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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Abbreviations
From: Theo <theod@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 15:52:43 -0700
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A few of the Canadian postal abbreviations need updating, Phil!

NL for The Rock and Labrador
QC for la belle province
PE for Anne of Green Gables' fan mail

And add one NU for Nunavut

Also the NZBC hasn't existed since the mid-70's... the crowd across the Tassie/Ditch are the Australian Broadcasting Corporation... if it still exists by the time you read this... <semi-joking>

Theo

Phil Bytheway via IRCA <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Here's a list of abbreviations from the IRCA New Member Packet.
>These are used in DXM as well as often in this eGroup.
>This looks much better in a non-proportional font like Courier (which is what it was in when I copied it!!!)
>
>
>ABBREVIATIONS
>
>The following is a list of abbreviations used in 'DX Monitor'. Feel free to use them when reporting to the various columns. Do not, however, use them in reception reports as most radio personnel will not understand them.
>
>GENERAL
>
>ancrÂÂÂ Announcer
>ANÂÂÂÂÂ All Night
>AN-6ÂÂÂ All night 6 nights per week
>AN-7ÂÂÂ All night 7 nights per week
>BCBÂÂÂÂ Broadcast Band
>CEÂÂÂÂÂ Chief Engineer
>clÂÂÂÂÂ classical music
>CPCÂÂÂÂ Courtesy Programs Committee
>cwÂÂÂÂÂ Morse Code
>C&WÂÂÂÂ country and western music
>CXÂÂÂÂÂ Conditions
>DJÂÂÂÂÂ Disc Jockey
>DXFÂÂÂÂ DX Forum
>DXMÂÂÂÂ DX Monitor
>DXRÂÂÂÂ DX Roundup
>DXWWÂÂÂ DX Worldwide
>ETÂÂÂÂÂ Equipment test
>f/cÂÂÂÂ Frequency check
>freqÂÂÂ Frequency
>GMÂÂÂÂÂ General Manager
>GYÂÂÂÂÂ Graveyard frequency
>hiÂÂÂÂÂ Ham language for a laugh
>IDÂÂÂÂÂ Station identification
>instÂÂÂ Instrumental music
>jxÂÂÂÂÂ jingle
>mentÂÂÂ mention
>MORÂÂÂÂ middle-of-the-road programming
>m&wÂÂÂÂ man and woman
>mxÂÂÂÂÂ music
>NAÂÂÂÂÂ National anthem
>NSPÂÂÂÂ No silent period
>nxÂÂÂÂÂ news
>o/ÂÂÂÂÂ over
>o/uÂÂÂÂ over - under
>OCÂÂÂÂÂ Open carrier
>OMÂÂÂÂÂ Man, old man
>PDÂÂÂÂÂ Program Director
>pgmÂÂÂÂ Program
>popÂÂÂÂ Popular music
>PresÂÂÂ President
>PSAÂÂÂÂ Pre-sunrise Service Authority, also Public Service Announcement
>QRMÂÂÂÂ Interference from another station
>QRNÂÂÂÂ Noise, static
>r&bÂÂÂÂ Rhythm and blues music
>rptÂÂÂÂ report
>s/onÂÂÂ sign-on
>s/offÂÂ sigh-off
>SIDÂÂÂÂ Singing identification
>sigÂÂÂÂ signal
>SPÂÂÂÂÂ Silent period
>SRSÂÂÂÂ Sunrise skip
>SSBÂÂÂÂ "Star Spangled Banner," also single sideband 
>SSSÂÂÂÂ Sunset skip
>stnÂÂÂÂ station
>TCÂÂÂÂÂ Time check
>TTÂÂÂÂÂ Test tone
>u/ÂÂÂÂÂ Under
>unIDÂÂÂ unidentified
>w/ÂÂÂÂÂ with
>WRTHÂÂÂ World Radio Television Handbook
>wxÂÂÂÂÂ weather
>xlntÂÂÂ excellent
>YLÂÂÂÂÂ Young lady, woman
>//ÂÂÂÂÂ parallel (same program)
>!"#$%&'()@Â undesirable, not nice; profanity
>73ÂÂÂÂÂ Best regards
>
>GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS
>
>DUÂÂÂÂÂ Down under
>ECÂÂÂÂÂ East coast
>LAÂÂÂÂÂ Latin America
>NAÂÂÂÂÂ North America
>SAÂÂÂÂÂ South America
>TAÂÂÂÂÂ Trans-Atlantic
>TPÂÂÂÂÂ Trans-Pacific
>WCÂÂÂÂÂ West Coast
>
>LANGUAGES
>
>AA ArabicÂÂ II ItalianÂ CC ChineseÂ JJ Japanese
>DD DutchÂÂÂ KK KoreanÂÂ EE EnglishÂ PP Portuguese
>FF FrenchÂÂ RR RussianÂ GG GermanÂÂ SS Spanish
>
>TECHNICAL
>
>antÂÂÂÂÂ antenna
>hetÂÂÂÂÂ hetrodyne
>rxÂÂÂÂÂÂ Receiver
>SAHÂÂÂÂÂ Sub-audible heterodyne
>SM-1,2ÂÂ "Space Magnet" antenna
>TVIÂÂÂÂÂ Interference from a TV set or cable system
>tx, xmtr Transmitter
>WÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Watts
>xmsnÂÂÂÂ transmission
>xtalÂÂÂÂ crystal
>HzÂÂÂÂÂÂ Hertz (cycles per second)
>kHzÂÂÂÂÂ kilohertz 
>MHzÂÂÂÂÂ megahertz
>
>Used in BROADCASTING INFORMATION
>
>CHÂÂ Critical hours
>CPÂÂ Construction Permit
>DÂÂÂ Day only
>DAÂÂ Directional antenna
>DA-D Directional Antenna - Days
>DA-N Directional Antenna - Nights
>DA-1 Directional antenna, same pattern day and night
>DA-2 Directional antenna, different patterns day and night
>LÂÂÂ Limited time operation
>NÂÂÂ Night
>NDÂÂ Non-directional antenna
>SHÂÂ Specified hours of operation
>UÂÂÂ Unlimited hours of operation
