| Prosign | Meaning | Example + Comment |
| BT | Subject separator, or pause. | NAME HR IS GARY
BT QTH IS MD |
| AR | End-of-transmission, but sent prior to ID-ing. Also used when answering a CQ. |
BTU BOB AR W1AW DE W4NSE KN + W1AW DE W4NSE AR |
| SK | Similar to AR, but used only on the final transmission. | TNX QSO BOB BT
73 ES GN SK W1AW DE W4NSE K |
| BK | A break in a transmission, when expecting a quick reply from the other station without station IDs. | WHAT RIG U USING?
BK + RIG HR IS TS-890 BK |
| R | Roger; Last transmission was received. | Does not imply message was understood or will comply. |
| K |
End-of-transmission; invitation for any station to transmit.
NOT used when answering a CQ (unsure the station will return your call). |
HOW CPY NOW BOB?
AR W1AW DE W4NSE K |
| KN | Similar to K; but only want a specific station to transmit. Useful in a multi-op roundtable. | W1AW DE W4NSE KN |
| CL | This is my last QSO for now, and will not respond to further calls. | NICE QSO BOB
BT 73 ES GN CUL SK W1AW DE W4NSE CL |
| Prosign | Meaning | Comments |
| CT | Start new message. | New page. |
| BT | New paragraph. | Subject break. |
| AA | New line. | CR-LF; Space down one line. |
| AR | End of message. | Ready for new message/telegram. |
| SN | Understood. | Message received and checks okay. |
| AS | Wait. | Respond with SN or R. |
| ? | Please say again. (INT = miltary equivalent.) |
?AA x = Repeat all after x. ?AB x = Repeat all before x. ?BN x y = Repeat all between x and y. |
| Q-Signal | Meaning |
| QRA | What is the name of your station? |
| QRG | What's my exact frequency? |
| QRH | Does my frequency vary? |
| QRI | How is my tone? (1-3) |
| QRK | What is my signal intelligibility? (1-5) |
| QRL | Are you busy? |
| QRM | Is my transmission being interfered with? |
| QRN | Are you troubled by static? |
| QRO | Shall I increase transmitter power? |
| QRP | Shall I decrease transmitter power? |
| QRQ | Shall I send faster? |
| QRS | Shall I send slower? |
| QRT | Shall I stop sending? |
| QRU | Have you anything for me? (I have nothing.) |
| QRV | QRV Are you ready? |
| QRW | QRW Shall I tell _____ you're calling him? |
| QRX | When will you call again? |
| QRZ | Who is calling me? |
| QSA | What is my signal strength? (1-5) |
| QSB | Are my signals fading? |
| QSD | Is my keying defective? |
| QSG | QSG Shall I send _____ messages at a time? |
| QSK | Can you work breakin? |
| QSL | Can you acknowledge receipt? |
| QSM | Shall I repeat the last message sent? |
| QSO | Can you communicate with _____ direct? |
| QSP | Will you relay to _____? |
| QSV | Shall I send a series of V's? |
| QSW | Will you transmit on _____? |
| QSX | Will you listen for _____ on _____? |
| QSY | Shall I change frequency? |
| QSZ | Shall I send each word/group more than once? (Answer, send twice or _____) |
| QTA | Shall I cancel number _____? |
| QTB | Do you agree with my word count? (Answer negative) |
| QTC | How many messages have you to send? |
| QTH | What is your location? |
| QTR | What is your time? |
| QTV | Shall I stand guard for you _____? |
| QTX | Will you keep your station open for further communication with me? |
| QUA | QUA Have you news of _____? |
| QN-Signal | Meaning (* For use by NCS only) |
| QNA | * Answer in prearranged order. |
| QNB | * Act as relay Between _____ and _____. |
| QNC | I have a message for all net stations to copy. |
| QND | * Net is Directed (by NCS). |
| QNE | * Entire net stand by. |
| QNF | Net is Free (not controlled). |
| QNG | Take over as NCS. |
| QNH | Your net frequency is High. |
| QNI | * Net stations report In. I am reporting into the net. (then list traffic or QRU). |
| QNJ | Can you copy me? Can you copy _____? |
| QNK | * Transmit message for _____ to _____. |
| QNL | Your net frequency is Low. |
| QNM | * You are QRMing the net. Standby. |
| QNN | The NCS is _____. What station is NCS? |
| QNO | Station is leaving the net. |
| QNP | Unable to copy you. Unable to copy _____. |
| QNQ | * Move frequency to _____ and wait for _____ to finish handling traffic. Then send him traffic for _____. |
| QNR | Answer _____ and Receive traffic. |
| QNS | * Following Stations are in the net (include list).
