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01A |
Triode tube in circuitry of receivers |
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1/4WA |
Quarter Wave Antenna |
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1/4WV |
Quarter Wave Antenna |
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10-4 |
Message received |
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200K |
200Kilohertz |
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2MTR |
Two Meter Plus Amateur Radio Club |
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2MTR |
2-Meter wavelength (146 megahertz) |
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2MtrPlus |
Two-Meter Band Radio Club |
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47CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations Title 47 (FCC) |
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5x5 |
Five-by-Five (Good Copy Signal) |
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73 |
Best Regards (not an acronym) |
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88 |
Love & Kisses (not an acronym) |
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9K6 |
9600 baud rate for digital communications. Used mainly for amateur radio. |
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AARC |
Austin Amateur Radio Club |
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AARC |
Ames Amateur Radio Club |
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AARC |
Aruba Amateur Radio Club |
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AARC |
Albemarle Amateur Radio Club |
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AARC |
Alger Amateur Radio Club |
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AAS |
Advanced Antenna Systems |
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ACS |
Auxiliary Communications Service |
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ADIF |
Amateur Data Interchange Format |
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ADPCM |
Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation |
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ADR |
Additional Dialog Recording |
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ADRF |
Analog Devices Radio Frequency |
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AERP |
Average Effective Radiated Power |
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AF |
Audio Frequency |
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AFC |
Antennas For Communications |
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AGC |
Automatic Gain Control |
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AGL |
Above Ground Level |
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AISG |
Antenna Interface Standards Group Ltd. |
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AJD |
All Japan Districts |
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AK |
Atwater-Kent radio |
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ALD |
Antenna Linkage Device |
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AM |
Amplitude Modulation |
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AM-10 |
AMSAT Oscar-10 AMateur SATellite |
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AMBE |
Advanced Multi-Band Excitation |
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ANARC |
Association of North American Radio Clubs |
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ANC |
Automatic Noise Cancelling |
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APO |
Advanced Planner Optimizer |
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APRS |
Automatic Position Reporting System (original term - now Packet instead of Position) |
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ARC |
Amateur Radio Club |
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ARC |
Advance Radio Car |
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ARCF |
Amateur Radio Christian Fellowship |
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AREC |
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications |
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ARES |
Amateur Radio Emergency Service |
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ARF |
Amateur Radio Forum |
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ARFCN |
Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number |
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ARLOY |
Amateur Radio Lady Of the Year |
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ARO |
Amateur Radio Operator |
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ARO |
Austin Repeater Organization |
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AROS |
Amateur Radio Observation Service |
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ARPS |
Amateur Radio Packet System |
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ARRL |
American Radio Relay League's |
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ASAP |
Area Speed and Power |
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ASCP |
Amateur Station Control Protocol |
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ASDIC |
Anti-Submarine Detection Investigation Committee (British) |
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ASR |
Antenna Structure Registration |
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ATT |
At This Time |
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ATU |
Antenna Tuning Unit |
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ATV |
Amateur Television |
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AUBS |
AUdio Base Station |
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AWARE |
Array of Wireless Access Repeater Elements |
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B/D |
Buffer/Doubler |
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BARC |
Bracknell Amateur Radio Club |
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BARC |
Baltimore Amateur Radio Club |
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BARC |
Beargrease Amateur Radio Coalition |
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BCB |
Broadcast Band |
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BHAA |
Box-Horn Antenna Array |
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BOM |
Beginning of Message (ATM) |
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BP |
Back Propagation |
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BP |
Battery Powered |
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BPSK |
binary phase shift keying |
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BS |
Base Station |
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BSC |
Base Station Controller |
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BSE |
Base Station Equipment |
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BSS |
Base Station System |
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BTS |
Base Transceiver Station (cellular) |
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BUNCS |
'BUNCS', Back-up Net Control Station 'GREAT LAKES EMERGENCY & TRAFFIC NETWORK', 3932 KHz. Nightly 08:30 EST |
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C/W |
Continuous Wave |
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CARS |
California Arizona Repeater System |
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CARS |
Cascades Amateur Radio Club |
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CARS |
Cascade Amateur Radio Society |
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CCF |
Circuit Correction Factor |
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CCI |
Co-Channel Interference |
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CCRA |
Contra Costa Repeater Association |
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CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access (voice/data transmission) |
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CDR |
Controlled Directional Reception |
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CFR-47 |
Code of Federal Regulations Title 47 (FCC) |
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CGR |
Centre de Gestion des Radiocommunications |
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CGRS |
Coast Guard Radio Station |
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CHA |
Cliff Hanger Antenna |
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CIO |
Carrier Insertion Oscillator |
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CLMR |
Civil Land Mobile Radio |
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CMM |
Coordinate Measuring Machine |
