[HCDX]: RE: TFW

[Giovanni Serra <g.serra@xxxxxx>]

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The Four Winds 
 NEWSLETTER EDITED BY  GIOVANNI  SERRA 
TFW ABBREVIATIONS  
The following are the most often used abbreviations found in The Four
Winds 
 ( ham codes as usual )

ad(s) or adv(s) = advertisement(s)
abt = about
AF = Africa (n)
Alt = alternating
AM = Mediumwave Band
ancmt(s) or anmt(s) = announcement(s)
ANT = antenna
Apr = April
A / AR / AA = Arabic 
AS = Asia (n)
Ass / Assn(s) = Association(s)
@ = at
Aug = August
AUS = Australia (n)
Bc / bcst = broadcast(ing)
BI = Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
blt(s) = bulletin(s)
CAM = Central America (n)
C / CH / CC = Chinese
class mx = classical music
cmntry = commentary
crsp(s) / corresp(s)  = correspondent(s)
Dec = December
dj(s) = disk jokey(s)
DS = domestic service
E / Ea = East (ern)
E / EG or EE = English
Ed = editor
EU = Europe (an)
FE = Far East (ern)
Feb = February
F / FR / FF = French
freq or fqy(s) = frequency(ies)
Fri = Friday
G / GG = German 
GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (as UT / UTE / Z )
GK = Greek
H = harmonic
ham(s) = Amateur Radio Operator(s)
het = heterodyne
hrd = heard
HS = home service
ID(s) = identification(s)
instl = instrumental
Int = international
IRC(s) = International Reply Coupon(s)
IS = interval signal 
Isl. = Island(s)
 I / IT = Italian
Jam = jamming
Jan = January
Jap / JP / JJ = Japanese
Jul = July
Jun  = June
LA = Latin America (n)
Lang / Unid Lang = unknown language
Lat = Latin
lcl / loc = local
Lit = Italian Lira
LV = La Voz / La Voix 
lvl = level
M/ MM or OM(s) = male(s)
Mar = March
May = May
Mgr(s) = Manager(s)
ME = Middle East (ern)
ment = mentioning
Mon = Monday
mx = music  musical
N / No = North (ern)
NA or NAT   = National Anthem
NAM = North America (n)
nf = new frequency(ies)
Nov = November
Num = Number(s)
nx  = news
Oct = October
P / PT / PP = Portuguese
PAC = Pacific
poss = possible
PR = People's Republic
pres = presumed
prop = propagation
px or pgm(s) = program(s)
R = radio
rlg or rel = religious
rly = relay
rpt(s) = report(s)
Ru / RR = Russian
RX(s) = receiver(s)
s = signal
S / So = South (ern)
SA = South America (n)
Sat = Saturday
sched = schedule(s)
SEAS = South East Asia (n)
Sep or Sept = September
sng(s) or sx(s) = song(s)
S/ON = sign on
S/OFF = sign off
S / Sp / SS = Spanish
spk(s) = as talk; 
splat(s) = splatter(s)
Sun = Sunday
svc = service(s)
SW = Shortwave(s) 
t / tent or (?) = tentative 
TC = time check
Tel(s) = Telephone(s)
Thu = Thursday
tk or tlk = talk
tx / tnx = thanks, thank you
TP  = time pips
TS = time signal
Tue = Tuesday
TX(s)  = transmitter(s)
UTC or UT = Universal Time 
UNID = unidentified country(ies)
Unid R. / Unid = unidentified station(s)
USD = U.S. Dollar(s) 
UT / UTC = Coordinated Universal Time
ute(s) = utility station(s)
v / var = variable
Vern = vernacular(s)
V.o. = Voice of
V/s = Verification signer
W/ WW or YL(s) = female(s)
WE or W = West (ern)
Wed = Wednesday
wrp or wx = weather report
WS = world service
Z = Zulu Time (as UT / UTC / GMT)
*0000 = S/ON
2400* = S/OFF
// = parallel frequency(ies) heard.
# = number(s)
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