| a - |
Message Number (Begin with 1 each month or year) |
| b - |
Precedence |
|   |
E - Emergency |
|   |
P - Priority |
|   |
Q - Inquiry |
|   |
R - Routine |
| c - |
Handling Instructions |
|   |
HXA - Collect landline delivery. |
|   |
HXB - Cancel message if not delivered within ... hours. |
|   |
HXC - Report date/time of delivery to originating station. |
|   |
HXD - Report to originating station the identity of stations received from and transmitted to. |
|   |
HXE - Get reply from addressee and reply back. |
|   |
HXF - Hold delivery until .... |
|   |
HXG - Delivery by mail or non-toll landline. |
| d - |
Station of origin. |
| e - |
Number of words/groups in text only. Count 'X' when used as punctuation. Do not count 'AA', 'BT', 'AR', etc. |
| g - |
Time filed. |
| h - |
Date. |