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CMRR |
Common Mode Rejection Ration |
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CO-AX |
Abbrev/Coaxial Cable or other references to Co-Ax |
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COAX |
Coaxial Cable |
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CORA |
Central Oklahoma Radio Amateurs |
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CP |
Circular Polarized |
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CPC |
Constant Power Crossover |
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CPM |
continuous phase modulation |
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cps |
Carrier Pre-Selection Service |
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CQ |
General Call |
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CQCQ |
CQ is the international ham radio call meaning "anyone listening?" It's often repeated two or three times, trying to start a conversation with someone on a channel (frequency). |
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CQD |
Come Quick Danger |
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CRAQ |
Club Radio Amateur de Québec |
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CRES |
columbus radio enthusiasts society |
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CREST |
Citizens Radio Emergency Service Teams |
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CSQ |
Carrier Squelch |
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CSS |
Carrier Sense System |
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CSS |
curvature scale space |
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CTRC |
Carnegie Tech Radio Club |
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CW |
Continuous Wave |
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CW |
Continuous Waveform |
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DAH |
INTERNATIONAL Morse Code 'DASH' PRONOUNCED AS SHORT 'A', AS IN 'LA' |
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Dar |
Digital Analog Radio |
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DARC |
Deutscher Amateur Radio Club |
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DARS |
Digital Audio Radio Service |
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DAS |
Dead Air Space |
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Db |
Deutsche Bahn |
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dB |
Decibel |
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DBDM |
Dual Band Dual Mode |
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DBDP |
Dual-Band Dual-Polar |
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DBDPA |
Dual Band Dual Polar Antenna |
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DBDT |
Dual-Band Desk-Top |
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DBDTA |
Dual-Band Desk-Top Antenna |
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dBm |
Decibel relative to one milliwatt |
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DCARA |
Denton County Amateur Radio Association |
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DCD |
Data Carrier Detect |
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DCM |
Digital Carrier Module |
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DCS |
Digital-Coded Squelch |
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DDA |
Digital Directional Antenna |
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DE |
Driven Element |
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DG |
Darling Girl |
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Di Di Dit - -DA-DA-DAH--Di Di Dit |
Official International Morse Radio Telegraphy or Light Signal 0r Audio Signal for Danger Life/Death Emergency Signal |
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DIT |
Morse code DOT |
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DM |
delta modulation |
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DMR |
Differential Microwave Radiometer |
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DMR |
Digital Media Receiver |
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DMRAA |
Des Moines Radio Amateur Association |
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DMX |
De-MultipleXer |
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DNA |
Did Not Answer |
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DOE |
Dynamic Output Element |
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Double Nickle |
Fifty-five |
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DPSK |
differential phase-shift keying |
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DRA |
Delaware Repeater Association |
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DRCS |
Davenport Radio Control Society |
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DS |
Digital Service |
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DSBFC |
Double Sideband Full Carrier |
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DSBSC |
Double Sideband Suppressed Carrier |
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DSZZ |
Dual Single-channel Zig-Zag Antenna |
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DTX |
Discontinuous Transmission |
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DX-1 |
Long Distance radio contact |
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DZZ |
Dual Zig-Zag Antenna |
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EAPU |
External Auxiliary Power Unit |
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EARFCN |
Evolved Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number |
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EARS |
Edmond Amateur Radio Society |
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EARS |
Escondido Amateur Radio Society |
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ELF |
Extremely Low Frequency (30 - 300 Hz) |
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EMC |
Electromagnetic Compatibility |
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EMI |
Electro-Magnetic Interference |
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ERAU |
Estonian Radio Amateurs Union |
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ERDS |
Emergency Radio Data System |
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ERP |
Effective Radiated Power |
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F |
Frequency |
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FAR |
Foundation for Amateur Radio |
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FBR |
Fine Business Radio |
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FCC |
Federal Communications Commission (US) |
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FF |
Fixed Frequency |
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FM |
frequency modulation |
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FMT |
Frequency Measuring Test |
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FRC |
Frankford Radio Club |
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FRP |
Fixed Reception Pattern |
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FRPA |
Fixed Reception Pattern Antenna |
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FSVM |
Frequency Selective Volt Meter |
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G/W |
Ground Wave |
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GLETN |
Great Lakes Emergency & Traffic Network |
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GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time (replaced by UT in 1928, then UTC in 1960) |
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GNSS |
Global Navigation Satellite System |
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GOES |
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
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GPRS |
General Packet Radio Service |
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GROL |
General Radiotelephone Operator License |
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GRS |
General Radio Service |
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GS |
Ground State |
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HAAT |
Height Above Average Terrain |
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HAM |
Hardly Any Money |
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HARC |
Huntsville Amateur Radio Club |
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HARP |
Hometown Area Recruiting Program |
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HCA |
High Current Amplifier |
