Phonetic Alphabet NATO Phonetic Alphabet
Western Union Phonetic Alphabet
Numbers and Misc.
Letter phonetic letter
Letter phonetic letter
Letter
A
Alpha
A
Adams
1
Wun
B
Bravo
B
Boston
2
Too
C
Charlie
C
Chicago
3
Tree
D
Delta
D
Denver
4
Fow-er
E
Echo
E
Easy
5
Fife
F
Foxtrot
F
Frank
6
six
G
Golf
G
George
7
Sev-en
H
Hotel
H
Henry
8
Ait
I
India
I
Ida
9
Nin-er
J
Juliet
J
John
0
Zee-ro
K
Kilo
K
King
.-
decimal (point)
L
Lima
L
Lincoln
.-
(full) stop
M
Mike
M
Mary
N
November
N
New York
O
Oscar
O
Ocean
P
Papa
P
Peter
Q
Quebec
Q
Queen
R
Romeo
R
Roger
S
Sierra
S
Sugar
T
Tango
T
Thomas
U
Uniform
U
Union
V
Victor
V
Victor
W
Whiskey
W
William
X
X-ray
X
X-ray
Y
Yankee
Y
Young
Z
Zulu
Z
Zero
phonetic letter
Common Abbreviations AA AB ABT ADR AGN AM ANT BCI BCL BK BN BUG B4 C CFM CK CL CLD CLG CQ CW DLD DLVD DR DX ES FB FM GA GM GN GND GUD HI HR HV HW LID MA MILS MSG N NCS ND NIL NM NR NW OB OC OM OP OPR
After all All before About Address Again Amplitude Modulation Antenna Broadcast Interference Broadcast Listener Break; Break in All between; Been Semi-Automatic Key Before Yes Confirm; I confirm Check I am closing my station; Call Called Calling Calling any station Continuous Wave Delivered Delivered Dear Distance And Fine Business, excellent Frequency Modulation Go ahead Good Morning Good night Ground Good The telegraph laugh; High Here; Hear Have How A poor operator Millamperes Millamperes Message; Prefix to radiogram No Net Control Station Nothing Doing Nothing; I have nothing for you No More Number Now, I resume transmission Old boy Old chap Old man Operator Operator
OT PBL PWR PX R RCD RCVR RX REF RFI RIG RTTY SASE SED SIG SINE SKED SRI SSB SVC T TFC TMW TKS TNX TT TU TVI TX TXT UR URS VFO VY WA WB WD WDS WKD WKG WL WUD WX XCVR XMTR XTAL XYL YL 73 88
Old timer; Old top Preamble Power Press Received as transmitted; Are Received Receiver Reciever Refer to; Referring to; Reference Radio frequency interference Station Equipment Radio Teletype Sefl-addressed, stamped envelope Said Signature; Signal Operator’s personal initials or nickname Schedule Sorry Single Side Band Service; Prefix to service message Zero Traffic Tomorrow Thanks Thanks That Thank you Television interference Transmitter Text Your; You’re Yours Variable Frequency Oscillator Very Word after Word before Word Words Worked Working Well; Will Would Weather Transceiver Transmitter Crystal Wife Young Lady Best Regards Hugs and Kisses
Morse Code Table A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 / + = . , ? ( ) “ _ ‘ : ; $
•– – ••• –•–• –•• • ••–• – –• •••• •• •––– –•– •–•• –– –• ––– •––• ––•– •–• ••• – ••– •••– •–– –••– –•–– ––•• •–––– •• – – – ••• – – •••• – ••••• –•••• ––••• –––•• ––––• ––––– –••–• •–•–• –•••– •–•–•– ––••–– ••––•• –•––• –•––•– –••••– •–••–• ••––•– •––––• –––••• –•–•–• •••–••–
Procedural Signals (also called ProSigns) CQ AR K KN BK R AS SK CL
Calling any station (does any ham *not* know this one?) "+" over, end of message invite any station to transmit go only, invite a specific station to transmit invite receiving station to transmit all received OK stand by (AS 5 Wait 5 Minutes) end of contact (sent before call) going off the air (clear)
Q Signals Q Signals take the form of a question only when each is followed by a question mark. QRG QRH QRI QRJ QRK
QRL QRM
QRN QRO QRP QRQ QRS QRT QRU QRV QRW QRX QRY QRZ QSA
QSB QSD QSG QSK QSL
Will you tell me my exact frequency (or that of ___)? Your exact frequency (or that of ___) is ___ kHz. Does my frequency vary? Your frequency varies. How is the tone of my transmission? The tone of your transmission is ___. (1. Good 2. Variable 3. Bad) Are you receiving me badly? I can not receive you. Your signals are too weak. What is the intelligibility of my signals (or those of ___)? The intelligibility of your signals (or those of ___) is: (1. Bad 2. Poor 3. Fair 4. Good 5. Excellent) Are you busy? I can not receive you. Your signals are too weak. Is my transmission being interferred with? Your transmission is being interferred with ___. (1. Nil 2. Slightly 3. Moderately 4. Severely 5. Extremely) Are you troubled by static? I am troubled by static ---. (1-5 as under QRM) Shall I increase power? Increase power. Shall I decrease power? Decrease power. Shall I send faster? Send faster ___. (WPM) Shall I send more slowly? Send more slowly ___. (WPM) Shall I stop sending? Stop sending. Have you anything for me? I have nothing for you. Are you ready? I am ready. Shall I inform ___ that you are calling on ___ kHz? Please inform ___ that I am calling on ___ kHz. When will you call me again? I will call you again at ___ hours (on ___ kHz). What is my turn? Your turn is numbered ___. Who is calling me? You are being called by ___ (on ___ kHz). What is the strength of my signals (or those of ___)? The strength of you signals (or those of ___) is ___. (1. Scarcely perceptable 2. Weak 3. Fairly good 4. Good 5. Very good) Are my signals fading? Your signals are fading. Is my keying defective? Your keying is defective? Shall I send ___ messages at a time? Send ___ messages at a time. Can you hear me in between your signals and if so, can I break in on your transmission? I can hear you between my signals; break in on my transmission. Can you acknowledge receipt? I am acknowledging receipt.
Q Signals QSM QSN QSO QSP QST QSU QSW QSX QSY QSZ QTA QTB QTC QTH QTR
Shall I repeat the last message I sent you, or some previous message? Repeat the last message you sent me [or message(s) number(s) ___]. Did you hear me (or ___) on ___ kHz? I did hear you (or ___) on ___ kHz. communicate with ___ direct or by relay? I can communicate with ___ direct (or by relay through ___). Will you relay to ___? I will relay to ___. General call proceding a message addressed to all amateurs and ARRL members. This is in effect, "CQ ARRL". Shall I send or reply on this frequency (or on ___ kHz)? Send a series of Vs on this frequency (or on ___ kHz). Will you send on this frequency (or on ___ kHz)? I am going to send on this frequency (or on ___ kHz). Will you listen to ___ on ___ kHz? I am listening to ___ on ___ kHz. Shall I change to to transmission on another frequency? Change transmission to another frequency (or ___ kHz). Shall I send each word or group more than once? Send each word or group twice (or ___ times). Shall I cancel message number ___? Cancel message number ___. Do you agree with my counting of words? I do not agree with your counting of words. I will repeat the first letter or digit of each word or group. How many messages have you to send? I have ___ messages for you (or for ___). What is your location? My location is ___. QTR What is the correct time? The correct time is ___.
Time Conversion Tables UTC EDT/AST CDT/EST MDT/CST PDT/MST
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