Request list of net stations. |
| QNT | Request permission to leave the net for _____ minutes. |
| QNU | * The net has traffic for you. Stand by. |
| QNV | * Establish contact with _____ on this frequency. If successful, move to _____ and send him traffic for _____. |
| QNW | How do I route messages for _____? |
| QNX | * You are excused from the net. Request to be excused from the net. |
| QNY | * Shift to another frequency (or to _____ kHz) to clear traffic with _____. |
| QNZ | Zero beat your signal with mine. |
| AA | All after (used after question mark to request a repetition) |
| AB | All before (similarly) |
| ABT | About |
| ADR | Address |
| AGN | Again |
| ANT | Antenna |
| ARND | Around |
| BK | Break (to pause transmission of a message, say) |
| BN | All between |
| BTR | Better |
| BUG | Semiautomatic mechanical key |
| B4 | Before |
| C | Yes; correct |
| CBA | Callbook address |
| CFM | Confirm |
| CK | Check |
| CL | Clear (I am closing my station) |
| CLG | Calling |
| CQ | Calling any station |
| CS | Callsign |
| CTL | Control |
| CUD | Could |
| CUL | See you later |
| CUZ | Because |
| CW | Continuous wave (Morse radiotelgraph) |
| CX | Conditions |
| DE | From; "this is" |
| DN | Down |
| DR | Dear |
| DSW | Goodbye (from Russian) |
| DX | Distance; long-distance contact, foreign country |
| EMRG | Emergency |
| ENUF | Enough |
| ES | And |
| FB | Fine business, Okay |
| FER | For |
| FM | From |
| FREQ | Frequency |
| FWD | Forward |
| GA | Good afternoon; Go ahead |
| GE | Good evening |
| GG | Going |
| GM | Good morning |
| GN | Good night |
| GND | Ground |
| GUD | Good |
| GX | Ground |
| HI | Laughter |
| HNY | Happy New Year |
| HR | Here, hear |
| HV | Have |
| HW | How |
| II | I say again |
| IMP | Impedance |
| KN | Over |
| LID | Poor operator |
| MNI | Many |
| MSG | Message |
| N | No; nine |
| NIL | Nothing |
| NR | Number |
| NW | Now |
| NX | Noise, noisy |
| OB | Old boy |
| OC | Old chap |
| OM | Old man (any male amateur radio operator is an OM) |
| OO | Official observer |
| OP | Operator |
| OT | Old timer |
| PSE | Please |
| PWR | Power |
| PX | Prefix |
| R | Are; "Roger"; decimal point |
| RU | Contest "Roundup" |
| RCVR | Receiver |
| RPT | Repeat; report |
| RPRT | Report |
| RX | Receiver |
| SAE | Self-addressed envelope |
| SASE | Self-addressed, stamped envelope |
| SED | Said |
| SEZ | Says |
| SFR | So far |
| SIG | Signal; signature |
| SIGS | Signals |
| SKED | Schedule |
| SN | Soon |
| SNR | Signal-to-noise ratio |
| SRI | Sorry |
| STN | Station |
| T | Zero |
| TEMP | Temperature |
| TFC | Traffic |
| TKS | Thanks |
| TMW | Tomorrow |
| TNX | Thanks |
| TT | That |
| TU | Thank you |
| TX | Transmit; transmitter |
| TXT | Text |
| U | You |
| UR | Your; You're |
| URS | Yours |
| VX | Voice; phone |
| VY | Very |
| W | Watts |
| WA | Word after |
| WB | Word before |
| WC | Wilco (will comply) |
| WDS | Words |
| WID | With |
| WKD | Worked |
| WKG | Working |
| WL | Will |
| WUD | Would |
| WX | Weather |
| XYL | Wife |
| YF | Wife |
| YL | Young lady (any female) |
| ZX | Zero beat |
| 73 | Best regards, Goodbye |
| 88 | Hugs and kisses |