| AA | - All after | PBL | - Preamble |
| AB | - All before | PSE | - Please |
| ABT | - About | PWR | - Power |
| ADR | - Address | PX | - Press |
| AGN | - Again | R | - Received as transmitted; Are |
| AM | - Amplitude Modulation | RCD | - Received |
| ANT | - Antenna | RCVR | - Receiver |
| B4 | - Before | SASE | - Self-addressed, stamped envelope |
| BCI | - Broadcast Interference | RX | - Receiver |
| BCL | - Broadcast Listener | REF | - Refer to; Referring to; Reference |
| BK | - Break, Break in | RFI | - Radio frequency interference |
| BN | - All between; Been | RIG | - Station equipment |
| BUG | - Semi-Automatic key | RTTY | - Radio teletype |
| C | - Yes | SED | - Said |
| CFM | - Confirm; I confirm | SIG | - Signature; Signal |
| CK | -Ckeck | SINE | - Operator's personal initials or nickname |
| CL | - I am closing my station; Call | SKED | - Schedule |
| CLD | - Called | SRI | - Sorry |
| CLG | - Calling | SSB | - Single Side Band |
| CQ | - Calling any station | SVC | - Service; Prefix to service message |
| CW | - Continuous wave | T | - Zero |
| DLD | - Delivered | TFC | - Traffic |
| DLVD | - Delivered | TMW | - Tomorrow |
| DR | - Dear | TKS | - Thanks |
| DX | - Distance | TNX | - Thanks |
| ES | - And | TT | - That |
| FB | - Fine Business, excellent | TU | - Thank you |
| FM | - Frequency Modulation | TVI | - Television interference |
| GA | - Go ahead | TX | - Transmitter |
| GM | - Good morning | TXT | - Text |
| GN | - Good night | UR | - Your; You're |
| GND | - Ground | URS | - Yours |
| GUD | - Good | VFO | - Variable Frequency Oscillator |
| HI | - The telegraph laugh; High | VY | - Very |
| HR | - Here; Hear | WA | - Word after |
| HV | - Have | WB | - Word before |
| HW | - How | WD | - Word |
| LID | - A poor operator | WDS | - Words |
| MA | - Millamperes | WKD | - Worked |
| MILS | - Millamperes | WKG | - Working |
| MSG | - Message; Prefix to radiogram | WL | - Well; Will |
| N | - No | WUD | - Would |
| NCS | - Net Control Station | WX | - Weather |
| ND | - Nothing Doing | XCVR | - Transceiver |
| NIL | - Nothing; I have nothing for you | XMTR | - Transmitter |
| NM | - No more | XTAL | - Crystal |
| NR | - Number | XYL | - Wife |
| NW | - Now; I resume transmission | YL | - Young lady |
| OB | - Old boy | 73 | - Best Regards |
| OC | - Old chap | 88 | - Love and kisses |
| OM | - Old man | | |
| OP | - Operator | | |
| OPR | - Operator | | |
| OT | - Old timer; Old top | | |
