Common CW Abbreviations OPERATING ABBREVIATIONS ABBREVIATIONS FOR C.W. WORK Abbreviations help to reduce the length of transmissions. However, make it a rule not to abbreviate unnecessarily when working an operator of unknown experience. AA All after OB Old boy AB All before OM Old man ABT About OP-OPR Operator ADR Address OSC Oscillator AGN Again OT Old timer; old top ANT Antenna PBL Preamble BCI Broadcast interference PSE Please BCL Broadcast listener PWR Power BK Break; break me; break in PX Press BN All between; been R Received as transmetted; are B4 Before RAC Rectified alternating current C Yes RCD Received CFM Confirm; I confirm REF Refer to; referring to; reference CK Check RIG Station equipment CL I am closing my station; call RPT Repeat; I repeat CLD-CLG Called; calling RX, RCVR Receiver CUD Could SED Said CUL See you later SEZ Says CUM Come SIG Signature; signal CW Continuous wave SINE Operator's personal initials or nickname DLD-DLVD Delivered SKED Schedule DX Distance, foreign countries SRI Sorry ECO Electron-coupled oscillator SVC Service; prefix to service message ES And, & TFC Traffic FB Fine business; excellent TMW Tomorrow GA Go ahead (or resume sending) TNX-TKS Thanks GB Good-by TT That GBA Give better address TU Thank you GE Good evening TVI Television interference GG Going TVL Television listener GM Good morning TX Transmitter GN Good night TXT Text GND Ground UR-URS Your; you're; yours GP Ground plane VFO Variable-frequency oscillator GUD Good VY Very HI The telegraphic laugh; high WA Word after HR Here; hear WB Word before HV Have WD-WDS Word; words HW How WKD-WKG Worked; working LID A poor operator WL Well; will MA, MILS Milliamperes WUD Would MSG Message; prefix to radiogram WX Weather N No XMTR Transmitter ND Nothing doing XTAL Crystal NIL Nothing; I have nothing for you YF-XYL Wife NM Nothing more YL Young lady NR Number 73 Best regards NW Now; I resume transmission 88 Love and kisses