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This list is a selection of the more common abbreviations often heard in amateur radio Morse code transmissions. You are not expected to know the meaning of them for the test, although you should be able to copy them if they occur.
ANT
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antenna
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AGN
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again
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BCI
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Interference from broadcasting stations
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BUG
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automatic code key
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CLD
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called
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CUD
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could
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DX
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long distance
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CUL
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see you later
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CW
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morse code
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ES
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and
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FB
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fine business
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GE
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good evening
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GM
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good morning
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GND
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ground
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GUD
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good
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HI
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laughter
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HW
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how
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OB
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old boy
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OM
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old man
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PSE
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please
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PWR
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power
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R
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all received
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RFI
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radio frequency interference
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RIG
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equipment used
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RX
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receiver
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SKED
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schedule
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SSB
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single sideband
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TNX
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thanks
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TX
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transmitter
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VY
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very
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WUD
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would
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WX
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weather
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XYL
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wife
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YL
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girlfriend (young lady)
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73
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best wishes
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88
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kisses
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