Hiro-san

In this document you can find a bunch of CW abbreviations for kind greetings like HLV (hasta la vista = bye bye) etc. It starts at page 78 "Combined Radiotelegraph Abbreviations List".

But the document contains much much more info on CW-codes.

73, Martin, PE1EEC.

GA, ATSU-san,

Yes, KANSAI (West of JA) area has various cute dialects.

What about “MOKKATTE MAKKA?” (Are you making money?) as HELLO? hi

I couldn’t find a good Greeting like “MAIDO” of KANTO (East of JA) area.

“KONNICHIWA” is too long to send, ha?

// HIRO, JJ1FXF

John-san,

My intention to make such a Greetings list is for better CW QSOs, but not for collecting as many Greetings as possible.

I would like to add ONYA and HOOROO to the Greetings list if those Greetings can make AUS stations smile and feel comfortable a bit.

The Greetings list is just a hint or spice for more friendly communications on CW, I hope.

// HIRO, JJ1FXF

Truthfully, no, VK's don't use a lot of Strine on CW. What would be the point? Nobody understands us even when we speak English :-)
Yes, your example for ONYA would be well understood as the positive usage, as would HOOROO.
Except, perhaps by fake Aussies like me, but even we eventually achieve proficiency :-)
Hooroo
John

John-san,

Gud to see you here on A1eML and thanks for your post.

Do you commonly use Strine on CW?

and if JA stations send "ONYA FER QSO" on the air, do AUS stations comfortably accept it as "TNX FER QSO"?

"HOOROO" seems OK to use on CW, I guess.

// HIRO, JJ1FXF

In "Strine", the national language of "Straya":

Hello = G'day mate
Thanks = Onya!
Goodbye = Hooroo

"Onya" is a bit problematic, as if said with rising inflection, it means "thanks", but if said with a negative inflection, it means "You have just made an inexcusable error, Drongo!"

73
John, VK4TJ, adapting to life in my adopted country of "Straya".

hiro san

tu

kendy

Dear A1CLUB members,

For better communication on CW QSO, I am preparing a simple list of CW Greeting Expressions in various languages.

Please let me know if you'll find better CW expressions on your language or if your language is not listed but there are some CW abbreviations.

TU in advance.

// HIRO, JJ1FXF

Dear A1CLUB members,

On January 1st, 2024 A1CLUB will have New Year Xing at every 00min to 15min of the hour from 00:00Z to 09:00Z.

A1CLUB club station "JO1ZZZ" will also be on the Xing. Please visit A1-Chat and find which stations will be QRV on JAN 1st.

Also, the 18th SKCC SKM - Straight Key Month has been announced today.

/g/SKCC/message/161868

SKM is for all stations on all bands including WARC. And I'm the ASIA region coordinator.

I am looking for more SKM OPs from ASIA and feel free to email me if any questions.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

// HIRO, JJ1FXF

Would anyone like to join the Online Eyeball QSO Party on December 16th at 10:00Z-12:00Z?

If yes, please email your call sign and CW handle to A1CLUB.ENTRY[at-mark]gmail.com with the subject "Online Gathering, DEC 16".

Let's SEE each other online.

73/88,
// HIRO, JJ1FXF

Dear A1CLUB members,

A1CLUB will have an online gathering on December 16th, 10:00Z-12:00Z. You can visit at any time and leave as you like, but we need your pre-registration.

Please feel free to send your email to A1CLUB.ENTRY[at-mark]gmail.com with the subject, "Online Gathering, DEC 19, 2023" and your call sign and CW name in the email body.

No presentation, just BYOW and enjoy eyeball QSOs with A1CLUB members.

73/88,
// HIRO, JJ1FXF

Very FB, Tom-san.

I workd 6 Germany stations during WWDX, but couldn't hear from DK0SU.

And to ALL, tomorrow is the due date of WWDX log submission.

Please add "A1CLUB" to the club sore if allowed.

73/88,
// HIRO, JJ1FXF

Hello Hiro-san and all,

At DK0SU we could work some stations from Japan:

"JA1ZGO"
"JA7FTR"
"JE6RPM"
"JF1SEK"
"JH7UHZ"
"JJ2JQF"
"JR2IOB"
"JS6TSE"

Conditions on 10 and 15m were fine and during my first shift at the start of the contest, I could also make some QSOs on 160m. We started only this year (with the WAG), after a long pause of 10+ years, as Multi-Operator and we participated in the One Transmitter - Low Power category in CQ WW DX CW.

We had two operators using a straight key (Michael/DF7SA and Benedict/DL8BJS), while Manfred/DK7IT used a single-lever paddle and me a dual-lever paddle.

With Benedict, DL8BJS we had an operator, who was contesting for DK0SU for the first time. I introduced him a bit to N1MM Logger+ and he did a real good job. I enjoyed to see how well Benedict is copying, even at high speeds. He is still a student and much, much younger than the rest of the crew :)

Seen the mix of keys used -- I think DK0SU "served" a wide range of contesters from 15 to 40 wpm.

We ended with 108 different entities worked.
It was a great fun to meet the crew members in our club's room on the roof of the university.

CU 73
Tom DF7TV @ DK0SU

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JP3REM Bill-san,

Your number of QSOs worked on WWDX is really GREAT!!

The due date of the log submission is DEC 1st, only two days from now. Don't miss it.

Also please add "A1CLUB" (one word) to the club score of WWDX. TU

// HIRO, JJ1FXF

Hiro-san,

I had a lot of fun during the CQ WW DX contest. 10m was really good for me as well, especially for EU and North America contacts. Sometimes 100W didn't seem to be enough, but I was still able to make 335 QSOs over the course of the contest (all DX). I only started working CW contests from April this year, so I was really proud of that achievement.

73
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JP3REM - Bill
A1C #4246, CWops #3390