PROWORD
MEANING
READ BACK
Repeat this entire transmission back to me
exactly as received.
Transmit this message to addressees
immediately following this proword.
ROGER
I have received your last transmission
satisfactorily.
SAY AGAIN
Repeat all of your last transmission. (If
followed by identification data, repeat
portion indicated.)
SILENCE SILENCE SILENCE
Cease transmission immediately. Silence
will be maintained until instructed to
resume. (When an authentication system
is in force, the transmission imposing
silence is to be authenticated.)
SILENCE LIFTED
Silence is lifted. (When an authentication
system is in force, the transmission lifting
silence is to be authenticated.)
THIS IS
This transmission is from the station
whose designation immediately follows.
TIME
That which immediately follows is the time
or date/time group of this message.
TO
The addressee(s) immediately following is
(are) addressed for action.
VERIFY
Verify entire message (or portion
indicated) with the originator and send
correct version.
WAIT
I must pause for a few seconds.
WAIT-OUT
I must pause longer than a few seconds.
WILCO
I have received your message, understand
it, and will comply. (Used only by the
addressee. Since the meaning of ROGER
is included in that of WILCO, the two
WRONG
Your last transmission was incorrect. The
correct version is ______.
Table 5-1. Commonly used prowords. (concluded)
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