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8P9GU
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My guest call sign for Barbados. 8P = Country code Barbados
8P6 - native hams / 8P9 - foreign guest licences
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Beam
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Beam antenna with several elements
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Big Gun
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Stations with high power and big antennas
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C6A/DL7VOG
C6AKA
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From the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication of The Bahamas issued guest call sign. C6A = Country code for The
Bahamas, comparable to the national markings on planes
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CQ
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“Seek you”: Common call / To all stations
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CQWW
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From the American Amateur Radio Magazin “CQ” advertised important worldwide contest
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DX
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Traffic with stations over long distances/to other continents
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DXpedition
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Ham radio expedition, usually to rare countries/islands
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Eyeball-QSO
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personal meeting
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HF6V
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Vertical antenna made by Butternut
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IC-751A
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Transmitting/receiving gear for shortwave from ICOM
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IOTA
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“Islands On The Air” - English award programm - work as many islands as possible
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J38GU
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My call sign for Grenada
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J79GU
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My call sign for Dominica
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J87GU
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My call sign for St. Vincent und die Grenadinen
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OM
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Old Man: friend, ham
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Pileup
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Large amount of calling stations
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PY7ZZ
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Brazilian call sign
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QRV
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“On the air”
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QSO
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Traffic between two or sometimes more stations
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QTH
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Location of the radiostation
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RTTY
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Radio Teletype: digital mode
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Sked
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Scheduled traffic between two stations
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S-Meter
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Signal strength meter. S-Scale: S1 - inaudible / S9 - high signal strength
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SSB
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Single Side Band / Voice mode
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SV9
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Country code for the island Crete
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Transceiver
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Artificial word: Transmitter + Receiver
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TS-440
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Transmitting/receiving gear for shortwave from Kenwood
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WAE/WAEDC
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Worked All Europe DX Contest: From the German Amateur Radio Club (DARC) advertised contest
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WPX-Contest
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From the American Amateur Radio Magazin “CQ” advertised important worldwide contest
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XYL
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Ex Young Lady - married wife
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YL
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Young Lady - girl friend
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