CW abbreviation · Greetings & sign-off
GA in Morse code
Standard CW greeting for afternoon hours.
Morse rendering
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Sent letter-by-letter with standard inter-letter gaps.
Meaning
GA — Good afternoon
When this is used
Used after roughly local noon. On HF, you'll commonly hear stations exchanging different G* greetings because the propagation path crosses time zones.
Examples
| On the air | Plain English |
|---|---|
| GA TNX FB QSO | Good afternoon, thanks for the fine QSO. |
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