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HCRA |
Hampden County Radio Association |
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HF |
High Frequency |
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HF |
Hands Free |
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HFN |
High Frequency Noise |
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HG |
High Gain |
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HH5PA |
WORLD FAMOUS AMATEUR RADIO STATION IN QUITO, ECUADOR. |
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HMS |
High-Mast System |
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HNY |
Honey |
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HO |
Harmonic Oscillator |
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HPD |
Half Power Diameter |
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HQRP |
Houston QRP Club |
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HR |
Hikari Radio |
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HRAC |
Harrisburg Radio Amateurs Club |
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HRAN |
Hispanic Radio Amateur Network |
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Hs |
Highly Sensitive |
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ICB |
Intercontinental Correspondence Band |
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IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
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IF |
Intermediate Frequency |
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IG |
Isolated Ground |
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IM |
Individually Modulated |
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IM |
Intermediate Modulation |
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IMBE |
Improved Multi-Band Excitation |
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IPA |
International Phonetic Alphabet |
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IRC |
Internet Relay Chat |
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ISB |
Intermediate SideBand |
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ISM |
Industrial, Scientific, and Medical radio band |
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ISRA |
Idaho Society of Radio Amateurs, Inc |
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JOTA |
Jamboree Of The Air |
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KARO |
Kane Amateur Radio Operators |
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KARS |
Katy Amateur Radio Society |
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KAT |
Klamath Amateur Television |
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KCSARC |
Klamath County Schools Amateur Radio Club |
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Kenley Heaviside Layer |
Inner space layer reflecting radio-frequency signals back to earth, causing 'skip': |
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KW |
Kurz Welle (Short Wave) |
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LARC |
Lincoln Amateur Radio Club |
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LHCP |
Left-Hand Circularly-Polarized |
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LIMARC |
Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club |
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LMS |
Low-Mast System |
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LoTW |
Logbook of the World |
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LP |
Low-Power |
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LPFM |
Low-Power Frequency Modulation |
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LPI |
Low Power Interference |
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LPRC |
Loma Pioneer Repeater Club |
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LPRF |
Low-Power Radio Frequency |
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LR |
Local Repeater |
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LSB |
Lower Sideband |
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LVDS |
Low-Voltage Differential Signalling |
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LWS |
Long-Wave Set |
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MAARS |
Manhattan Area Amateur Radio Society |
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MAG MOUNT |
Magnetic Mount |
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MAR |
Mayland Amateur Radio |
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MARC |
Mobile Amateur Radio Corps |
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MBX |
Multi-Band Transmitter |
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MC |
Master of Ceremonies |
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MDT |
Modulated Data Transfer |
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MEA |
Multi-Element Antenna |
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MHZ |
Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second) |
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MIKE |
Microphone |
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MM |
Maritime Mobile |
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MOPA |
Master Oscillator Power Amplifier |
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MPT |
Manner Place Time |
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MRC |
Milwaukee Repeater Club |
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MRC |
Mobile Range Communications |
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MRRL |
Michigan Radio Relay League |
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MS |
Mobile Station |
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MSUARC |
Michigan State University Amateur Radio Club |
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MSWR |
Modified Standing Wave Ratio |
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MUF |
Maximum Usable Frequency |
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MUX |
Multiplexer |
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MW |
Medium Wave |
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MWA |
Minnesota Wireless Association |
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MX |
Multiplex |
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NCI |
Net Control Information |
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NCS |
net control station (communications) |
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ND |
Non-Directional |
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NDDM |
Nonlinear Digital Delta Modulation |
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NEARCOM |
New England Amateur Radio COMmunication |
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NERG |
North East Radio Group |
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NERT |
New Era Repeater Technocrats |
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NERW |
NorthEast Radio Watch |
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NM |
Not Modulated |
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NPL |
Normal Power Level |
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NRD |
National Radio Day |
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NRRL |
Norwegian Radio Relay League |
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NRRT |
Newton Amateur Radio Response Team |
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NTS |
National Traffic System |
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OAR |
'ON-AIR-RALLIES' |
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OD |
Omni-Directional |
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OP |
Overpowered |
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OPARS |
Old Post Amateur Radio Society |
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OQ |
Operator Qualification |
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OQP |
Ohio QSO Party |
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OQP |
Ontario QSO Party |
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ORN |
Omega Radio Network |
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OSCAR |
Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio |
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OTP |
On The Porch |
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PABX |
private automatic branch exchange (telephone) |
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PAR |
Parabolic Aluminum Reflector |
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PAs |
Packet Access Service |
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PAWA |
Portland Amateur Wireless Association |
