The pages here are for looking things up mid-contact rather than reading end to end — plus books, blogs, YouTube, podcasts and live shows for when you want to keep learning away from the radio.
Reference
Lookup material: jargon, codes, reports and links.
In this section
- Glossary Jargon translated.
- Q-codes The three-letter codes that survived from telegraphy.
- Phonetic alphabet The ITU alphabet, and why you should stick to it.
- Signal reports and abbreviations RST, S-meters and CW shorthand.
- Useful links Where to go next, off this wiki.
- Books, blogs, YouTube, podcasts and live shows Where to keep learning once the exam is behind you.
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