control Information
SAR
— Station Activity Report
CCF
— Circuit Correction Factor
YI
— You In?
RNC
— Regional Net Control
RG
— Radio Government
RCD
— Receiver-Carrier Detector
UBA
— Unlicesed Band Antenna
LMS
— Low-Mast System
LP
— Low-Power
MDT
— Modulated Data Transfer
SCC
— Signal Conditioning Carrier
HR
— Hikari Radio
JOTA
— Jamboree Of The Air
OD
— Omni-Directional
CSS
— Carrier Sense System
STF
— Single Tuning Frequency
QRS
— Send More Slowly
ISB
— Intermediate SideBand
TON
— Time Of Net
BOM
— Beginning of Message (ATM)
DS
— Digital Service
CQ
— General Call
CARS
— Cascade Amateur Radio Society
CARS
— Cascades Amateur Radio Club
QFT
— I am passing gas.
IM
— Individually Modulated
RC
— Radio Caller
HMS
— High-Mast System
ICB
— Intercontinental Correspondence Band
DE
— Driven Element
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