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PERC |
Prince Edward Radio Club |
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PHARC |
Potomac Highlands Amateur Radio Club |
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PIXMA |
Power indicates ten milliAmperes |
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PSK |
phase-shift keying |
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PTT |
Push to Talk Testing |
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PTT |
Push to Talk Taster |
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PTT |
Push to Talk Technology |
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PUSH-PULL AMPLIFIER |
Unique circuitry of two tubes wherein one is conducting power to the plate circuit, whilst the matching circuit rests: The result is a more rapid amplification cycle thus resulting in steadier, stronger signal: Ye Ed, fmf, WB8AXXI, 09/15/2013 |
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Q code |
Standardized grouping of 'brevity code', of three letters all begin with 'Q': Three categories, Applicable to amateurs, Aviation, Maritime: |
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QBS? |
Should I clean the Bird S#!* off my antenna so I can hear you? |
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QCD |
Where did you put my CD? |
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QCP |
Are you using Cat Power? |
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QCW |
Why are you whistling Morse? |
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QDR |
Damn Right the frequency is busy! |
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QDX |
That's my original Call sign. |
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QED |
Your Mom Goes To College |
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QEP |
It's time for dinner |
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QET |
Phone home |
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QEW? |
Is copy difficult due to Ear Wax? |
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QFE |
Subscale setting to give height above Aerodrome |
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QFH? |
Is this Frequency Hogged? |
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QFP? |
Will you give me the latest information concerning ... facility at (place)? |
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QFT |
I am passing gas. |
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QGW |
Does my landing gear appear to be down and in place? |
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QHF |
Are you going to the Hamfeast? |
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QJE3 |
Is my frequency shift correct? |
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QJF |
My signal as checked by monitor is satisfactory |
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QJF1 |
My signal as checked by monitor is satisfactory locally |
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QJF2 |
My signal as checked by monitor is satisfactory as radiated. |
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QJH1 |
Shall I run my test tape? |
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QJI1 |
Will you transmit a continuous mark? |
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QJI2 |
Will you transmit a continuous space? |
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QJK1 |
Are you receiving continuous mark? |
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QJK2 |
Are you receiving continuous space? |
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QJK3 |
Are you receiving a mark bias? |
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QJK4 |
Are you receiving a space bias? |
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QKO |
What other units are (or will be) taking part in the operation? |
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QLK |
Are you sending with your left foot and keyboard? |
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QLP |
Are you playing long disco records? |
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QLS |
Are you sending from Texas? |
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QLZ? |
Are you playing Led Zeppelin over the repeater? |
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QNK |
Transmit message for ______ to ______. |
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QNL |
Your Net frequency is Low |
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QNP |
Unable to copy. |
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QNQ |
Move frequency to ______ and wait for ______ to finish handling traffic. |
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QNR |
Answer and relay traffic. |
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QNT |
request permission to leave the net for ______ minutes. |
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QNV |
Establish contact with ______ on this frequency. |
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QNX |
You are excused from the net |
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QOE |
Have you received the safety signal sent by ....? |
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QOF |
What is the commercial quality of my signals? |
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QOG? |
How many tapes have you to send? |
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QOH |
Shall I send a phasing signal for .... seconds? |
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QOI? |
Shall I send my tape? |
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QOK |
Have you received the signals of an emergency position-indicating radiobeacon on ... kHz (or MHz)? |
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QOM |
On what frequencies can your vessel be reached by a selective call? |
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QON |
Can you send on any working frequency? |
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QPM |
Is my signal purr modulated? |
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QRA |
What is the name of your station? |
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QRC |
Are you a rag chewer? |
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QRG |
Will you tell me my exact frequency (or that of ________)? |
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QRH |
Does my frequency vary? |
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QRI |
How is the tone of my transmission? |
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QRK |
Question: How do you read my radio signal? |
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QRK2 |
The intelligibility of your signals is Poor |
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QRK3 |
The intelligibility of your signals is Fair |
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QRK4 |
The intelligibility of your signals is Good |
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QRK5 |
The intelligibility of your signals is Excellent |
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QRK? |
What is the intelligibility of my signals? |
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QRM |
Static Interference (not an acronym) |
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QRM1 |
Your transmission is being interfered with Nil |
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QRM2 |
Your transmission is being interfered with Slightly |
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QRM3 |
Your transmission is being interfered with Moderately |
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QRM4 |
Your transmission is being interfered with Severely |
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QRM5 |
Your transmission is being interfered with Extremely |
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QRN |
The static is being caused by a nurse. |
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QRO |
Increase Power |
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QRO? |
Shall I increase power? |
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QRP |
Low Power Amateur Radio |
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QRP? |
Shall I decrease power? |
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QRQ |
Send Faster |
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QRR |
Are you ready for automatic operation? |
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QRS |
Send More Slowly |
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QRT |
Shall I stop sending? |
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QRU |
