How is the AS prosign sent?

AS is sent as the Morse pattern .-... — one continuous shape with no inter-letter gap. Written AS (joined) or sometimes &.

Prosign · CW procedural signal

AS prosign in Morse code

Asks the other operator to standby — typically while you tune a radio, take a phone call, or check a reference.

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Sent as one continuous shape — no inter-letter gap between the component letters.

AS — Wait / standby

Written AS (joined) or sometimes &.

Often sent solo and followed by a duration: 'AS 5' = wait 5 minutes (the unit is informal). A bare AS means a brief pause of a few seconds.

On the air	Plain English
AS 5	Standby five (minutes).
AS	Wait a moment.

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