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