I Have Nothing for You |
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QRU? |
Have you anything for me? |
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QRV |
Are you ready? |
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QRW |
Shall I inform ___ that you are calling? |
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QRX |
Wait while I go to the drugstore. |
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QRY |
What is my turn? |
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QRZ |
Amateur Radio call |
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QSA? |
What is the strength of my signals? |
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QSB |
Your signals are fading |
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QSB? |
Are my signals fading? |
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QSC |
Are you a cargo vessel? |
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QSD |
Is my keying defective? |
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QSF |
I contacted some werido in San Francisco |
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QSG |
Shall I send .... (number of) messages at a time? |
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QSH |
S#!* Happens |
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QSI |
I have been unable to break in on your transmission. |
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QSJ? |
What is the charge to be collected per word to .... including your internal telegraph charge? |
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QSK |
Can you hear me between your signals? |
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QSL |
Acknowledging of Reception Card |
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QSL |
Shortwave Listening contact |
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QSL? |
Can you acknowledge receipt? |
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QSM? |
Shall I repeat the last message which I sent you? |
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QSN....? |
Did you hear me on .... khz (or Mhz)? |
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QSO .... ? |
Can you communicate with .... direct or by relay? |
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QSP |
Use your SPell checker. |
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QSP .... ? |
Will you relay to ... free of charge? |
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QSQ |
Have you a doctor on board? |
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QST |
ARRL's Monthly Membership Journal |
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QST |
Calling ALL Amateur Radio Operators |
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QSU |
Shall I send or reply on this frequency? |
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QSV |
Shall I send a series of V's on this frequency? |
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QSW |
Will you send on this frequency? |
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QSX |
Will you listen to (call sign(s) on ... khz (or Mhz))? |
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QSY |
Please change frequency to (not an acronym) |
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QSZ |
Shall I send each word or group more than once? |
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QTA |
Shall I cancel telegram (message) Number.... as if it had not been sent? |
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QTB |
Do you agree with my counting of words? |
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QTC |
How many messages have you to send? |
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QTE |
What is my true bearing from you? |
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QTF |
Will you give me the position of my station according to the bearings taken by the direction-finding stations which you control? |
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QTG |
Will you send two dashes of ten seconds each followed by your call sign? |
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QTH |
I am living in temporary housing. |
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QTH? |
What is your position in latitude and longitude? |
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QTI |
What is your true track? |
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QTJ |
What is your speed? |
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QTK |
What is the speed of your aircraft in relation to the surface of the earth? |
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QTL |
What is your true heading ( true course with no wind)? |
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QTN |
At what time did you depart from (place)? |
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QTO |
Are you going to enter dock or port? |
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QTO? |
Have you left dock or port? |
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QTQ |
Can you communicate with my station by means of the International Codes of Signals? |
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QTR |
What is the correct time? |
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QTS |
I do Not agree with You. |
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QTU |
What are the hours during which your station is open? |
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QTV |
Are you watching television? |
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QTV |
I sent another dollar and still no card. |
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QTV |
That's my original call. |
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QTV |
My wife will kill me if I put herringbone patterns on the television. |
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QTV? |
Shall I stand guard for you on the frequency of .... khz (or Mhz)? |
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QTX |
Will you keep your station open for further communication with me until further notice? |
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QTZ |
Search Is Continuing (radiotelegraphy) |
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QUA [call sign]? |
Have you news of [call sign]? |
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QUB |
Can you give me in the following order information concerning: the direction in degrees TRUE and speed of the surface wind; visibility; present weather; and amount, type and height of base of cloud above surface elevation at (place of observation)? |
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QUC |
What is the number of the last message you received from me? |
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QUD |
Have you received the urgency signal sent by (call sign)? |
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QUE |
Can you use telephony in (language), with interpreter if necessary? |
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QUF |
Have you received the distress signal sent by ( call sign)? |
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QUG |
Will you be forced to alight (or land)? |
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QUH |
Will you give me the present barometric pressure at sea level? |
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QUI |
Are your navigation lights working? |
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QUJ |
Will you indicate the TRUE track to reach you? |
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QUK |
Can you tell me the condition of the sea observed at ( Place or coordinates)? |
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QUL |
Can you tell me the swell observed at ( Place or coordinates)? |
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QUM |
May I resume normal working? |
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QUN |
My position, TRUE course, and speed are .... |
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QUO |
Please search for .... |
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QUO1 |
Please search for aircraft |
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QUO2 |
Please search for ship |
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QUO3 |
Please search for survival craft in the vicinity of .... latitude, .... longitude |
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QUP |
Will you indicate your position? |
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QUP1 |
Will you indicate your position by searchlight? |
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QUP2 |
