| Proword |
Meaning |
| Acknowledge |
Instruction
to a station on a net to acknowledge that it
has heard a message which may not have been
specifically addressed to it. |
| All
After / All Before |
Used
with reference to a catchword or phrase when
requesting or giving repetitions or corrections. |
| All
Stations |
A
call for all stations on a net. |
| Answer
after |
Instructing
a newly joined station in which order he is
to answer calls. |
| Call
Sign |
The
group that follows is a call sign. |
| Cancel |
Used
when a sender wishes to cancel a message or
transmission. |
| Correct |
You
are correct. |
| Difficult |
Communication
is workable only with difficulty. Care and extra
measures are needed. |
| Fetch |
Use
in conjunction with an appointments title, to
indicate to whom the caller wishes to speak
with. |
| Figures |
Used
before groups of figures sent by digit, except
in the case of Call Signs, Grid References,
Time Checks and Date Time groups. |
| From |
Used
by relaying station to indicate the station
originating the message. |
| From....To |
Used
to identify part of a message. |
| Grid |
Used
when giving a grid reference. |
| Hello |
Used
as an introduction in an initial call and also
as a warning that a transmission is about to
follow. |
| I
Read Back |
Used
by receiving station to satisfy himself that
he has received a transmission or portion of
it correctly. |
| I
Say Again |
Used
by a sender when making repetitions for emphasis. |
| I
Spell |
Used
when spelling out a word or letter group. |
| Message |
Offer
of an unregistered message that needs to be
written down. |
| Nothing
Heard |
Indication
that no signals have been received from a particular
station. |
| O.K. |
Communications
satisfactory for working |
| Origin |
The
group that follows is the date time group at
which the message was originated. |
| Out |
This
is the end of my transmission. No reply is expected. |
| Over |
This
is the end of my transmission to you. A reply
or acknowledgement is required. Go ahead and
transmit. |
| Read
Back |
Order
to a station to repeat back a message exactly
as received. |
| Roger |
I
have received your last transmission satisfactorily. |
| Say
Again or Repeat |
Request
for repetition of all or portions indicated
of a message. |
| Send |
You
have permission to transmit your offered message. |
| Speaking |
Used
in conjunction with an appointment title to
indicate who is speaking. |
| Time |
The
group that follows is the date time group. |
| Wait
or Stand By |
I
must pause for up to five seconds before replying.
No other station is to transmit during this
period even if my set is not transmitting. |
| Wait
Out |
Your
transmission is received, a further transmission
on the same subject will follow later. |
| Wilco |
Message
received, understood and will be complied with. |
| Word
after / Word Before |
Used
to identify part of a message. |
| Wrong,
(I say again) |
What
has been said is wrong. The correct version
is ...... |