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LIST OF ALL ABBREVIATIONS USED IN DX FANZINE AND GADM WEB SITE.

AA    = Arabic
Alt   = Alternative
Addr  = Address
AM    = Amplitude Modulation
Ann   = Announcement
Ant   = Antenna
Appr  = Approximately
BI    = Bahasa Indonesia
CC    = Chinese
Cd    = Closing down
Ch    = Channel
Cla   = Clandestine
Comm  = Commentary
DD    = Dutch
dB    = Decibel
E     = Excellent
EE    = English
ERP   = Effective Radiated Power
Ext   = External
F     = Fair
FF    = French
Freq  = Frequency
FM    = Frequency Modulation
G     = Good
GG    = German
GMT   = Greenwich Mean Time
HF    = High Frequencies
HI    = Hindi
Inf   = Information
Inst  = Instrumental
Int   = International
IRC   = International Reply Coupon
Irr   = Irregular
IS    = Interval signal
IT    = Italian
ITU   = International Telecommunications Union
kHz   = Kilohertz
kW    = Kilowatt
Lang  = Language
L     = Lower Side Band
LV    = La Voz
LW    = Long Wave
m     = meter
MHz   = Megahertz
Mo    = Mention of 
Mt.   = Mount
MW    = Medium Wave
MX    = Music
NA    = National Anthem
NF    = New Frequency
NX    = News
Occ   = Occasionally
OM    = Man, Male
P     = Poor
Pir   = Pirate
PP    = Portoguese
Pres  = Presumed
Pto   = Puerto
QSL   = QSL verification card
R.    = Radio
RDiff = Radiodiffusion
Reg   = Regional
Rel   = Relay
Rlg   = Religious
RP    = Return Postage
Rpt   = Reception Report
RR    = Russian
RTTY  = Radio Tele Type
RX    = Receiver
S     = San
S/OFF = Sign Off
S/ON  = Sign On
SAE   = Self Addressed Envelope
SASE  = Self Addressed and Stamped Envelope
Sce   = Service
Sig   = Signal
Sked  = Schedule
SS    = Spanish
SSB   = Single Side Band
SW    = Short Wave
Tent  = Tentative
Tnx   = Thank you!
TC    = Time Check
TK    = Talk
TP    = Time Pips
U     = Upper Side Band
V     = Varifying
VO    = Voice of
VV    = Vernacular
w/    = With
WRTH  = World Radio TV Handbook
WX    = Weather
YL    = Woman, female

LANGUAGE ABBREVIATIONS

AA    = Arabic
BI    = Bahasa Indonesia
CC    = Chinese
DD    = Dutch
EE    = English
FF    = French
GG    = German
HI    = Hindi
IT    = Italian
PP    = Portoguese
RR    = Russian
SS    = Spanish
UL    = Unidentified Language
VV    = Vernacular

RECEPTION QUALITY ABBREVIATIONS

P     = Poor
F     = Fair
G     = Good
E     = Excellent





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