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