Will you indicate your position by black smoke trail? |
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QUP3 |
Will you indicate your position by pyrotechnic lights? |
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QUQ |
Shall I train my searchlight nearly vertical on a cloud, occulting if possible and, if your aircraft is seen, deflect the beam up wind and on the water (or land) to facilitate your landing? |
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QUR1 |
Have survivors received survival equipment? |
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QUR2 |
Have survivors been picked up by rescue vessel? |
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QUR3 |
Have survivors been been reached by ground rescue party? |
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QUS |
Have you sighted survivors or wreckage? |
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QUT |
Is position of incident marked? |
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QUU |
Shall I home ship or aircraft to my position? |
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QUV |
What is my magnetic bearing from you? |
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QUX |
Will you indicate the magnetic course for me to steer towards you with no wind? |
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QUY |
Is position of survival craft marked? |
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QUY1 |
Position of Survival Craft is Marked By flame or smoke float. |
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QUY2 |
Position of survival craft is marked by sea marker. |
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QUY3 |
Position of survival craft is marked by sea marker dye. |
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QUY4 |
Position of survival craft is marked by other marking. |
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QUZ |
May I resume restricted working? |
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QWC |
Do you have to go to the bathroom? |
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QWH |
I am going to send on frequency .... (kHz). |
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QWM |
Will you Marry me? |
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QXX |
Change the Operator |
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QYF |
When will your wife get home? |
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QYM |
Yo Mama |
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QZB |
Zero Beat my signal |
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QZE |
Your frequency is high. Lower your frequency. |
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QZF |
Your frequency is low. Raise your frequency. |
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QZP |
Transmitter trouble |
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QZT |
Receiver trouble |
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QZY |
You are unreadable |
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QZZ |
Did you fall asleep at the mike? |
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R |
Responder |
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RA |
Radio Activity |
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RAC |
Radio Amateurs Of Canada |
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RACES |
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service |
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RAG |
Repeater Amateur Group |
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RAL |
Robert A. Leskovec, K8DTS |
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RAM |
random-access memory |
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RAMB |
Roof Antenna Mounting Bracket |
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RANV |
Radio Amateurs of Northern Vermont |
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RAT |
Radio Access Technology |
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RBS |
Radio Base Station |
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RC |
Radio Caller |
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RC |
Resistor-Capacitor |
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RCA |
Radio Corporation of America |
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RCC |
Rag Chewers Club |
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RCC |
Radio Common Carrier |
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RCD |
Receiver-Carrier Detector |
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RCM |
Remote Carrier Module |
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RCRA |
Ripley County Repeater Association |
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RCVR |
Receiver |
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RCWA |
Rogers County Wireless Association |
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RDN |
Radio Data Network |
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RDS |
Radio Data System |
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RECV |
Receive |
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Rept |
Repeater |
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Rf |
Radio Forum |
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RF |
Radio Frequency |
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RFA |
Radio Fixed Access |
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RFC |
Radio Frequency Choke |
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RFI |
Radio Frequency Interference |
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RFP |
Radio Fixed Port |
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RFU |
Radio Frequency Unit |
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RFU |
Reserved For Future Use |
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RG |
Radio Government |
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RG |
Radial Ground |
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RGL |
Ramalho G.711 Lossless |
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RH |
Right Handed polarization |
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RHCP |
Right Hand Circular Polarization (Polarized) |
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rig |
Amateur radio equipment in licensee's radio room: |
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RIV |
Radio Interference Voltage |
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RLC |
Repeater Link Controller |
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RLLA |
Resistively Loaded Linear Antenna |
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RMC |
Repeater Management Committee |
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RMCA |
Rocky Mountain Communication Association |
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RMg |
Roadrunners Microwave Group |
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RMS |
Rate My Signal |
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RNC |
Regional Net Control |
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RNTI |
Radio Network Temporary Identifier |
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ROA |
Radio Operators Authorization |
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ROC |
Receiver Operating Characteristic |
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ROFL |
Really Old Farts Linger |
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RRRA |
River Raisin Repeater Association |
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RS |
Radio Shack |
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RS-422 |
Recommended Standard 422 (ANSI/EIA standard for transmitting serial data) |
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RSC |
Random Signals and Communications |
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RSCP |
Received Signal Code Power |
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RSGB |
Radio Society of Great Britain |
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RSL |
Restricted Service License |
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RSPP |
Radio Spectrum Policy Programme |
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RSQ |
Readability, Strength, Quality |
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RSSI |
Received Signal Strength Indicator |
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RST |
Readability, Strength, and Tone |
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RTA |
Radially Tapered Antenna |
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RTCA |
Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics |
