Useful acronyms and terms

ATV	Amateur Television	SSTV	Slow Scan TeleVision
Break	Can I participate in the QSO ?	STN	Station
Big gun	Big antenna (very efficient)	SWL	Shortwaves listener
Booming	Very strong signal (over S9)	Traffic	The callsign
CQ	General call (I seek you)	TVI	TV related parasit
CQ DX	Call to another continent	TX	Transmitter
CW	Continuous wave or code work	VY	Very, much
DXCC	World countries as defined by ITU	WPX	The suffix of a callsign
DXing	Working a DX station	WX	The weather
DX	Other continent (other state in the USA!)	YL	Young Lady
FB	Fine business, very good	XYL	OM's wife
HI!	Hi (laughing, joking)	44	Happy celebration
OM	Old Man (licensed amateur)	51	Good DX
OT	Old Timer (> 20 years of practice)	55	Many QSO
Roger	Well received	73	Friendly !, The Best !
RTX	Transceiver (RX/TX)	88	Kisses
RX	Receiver	99	Leave the QRG
SHACK	Room where stands your station	105	Good health
SRI	Sorry	144	The bed
SSB	Single Side Band (LSB, USB)	600 ohms	Telephone