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Prowords, or procedure words, are words or phrases used in radiotelephony to convey information in a standard verbal format. They are used to make communication brief and clear. The table below includes prowords used by ARES, BEECN, and NET.
|'''Proword'''
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|'''Meaning'''
|style="background-color: black; color: white"|'''<big>Proword</big>'''
|'''Example'''
|style="background-color: black; color: white"|'''<big>Meaning</big>'''
|style="background-color: black; color: white"|'''<big>Example</big>'''
|-
|-
Over
|style="background-color: white;"|'''Over'''
|I'm done speaking and I'm standing by for a reply.
|style="background-color: white;"|I'm done speaking and I'm standing by for a reply.
|Net Control. KK7PDX Over
|style="background-color: white;"|Net Control. KK7PDX '''Over'''
|-
|-
|Out
|'''Out'''
|I'm done speaking but I don't expect a reply.  I'm standing by on this frequency.
|I'm done speaking but I don't expect a reply.  I'm standing by on this frequency.
|Affirmative. KK7PDX Out
|Affirmative. KK7PDX '''Out'''
|-
|-
|Clear
|style="background-color: white;"|'''Clear'''
|I'm done speaking and I'm leaving this frequency or turning off my radio.
|style="background-color: white;"|I'm done speaking and I'm leaving this frequency or turning off my radio.
|73. KK7PDX Clear
|style="background-color: white;"|73. KK7PDX '''Clear'''
|-
|-
|Ready
|'''Ready'''
|Are you ready to copy my message?
|Are you ready to copy my message?


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This is KK7PDX Ready
This is KK7PDX Ready
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|Please Copy
|style="background-color: white;"|'''Please Copy'''
|Start writing the next words I say
|style="background-color: white;"|Start writing the next words I say
|Follows a Form 8. Please Copy …
|style="background-color: white;"|Follows a Form 8. Please Copy …
|-
|-
|End
|'''End'''
|End of message
|End of message
|Love break Mom and Dad End
|Love break Mom and Dad End
|-
|-
|# to Follow
|style="background-color: white;"|'''# to Follow'''
|I have # more message for you to copy
|style="background-color: white;"|I have # more message for you to copy
|End, Two to Follow
|style="background-color: white;"|End, Two to Follow
|-
|-
|Roger
|'''Roger'''
|I am sure I have the message copied
|I am sure I have the message copied correctly
 
correctly
|Roger, KK7DEB
|Roger, KK7DEB
|-
|-
|Go Next
|style="background-color: white;"|'''Go Next'''
|I am ready to copy your next message
|style="background-color: white;"|I am ready to copy your next message
|Roger Go Next
|style="background-color: white;"|Roger Go Next
|-
|-
| colspan="3" |Message Text  
| colspan="3" style="background-color: black; color: white" |'''Message Text'''
|-
|-
|Break
|'''Break'''
|Used after body of message if followed by approval information
|Used after body of message if followed by approval information
|…Sincerely Break Approved by Name Jenny Jones
|…Sincerely Break Approved by Name Jenny Jones
|-
|-
|I spell
|style="background-color: white;"|'''I spell'''
|I will spell phonetically the last word I
|style="background-color: white;"|I will spell phonetically the last word I said
 
|style="background-color: white;"|My name is Eliza I Spell Echo Lima India… (Also
said
|My name is Eliza I Spell Echo Lima India… (Also


used to spell names in address)
used to spell names in address)
|-
|-
|Initials
|'''Initials'''
|The next thing I say will be an
|The next thing I say will be an abbreviation or acronym
 
abbreviation or acronym
|Multnomah Initials Charlie Oscar Initials Alpha
|Multnomah Initials Charlie Oscar Initials Alpha


Romeo Echo Sierra
Romeo Echo Sierra
|-
|-
|Figures
|style="background-color: white;"|'''Figures'''
|The next thing I say will be a sequence
|style="background-color: white;"|The next thing I say will be a sequence of digits
 
|style="background-color: white;"|Figures 279537
of digits
|Figures 279537
|-
|-
|Mixed Group
|'''Mixed Group'''
|The next thing I say will be a combination of letters and digits beginning with a letter
|The next thing I say will be a combination of letters and digits beginning with a letter
|Postal code is Mixed Group Victor Five Hotel Three Zulu Seven
|Postal code is Mixed Group Victor Five Hotel Three Zulu Seven
|-
|-
|Mixed Group Figures
|style="background-color: white;"|'''Mixed Group Figures'''
|The next thing I say will be a combination of letters and digits, beginning with digits
|style="background-color: white;"|The next thing I say will be a combination of letters and digits, beginning with digits
|My license plate is Mixed Group Figures One Two Three Alpha Bravo Charlie
|style="background-color: white;"|My license plate is Mixed Group Figures One Two Three Alpha Bravo Charlie
|-
|-
|Amateur Call
|'''Amateur Call'''
|Precedes a callsign  
|Precedes a callsign  
|John Doe Amateur Call KI7ABC
|John Doe Amateur Call KI7ABC
|-
|-
|Zip Figures
|style="background-color: white;"|'''Zip Figures'''
|Precedes the zip code in the address
|style="background-color: white;"|Precedes the zip code in the address
|Portland, Oregon Zip Figures 97210
|style="background-color: white;"|Portland, Oregon Zip Figures 97210
|-
|-
|Phone Figures
|'''Phone Figures'''
|Precedes a phone number  
|Precedes a phone number  
|Phone Figures 503 318 1333
|Phone Figures 503 318 1333
|-
|-
| colspan="3" |Corrections and Fills
|'''Uppercase'''
|Precedes a single uppercase letter when case matters such as in passwords.
|Uppercase Golf
|-
|'''Lowercase'''
|Precedes a single lowercase letter when case matters such as in passwords.
|Lowercase Tango
|-
| colspan="3" style="background-color: black; color: white"|'''Corrections and Fills'''
|-
|-
|Say Again
|style="background-color: white;"|'''Say Again'''
|Repeat a part of a message.  
|style="background-color: white;"|Repeat a part of a message.  


Respond to such a request.
Respond to such a request.
|Say again To Field
|style="background-color: white;"|Say again To Field


I say again To Jean Simmonds
I say again To Jean Simmonds
|-
|-
|Fill
|'''Fill'''
|I missed some words. Please repeat them.
|I missed some words. Please repeat them.
|Fill words after “house”
|Fill words after “house”
|-
|-
|Word After
|style="background-color: white;"|'''Word After'''
|Please repeat the word after   .
|style="background-color: white;"|Please repeat the word after   .
|Fills please. Word After "new"
|style="background-color: white;"|Fills please. Word After "new"
|-
|-
|All Between
|'''All Between'''
|Please repeat everything between  
|Please repeat everything between _________and  _________.
 
_________and  _________.
|Fill please. All Between "new" and "love"
|Fill please. All Between "new" and "love"
|-
|-
|Correction
|style="background-color: white;"|'''Correction'''
|I need to correct something previously
|style="background-color: white;"|I need to correct something previously given.
 
|style="background-color: white;"|Correction. Word after "new" is "callsign"
given.
|Correction. Word after "new" is "callsign"
|-
|-
|Confirm
|'''Confirm'''
|Do I have this correctly?  
|Do I have this correctly?