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RTCI |
Remote Transmitter Control Interface |
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RTS |
Radio Test Set |
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RTTY |
Radio Teletype |
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RTTY |
Radio Teletypewriter |
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RTU |
Roof Top Unit |
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RWK |
Richardson Wireless Klub |
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RX |
Receiver |
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S21BR |
Sierra Twenty one Bravo Romeo, Bangladesh |
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SAR |
Station Activity Report |
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SARA |
Satellite Amateur Radio Astronomique |
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SARL |
South African Radio League |
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SARL |
Saskatchewan Amateur Radio League |
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SAS |
Steerable Antenna System |
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SB |
Strong Bad signal |
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SBARC |
Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club |
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SCA |
Subsidiary Carrier Authorization |
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SCATS |
Southern California Amateur Transmitting Society |
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SCC |
Signal Conditioning Carrier |
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SCCS |
Signal Conditioning Carrier System |
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SCFM |
Sub-Carrier Frequency Modulation |
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SCM |
Single-Carrier Modulation |
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SCPC |
single channel per carrier |
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SCRRBA |
Southern California Repeater and Remote Base Association |
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SEC |
Gas Sampling method |
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SECAM |
Séquentiel Couleur Avec Mémoire |
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SHO |
Simple Harmonic Oscilator |
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SIP |
Single In-line Package |
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SIR |
signal-to-interference ratio |
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SIT |
Special Information Tone |
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SK |
Silent Key |
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SKN |
Straight Key Night |
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SMA |
Satellite Master Antenna |
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SMARC |
Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club |
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SNIO |
Simultaneous Non-Interfering Operations |
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SNR |
Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
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SOS |
Send Out Signal |
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SOSB |
Single Operator Single Band |
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SPKR |
Speaker |
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SPLAT |
Signal Propagation Loss and Terrain |
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SQ |
Sound Quality |
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SQL |
Squelch |
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SR |
Standard Radio |
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SR |
short repeat |
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SS |
Signal Strength |
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SSB |
Single SideBand |
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SSBSC |
Single-Sideband Suppressed Carrier |
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SSN |
Sun Spot Number |
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SST |
Solid State Transmitter |
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STBX |
Soon-To-Be Ex |
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STF |
Single Tuning Frequency |
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STK |
Single Tone Keying |
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STKE |
Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment |
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STLV |
St. Louis Vertical antenna |
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SURGE |
Southampton University Radio from Glen Eyre |
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SVA |
Symmetrical Vertical Array |
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SW |
Short Wave |
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SWB |
ShortWave Band |
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SWI |
ShortWave Interference |
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SWL |
Short Wave Listener |
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SWR |
Standing Wave Ratio |
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SYL |
Sweet Young Lady |
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SZZ |
Super Zig-Zag Antenna |
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SZZP |
Super Zig-Zag Panel Antenna |
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TETRA |
Trans-European Trunked RAadio |
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TFC |
Traffic |
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tfc |
Traffic Flow Control |
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TJZ |
Cameroon Radio |
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TL |
Telecommunication License |
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TNC |
Terminal-Node Computer |
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TON |
Time Of Net |
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TPO |
Transmitter Power Output |
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TRF |
Tuned Radio Frequency |
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trs |
Trunked Radio Systems |
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TSCB |
TruckSpec Citizens Band antenna |
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TTFN |
Ta Ta For Now |
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TTYL |
Talk To You Later (Internet Slang) |
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TVLP |
Low-Profile TeleVision antenna |
|
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TWOMETER/PLUS |
JACKSON COUNTY MICHIGAN 'TWO-METER' RADIO CLUB, |
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TXC |
Transmitter Crystal |
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TXM MO |
Texas Mobile Multiple Operator |
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TXM SO |
Texas Mobile Single Operator |
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TXO |
Transmit Crossover |
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TXO |
Transmit Oscillator |
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TYVM |
Thank you very much |
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UARFCN |
UTRA (UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access) Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number |
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UBA |
Unlicesed Band Antenna |
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UHS |
Unit Home Station |
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UHX |
UHF Transmitter |
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UKW |
Ultra-Kurz Welle (Ultra-Short Wave) |
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ups |
Un-interruptable Power Supply |
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URSI |
Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale |
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USB |
Upper Sideband |
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USN |
United States Navy |
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UTZ |
Utilize |
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UWB |
Ultra Wide-Band |
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V |
Varying |
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VAR |
Visual-Aural Range |
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VBY |
Vermilion Bay amateur radio repeater |
|
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VCA |
Voltage Controlled Amplifier |
