| ABT | About |
| AGN | Again |
| ANS | Answer |
| ANT | Antenna |
| B4 | Before |
| BC | Broadcast |
| BD | Bad |
| BK | Back or break |
| BN | Been, being |
| BTW | By the way |
| BURO | QSL bureau |
| C | Correct, yes |
| CBA | Callbook address |
| CFM | Confirm |
| CL | Closing station down |
| CLG | Calling |
| CLR | Clear |
| CONDX | Conditions |
| CPI | Copy |
| CPY | Copy |
| CQ | General call for a QSO (contact) |
| CW | Continuous waves (morse code) |
| DE | From |
| DR | Dear |
| DWN | Down |
| DX | Long distance contact, rare station |
| ES | And |
| FB | Fine business, very good |
| FER | For |
| GA | Good afternoon or go ahead |
| GB | Good bye |
| GD | Good or Good day |
| GE | Good evening |
| GM | Good morning |
| GN | Good night |
| GND | Ground |
| GP | Ground-plane antenna |
| GUD | Good |
| HAM | Amateur radio operator |
| HI | Laughter on CW |
| HR | Here or ham radio |
| HV | Have |
| HW? | How do you copy me? What about you? |
| K | Please transmit |
| KN | Only the station I am working should transmit |
| LID | Poor operator |
| LP | Log-periodic antenna or long path |
| LSB | Lower sideband |
| LW | Long-wire antenna |
| MGR | QSL manager |
| MNI | Many |
| MSG | Message |
| NIL | Nothing heard or no copy |
| NR | Near |
| NW | Now or North-West |
| OM | Old man (amateur radio operator) |
| OP | Operator name |
| OPR | Operator, operate |
| PSE | Please |
| PO | Power output |
| PWR | Power |
| R | Message received or correct |
| RCV | Receive |
| RCVD | Received |
| RCVR | Receiver |
| RIG | Equipment |
| RPRT | Report |
| RPT | Repeat |
| RX | Receiver |
| SIG | Signal |
| SK | This is my last transmission (stop keying) |
| SKED | Schedule |
| SN | Soon |
| SNW | Snow |
| SP | Short path |
| SRI | Sorry |
| STN | Station |
| SWL | Short waves listener |
| TEMP | Temperature |
| TEST | Contest |
| TFC | Traffic |
| TIL | Until |
| TKS | Thanks |
| TCVR | Transceiver |
| TU | Thank you |
| TX | Transmitter |
| TNX | Thanks |
| U | You |
| UFB | Ultra fine business (excellent) |
| UR | Your |
| USB | Upper sideband |
| VERT | Vertical antenna |
| VY | Very |
| W | Watts |
| WKD | Worked (connected) |
| WPM | Words Per Minute |
| WRK | Work |
| WX | Weather |
| XCVR | Transceiver |
| XMTR | Transmitter |
| XTAL | Crystal |
| XYL | Wife |
| YL | Young Lady |
| 73 | Best regards |
| 88 | Love and kisses |