>
>TIME
>
>DSTÂ Daylight Savings Time
>EDTÂ Eastern Daylight Time
>ELTÂ Eastern Local Time
>ESTÂ Eastern Standard Time
>GMTÂ Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
>LSRÂ Local sunrise
>LSSÂ Local sunset
>MMÂÂ Monday Morning
>SMÂÂ Sunday Morning
>UTCÂ Coordinated Universal Time (same as GMT)
>
>ABBREVIATIONS USED EXCLUSIVELY IN DXR AND DXWW
>
>tÂÂÂ tentative
>
>VERIFICATION (club use only - don't use in reports!)
>
>f/upÂ follow-up report
>IRCÂÂ International Reply Coupon
>PCÂÂÂ Post card
>ppÂÂÂ card prepared by DXer
>SASEÂ Self addressed stamped envelope
>v/ÂÂÂ verification
>v/cÂÂ postcard verification
>v/lÂÂ letter verification
>v/qÂÂ QSL card
>v/rÂÂ verie scrawled on the report
>v/sÂÂ verification signer
>
>NETWORKS & ORGANIZATIONS
>
>ABCÂ American Broadcasting Company/Australian Broadcasting 
>ÂÂÂÂÂÂ Commission
>APÂÂ Associated Press
>BBCÂ British Broadcasting Corporation
>CBCÂ Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
>CBSÂ Columbia Broadcasting System
>MBSÂ Mutual Broadcasting System
>NBCÂ National Broadcasting Company
>NHKÂ Nippon Hoso Kyokai (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
>NZBC New Zealand Broadcasting Corp.
>RCNÂ Radio Cadena National (Colombia)
>UPIÂ United Press International
>VOAÂ Voice of America
>
>For names of other organizations and networks, consult the WRTH
>
>
>STATE AND PROVINCE ABBREVIATIONS
>
>CANADA:
>
>ABÂ AlbertaÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ BCÂ British Columbia 
>MBÂ ManitobaÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ NBÂ New Brunswick
>NFÂ NewfoundlandÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ NSÂ Nova Scotia
>ONÂ OntarioÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ PEI Prince Edward Island
>QUÂ QuebecÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ SKÂ Saskatchewan
>NTÂ Northwest TerritoriesÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ YTÂ Yukon
>
>USA
>
>AKÂ AlaskaÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ ALÂ AlabamaÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ AZÂ Arizona
>ARÂ ArkansasÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ CAÂ CaliforniaÂÂÂÂ COÂ Colorado
>CTÂ ConnecticutÂÂÂÂ DEÂ DelawareÂÂÂÂÂÂ FLÂ Florida
>GAÂ GeorgiaÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ HIÂ HawaiiÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ IDÂ Idaho
>ILÂ IllinoisÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ INÂ IndianaÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ IAÂ Iowa
>KSÂ KansasÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ KYÂ KentuckyÂÂÂÂÂÂ LAÂ Louisiana
>MEÂ MaineÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ MDÂ MarylandÂÂÂÂÂÂ MAÂ Massachusetts
>MIÂ MichiganÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ MNÂ MinnesotaÂÂÂÂÂ MSÂ Mississippi
>MOÂ MissouriÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ MTÂ MontanaÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ NEÂ Nebraska
>NVÂ NevadaÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ NHÂ New HampshireÂ NJÂ New Jersey
>NMÂ New MexicoÂÂÂÂÂ NYÂ New YorkÂÂÂÂÂÂ NCÂ North Carolina
>NDÂ North DakotaÂÂÂ OHÂ OhioÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ OKÂ Oklahoma
>ORÂ OregonÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ PAÂ PennsylvaniaÂÂ RIÂ Rhode Island
>SCÂ South CarolinaÂ SDÂ South DakotaÂÂ TNÂ Tennessee
>TXÂ TexasÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ UTÂ UtahÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ VTÂ Vermont
>VAÂ VirginiaÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ WAÂ WashingtonÂÂÂÂ WVÂ West Virginia
>WIÂ WisconsinÂÂÂÂÂÂ WYÂ Wyoming
>
>OTHER:
>
>DCÂÂ District of Columbia
>PRÂÂ Puerto Rico
>VIÂÂ US Virgin Islands
>QRNÂ Noise, static
>r&bÂ Rhythm and blues music
>rptÂ report
>LÂÂÂ Limited time operation
>NÂÂÂ Night
>NDÂÂ Non-directional antenna
>SHÂÂ Specified hours of operation
>UÂÂÂ Unlimited hours of operation
>
>Â
>Phil Bytheway
>IRCA President / Goodie Factory
>Seattle WA
>Drake R-7 / KIWA Loop
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