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54 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-TELECOMMUNICATION-APR. 8, 1938 2. Miscellaneous Abbreviations I 1639 Abbreviation Meaning C Yes. N No. P Announcing private telegram in the mobile service (to be used as a prefix). W WMord or words. AA All after . . . (to be used after a question mark to request a repetition). AB All before . . . (to be used after a question mark to request a repetition). AL All that has just been transmitted (to be used after a question mark to request a repetition). AS Waiting period. BN All between . . . (to be used after a question mark to request a repetition). BQ Answer to RQ. CL I am closing my station. CS Call signal (to be used in requesting that call signal be given or repeated). DB I cannot give you a bearing, you are not in the calibrated sector of this station. DC The minimum of your signal is suitable for the bearing. DF Your bearing at . . . (time) was . . . degrees, in the doubtful sector of this station, with a possible error of two degrees. DG Please advise me if you find an error in the bearing given. DI Doubtful bearing due to the bad quality of your signal. DJ Doubtful bearing due to interference. DL Your bearing at . . . (time) was . . . degrees, in the uncertain sector of this station. DO Doubtful bearing. Request another bearing later, or at . . . (time). DP Beyond 50 miles, possible error of bearing can attain two degrees. DS Adjust your transmitter, your minimum signal is too broad. DT I cannot give you a bearing, your minimum signal is too broad. DY This is a two-way station, what is your approximate direction, in degrees, in relation to this station? DZ Your bearing is reciprocal (to be used only by the control station of a group of radio direction-finding stations when addressing other stations of the same group). ER Here . . . (to be used before the name of the mobile station in the transmissionof routing indications). GA Resume transmission (to be used more especially in the fixed service). JM If I may transmit, make a series of dashes. To stop my trans- mission, make a series of dots [not to be used on 500 kc (600 m)]. MN Minute or minutes (to be used to indicate the duration of the waiting period). NW I am resuming transmission (to be used more especially in the fixed service). OK We agree. 193470°-41-PT . --- 26