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VCY |
Vincinity |
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VEC |
Volunteer Examiner Coordinator |
|
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VFSS |
Valley Forge Signal Seekers |
|
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VHF |
Very High Frequency |
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VHF |
Vertical High Frequency |
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VHSIC |
Very-High-Speed Integrated Circuit |
|
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VINSON |
Wide-Band Secure Voice system name |
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VNTR |
Variable Number of Tandem Repeats |
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VSB |
Vestigial SideBand |
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VSM |
Vestigial Sideband Modulation |
|
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VSWR |
Very Short Wave Receiver |
|
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VTFE |
Vacuum Tubes ForEver |
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VVV |
Transmit in Morse Code |
|
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W0JH |
3M Club of St. Paul, Minnesota, Amateur Radio Club |
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W1AW |
Amateur radio call sign (not an acronym) |
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WAC |
Worked All Continents |
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WAE |
Worked All Europe |
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WALA |
Western Amateur Linking Association |
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WAMO |
Worked All Members Once |
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WANJ |
Worked All New Jersey award |
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WARA |
Western Amateur Radio Association |
|
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WARA |
Warren Amateur Radio Association |
|
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WARA |
Waltham Amateur Radio Association |
|
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WARC |
Westlake Amateur Radio Club |
|
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WARC |
Warren Amateur Radio Club |
|
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WARC |
Worcester Amateur Radio Club |
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WARC |
Wichita Amateur Radio Club |
|
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WARC |
Warminster Amateur Radio Club |
|
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WARG |
Willingboro (NJ) Area Repeater Group |
|
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WARN |
Weather Amateur Radio Network |
|
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WARO |
Women Amateur Radio Operators |
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WAS |
ARRL Worked All States Award |
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WAWA |
Waterville Area Wireless Association |
|
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WAXE |
Worked All XE |
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WAYI |
What Are Your Intentions? |
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WB |
Wideband |
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WCARC |
Western Colorado Amateur Radio Club |
|
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WCARS |
Western Carolina Amateur Radio Society, Inc. |
|
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WCDMA |
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access |
|
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WCRA |
Wheaton Community Radio Amateurs |
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WDXS |
Worked DX Stations |
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WDYC |
Whatever Dissolves Your Crystals |
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WECA |
Westchester Emergency Communications Association |
|
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WESN |
Worcester Emergency Simplex Net |
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WFM |
Wireless Frequency Modulation |
|
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WIA |
Wireless Institute of Australia |
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WIRC |
West Irondequoit Radio Club |
|
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WJRC |
West Jersey Radio Control Club |
|
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WMAR |
Western Massachusetts Amateur Radio |
|
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WNH |
Worked All New Hampshire Award |
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WNNN |
Western Nevada Noon Net |
|
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WORC |
Western Oregon Radio Club |
|
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WPM |
speech--words per minute |
|
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WPRC |
Western Pennsylvania Repeater Council |
|
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WQP |
Wisconsin QSO Party |
|
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WRAV |
Waynesboro Repeater Association of Virginia |
|
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WRCC |
Waterway Radio & Cruising Club |
|
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WRIX |
WRIX-FM 103.1 Anderson, S.C. |
|
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WROF |
Wide Range Of Frequencies |
|
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WRTC |
World Radio Team Championship |
|
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WSFM |
West Salem F M |
|
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WSJT |
Weak Signal communications, by K 1 J T ( software program) |
|
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WSLG |
Worldwide Shortwave Listening Guide |
|
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WSN |
Washington State Net |
|
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WSRP |
WorldSpace Satellite Radio Program |
|
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WSSB |
Michigan Wolverine Single Sideband Net |
|
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WSSBA |
Western Single Side-Band Association |
|
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WSSBN |
Michigan Wolverine Single Side-Band Network |
|
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WT |
Wireless Telegraphy |
|
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WTRA |
Western Tidewater Radio Association |
|
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WTS? |
Where's That Station? |
|
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WTX |
WaveTec Transmitter |
|
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WVDX |
Whiskey Victory 11 Meter DX |
|
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WVQP |
West Virginia QSO Party |
|
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WVRA |
Wisconsin Valley Radio Association |
|
|
WWPDX |
Worldwide Pirates of DX |
|
|
WWRA |
Western Washington Repeater Association |
|
|
WWV |
Standard time and frequency station, 2.5 MHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 15 MHz, 20 MHz, Fort Collins, Colorado |
|
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WWVH |
Standard Time And Frequency Station, 2.5 Mhz, 5 Mhz, 10 Mhz, 15 Mhz, Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii |
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WX |
Weather |
|
|
WXD |
40 Channel Mobile CB/ Weather Radio |
|
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XCU |
Crystal Calibration Unit |
|
|
XCV |
Transceive |
|
|
XCVR |
Transceiver |
|
|
XGF |
Ex-Girlfriend |
|
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XME |
I wish I was dead |
|
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XMSN |
Transmission |
|
|
xmtr |
'xmtr; brevity for 'transmitter' or signaling/sending device esp amateur radio: |
|
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XQO |
Crystal Quartz Oscillator |
|
|
XYF |
Ex-Wife |
|
|
XYL |
Wife |
|
|
YARC |
Yavapai Amateur Radio Club |
|
|
YARC |
Yonkers Amateur Radio Club |
|
|
YB |
Young Boys |
|
|
YDX |
Yankee Delta Xray |
|
|
YF |
Young Friend |
|
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YI |
You In? |
|
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YL |
Young Lady |
|
|
YSRC |
Young Stars Radio Club |
|
|
YW |
You're Welcome |
|
|
YWK |
Long Wave Beacon, 184.320 kHz |
|
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ZBZ? |
Can You Read Me? |
|
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ZCQ |
Mahe, Seychelles Islands, radio station |
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