Prosign · CW procedural signal
BT prosign in Morse code
Marks a paragraph break inside a longer transmission. Shares the Morse pattern of the equals sign and is often typed as =.
Morse pattern
-...-
Sent as one continuous shape — no inter-letter gap between the component letters.
Meaning
BT — New paragraph (=)
Notation
Written BT (joined) or = when typed.
When this is used
Used to separate logical sections of a transmission: identification, then BT, then signal report, then BT, then closing. Pacing tool for the listener.
Examples
| On the air | Plain English |
|---|---|
| NAME JIM BT QTH BOSTON BT RIG K3 | Name Jim. (pause) Location Boston. (pause) Rig K3. |
| W1AW DE K1ABC BT 73 | W1AW from K1ABC, paragraph, 73. |
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