The Ham Radio Email Codes are used by ships at sea to communicate via ham radio email. Typically, the number codes are questions from shore, and the letter codes are responses.
Letter codes
| Letter |
Meaning
|
| A |
All is well
|
| B |
Send beer
|
| C |
Sea a bit choppy
|
| D |
Just saw a dolphin
|
| E |
Just saw a mullet
|
| F |
No wind
|
| G |
Going to the Bahamas
|
| H |
Hurricane
|
| I |
I got better
|
| J |
Collision course
|
| K |
Kraken
|
| L |
Just snagged a shrimp net
|
| M |
Hallucinating due to sea sickness patch
|
| N |
Need more sleep
|
| O |
Oh no! Sharktypus attack!
|
| P |
Pirates have boarded
|
| Q |
I am the Kwisatz Haderach!
|
| R |
Resorting to cannibalism
|
| S |
Save me!
|
| T |
Morpheus test canceled. Turning back.
|
| U |
Sinking
|
| V |
Lovely day
|
| W |
Out of water
|
| X |
Mutiny
|
| Y |
I have scurvy
|
| Z |
Abandoning ship
|
| AA |
Send more plywood dinghies
|
Number/Symbol codes
| Number |
Meaning
|
| 1 |
How are you?
|
| 2 |
How's the scurvy?
|
| 3 |
Hello? Are you still alive?
|
| 4 |
Don Picos?
|
| 5 |
Stand by for 5 MB cat pictures
|
| 6 |
Where is your weekly?
|
| 7 |
Timecard night
|
| 8 |
Farm fresh Thursday
|
| 9 |
Sorry to hear that
|
| # |
You won't be forgotten
|
Backup Codes
The backup codes are used in the event that the primary codes fail.
| Hex |
Meaning
|
| 0 |
Can you do that with a boat?
|
| a |
What's your boondoggles mug name?
|
| b |
Just use the little comb
|
| c |
How many tire spares in your car?
|
| d |
Your house is drying out now
|
| e |
Morpheus test sooner... paddle hard
|
| f |
Going to the Northwest Passage
|
Battle Codes
In case of sea battles.
| Symbol |
Meaning
|
| % |
Engage the French fleet
|
| ^ |
Hoist the mizzen
|
| & |
Stow the gunwales
|
| * |
England expects that every man will do his duty
|
| ( |
Ramming speed
|
| ) |
Retreat
|
Other code words and phrases
- Pump-U-Suck - a hastily-constructed device that allows a severely damaged sailboat drive system to work well enough for a voyage from Florida to Texas.
- 73's - A euphemism for vomiting uncontrollably.
See also
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