A -
di-dah
N - dah-dit
B -
dah-di-di-dit
O - dah-dah-dah
C -
dah-di-dah-dit
P - di-dah-dah-dit
D -
dah-di-dit
Q - dah-dah-di-dah
E -
dit
R - di-dah-dit
F -
di-di-dah-dit
S - di-di-dit
G -
dah-dah-dit
T - dah
H -
di-di-di-dit
U - di-di-dah
I -
di-dit
V - di-di-di-dah
J -
di-dah-dah-dah
W - di-dah-dah
K -
dah-di-dah
X - dah-di-di-dah
L -
di-dah-di-dit
Y - dah-di-dah-dah
M -
dah-dah
Z - dah-dah-di-dit
1 -
di-dah-dah-dah-dah
6 - dah-di-di-di-dit
2 -
di-di-dah-dah-dah
7 - dah-dah-di-di-dit
3 -
di-di-di-dah-dah
8 - dah-dah-dah-di-dit
4 -
di-di-di-di-dah
9 - dah-dah-dah-dah-dit
5 -
di-di-di-di-dit
0 - dah-dah-dah-dah-dah
Error - di-di-di-di-di-di-di-dit
Wait - di-dah-di-di-dit (AS)
End of Message - di-dah-di-dah-dit (AR)
End of Transmission - di-di-di-dah-di-dah (SK)
Invitation to transmit - dah-di-dah (K)
Period - di-dah-di-dah-di-dah
Comma - dah-dah-di-di-dah-dah
Question Mark - di-di-dah-dah-di-dit
Fraction Bar - dah-di-di-dah-dit
Break - dah di-di-di-dah-di-dah (BK)
Double Dash - dah-di-di-di-dah
QRM - Is my transmission being interfered with by man made noise?
QRN - Are you troubled with Atmospheric noise?
QRP - Shall I decrease power?
QRS - Shall I send slower?
QRT - Shall I stop sending?
QRZ - Who is calling me?
QSB - Are my signals fading?
QSL - Can you acknowledge receipt?
QSY - Shall I change frequency?
QTH - What is your location?
QSO - Contact by radio
CQ - Calling any Station
DE - This is
K - Invitation to transmit, go ahead
TNX - Thanks
OM - Ol'man
FER - For
UR - Your
RST - Readability,Strength and Tone
RPT - Repeat
HR - Here
HW - How
CPI - Copy
AR - End of message
U - You
FB - Fine business
N - Nine (9)
QTH - Location
WX - Weather
ES - And
CLDY - Cloudy
RIG - Radio
TRANS- Transmitter
XMTR - Transmitter
RCVR - Receiver
ANT - Antenna
ABT - About
BN - Been
HI - Laugh
CUL - See You Later
GN - Good night
GD - Good Day
NITE - Night
SK - End of my Transmissions I am done go ahead
LOG - Log book
73 - Best regards
88 - Love and Kisses
WRK - Work
Typical QSO
Station
Calling:
CQ CQ CQ DE WA6OTP WA6OTP K
(Now
listen)
If no one is heard, repeat
Answering Station: WA6OTP DE KB7XYZ K
Station
Calling:
KB7XYZ DE WA6OTP -- TNX FER CALL --
UR RST IS 599 RPT 5NN --
NAME HR IS JIM JIM --
QTH IS GRANTS PASS, OR --
SO HW CPI? --
AR KB7XYZ DE WA6OTP K
Answering
Station: WA6OTP DE KB7XYZ --
OK JIM I CPI U FB --
UR RST IS 599 5NN --
NAME HERE IS STEVE, STEVE --
QTH IS ENTERPRISE, OR --
WX HR IS COOL ES CLDY --
MY RIG IS HOME BREW TRANS WITH COLLINS RCVR --
ANT IS DIPOLE UP 45FT. --
SO JIM HW? --
AR WA6OTP DE KB7XYZ K
Calling
Station:
KB7XYZ DE WA6OTP --
OK STEVE FB I CPI ALL, UR RIG IS DOING GUD JOB HR --
WX IS ABT THE SAME --
I AM 58 YRS OLD ES HV BN A HAM FOR MANY YRS NOW --
I AM GLAD I TOOK THE TIME TO DO IT. ITS GREAT. --
I AM RETIRED --
STEVE IT WAS NICE TO MEET U, I MUST GET TO BED,
I NEED MY BEAUTY SLEEP HI --
CUL 73 GN AR --
KB7XYZ DE WA6OTP SK
Answering
Station: WA6OTP DE KB7XYZ --
OK JIM I WONT KEEP U UP --
IT WAS NICE TO MEET U ES I WILL LOOK FER DN THE LOG --
73 ES GN --
AR WA6OTP DE KB7XYZ SK
RST SYSTEM
Readability
1 - Unreadable
2 - Barely readable, occasional words distinguishable
3 - Readable with considerable difficulty
4 - Readable with practically no difficulty
5 - Perfectly readable
Signal
Strength
1 - Faint signals, barely perceptible
2 - Very weak signals
3 - Weak signals
4 - Fair signals
5 - Fairly good signals
6 - Good signals
7 - Moderately strong signals
8 - Strong signals
9 - Extremely strong signals
Tone
1 - Sixty cycle a.c. or less, very rough and broad
2 - Very rough
3 - Rough not filtered
4 - Rough note some filtering
5 - Filtered but strongly rippled
6 - Filtered tone but
7 - Near pure tone, trace of ripple
8 - Near perfect tone, slight trace of ripple
9 - Perfect tone
