NATO ALPHABET AND RADIO ABBREVIATIONS
I wrote this page to keep all the notes of various abbreviations I had around. I check this page and update it from time to time, and maybe it could be helpful to someone else too.
NATO ALPHABET:
A - Alpha
B -
Bravo
C - Charlie
D - Delta
E - Echo
F - Foxtrot
G - Golf
H - Hotel
I - India
J - Juliet
K - Kilo
L - Lima
M - Mike
N - November
O - Oscar
P - Papa
Q - Quebec
R - Romeo
S -
Sierra
T - Tango
U - Uniform
V - Victor
W - Whiskey
X -
Xray
Y - Yankee
Z - Zulu
also numbers are pronounced in an unique way to avoid missunderstandings:
0 - Zee-ro
1 - Wun
2 - Too
3 - Tree
4 - Fow-er
5 - Fife
6 -
Six
7 - Sev-en
8 - Ait
9 - Nin-er
One note: it is important to notice that sometimes Italian operators spell the I in their callsign as "Italia" instead of "India" (especially on domestic contacts). This is formally an incorrect use, even if a very frequent one.
Q-Code
Q-code is a series of
standardized 3-letters codes starting with Q. They were invented as
abbreviations back when only radiotelegraphy was used. Since there are
truly a lot, and only some are used in amateur radio, I will only list
those most used together with other abbreviations. Every Q-code can be
used as a statement, or as a question.
Q-codes are also used in spoken
and written (even off-air) communications as pratical abbreviations. As an
example: "Hey man, did you fix your QRP rig?"
RADIO ABBREVIATIONS:
73 - Best
Regards
88 - Hugs and Kisses
APRS - Automatic Packet Reporting
System
CW - Continuous waves (morse code)
GND - Ground
K - Please Transmit
Key - Device used to manually send
Morse-code
Old Man, OM - Amateur Radio Operator
Paddles - another device to manually send Morse-code
QRP
- it usually indicates low-power radio operation (5W or less). In Q-code,
it means to reduce power, as in: "QRP?" (should I reduce power) - "QRP"
(please reduce power).
QSO - a radio contact
QTH - Q-code for
position, it is often used to mean one own radio station.
RF - Radio Frequency
Roger - short for "I received your message". It
derives from telegraphy's "R", which was spelled as "Roger" (before
"Romeo" became the standard)
RX - Receiver
SSTV - Slow-scan
television , is a method of sending pitcures via radio
TNX - Thanks
TX - Transmitter
UTC
- Coordinated Universal Time
The list is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather as a list of those abbreviations I happen to see and use the most (both on-air and on-line).
Radio bands
VLF - Very Low
Frequency
LF - Low Frequency
MF - Medium Frequency
HF - High Frequency
VHF - Very High Frequency
UHF -
Ultra High Frequency
SHF - Super High Frequency
EHF - Extremely High
Frequency
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