Radio Operators Shorthand

All-

Currently trying to teach civvies HF radio amongst other things while working for a charity in Central America (and the next time I hear a trainee Op saying "Repeat... Roger that over and out" I'll strangle him with the pressel unit cable).

I also have to do the odd radio stag and that reminded me of the shorthand printed in the issue Radio Ops' log books in the mob.

Can anyone point me in the direction of what the abbreviations are? I seem to remember dashes and slashes for Over and Out but can't remember the rest.

Cheers

Captain Plume

PS msr - you may be able to help. You'll know I'm not a Walt or Wanabe as you know me from Abingdon a long time back and Chilwell recently.

 

Ask an ex RSigs officer about comms !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DE this is

+ Out

K Over

H Hello

AS All stations

R Roger

W wait

 

QRM-I am being interfered with (I always remember that one)

There are fecking loads of them-best thing to do is google 'Q Codes' and 'Z Codes'. That should keep you occupied.

 

Thanks, chaps. I think Q codes would make their heads explode. Just wanted something to speed up my logging...

 

And you should know that I have soldiers to do that sort of thing

msr

 

This is quicker....
http://www.nuance.com/talk/

 

Look at my signature!

Z Codes

Q Codes

 

QFW Quit Fcukin Woffling

 

msr-

How do you know that they're not writing "Mr/Capt msr (sorry-did you get promoted?!?) is a tawt of the highest order" if you don't know the code?

Cheers

Plume

 

Change the All Stations to CQ
Change Wait to AS (barred)
DE This is

Far better and makes you look like you also know some monkey code

 

They probably are

msr

 

Whenever I use any of the cheeky ones such as CQ, AS, AR etc I get asked to translate so my Jedi skills are beginning to fade a little. Still its better than the "txt spk" I find in sprogs logs now!!

 

I've still got "Signals Communications in the Army" Pamphlet 4 "Radio Telegraphist Procedure". Sad I know but I just can't throw it away.

 

Good signature!