Ham jargon and ham abbreviations

Again, there are plenty of Internet sources with near exhaustive listings. For the absolute newcomer some of the abbreviations used in this text are listed. Some are self explanatory anyway.

AGN

again

AMP

amplifier (also PA)

CHG

changing

CONGRATS

congratulations

CPI

copy

CUAGN

call you again

DE

this is (French de=from)

ES

and (Hungarian és=and)

FB

fine (business)

GB

good bye, God Bless

GL

good luck

HM

home made

HR

here

HW?

how (about this)?

KW

kilowatt

OM

operator (old man)

OP

operator (to avoid OM for the sake of gender neutrality)

PSE

please

SUM

some

TNX

thanks

TU

thank you

UFB

very good (ultra fine biz)

WX

weather

XYL

wife (occasionaly married female op)

YL

operator (female), young lady

51

Regards to the family, common in latin cultures

55

good luck (many points), common in east and central Europe

73

greetings

99

rude esxpression to stop transmitting, stronger than qsy, please avoid this.