Prosign · CW procedural signal
KN prosign in Morse code
Invites only the explicitly-named station to reply. Excludes any third stations from breaking in.
Morse pattern
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Sent as one continuous shape — no inter-letter gap between the component letters.
Meaning
KN — Go ahead, named station only
Notation
Written KN (joined). Same code as the open paren character.
When this is used
After working a station and wanting to continue with just them, send their call followed by KN. Other stations should not call you until you send K (any station) or sign off.
Examples
| On the air | Plain English |
|---|---|
| W1AW DE K1ABC KN | K1ABC inviting only W1AW to reply. |
| UR RST 599 KN | Signal report 599, go ahead only-named-station. |
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