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