|
Q
Signal
|
Meaning
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| QRA |
What
is the name of your station? The name of my station
is ___.
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| QRB |
How
far are you from my station? I am ____ km from you station
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| QRD |
Where
are you bound and where are you coming from? I am bound
___ from ___.
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| QRG |
Will
you tell me my exact frequency? Your exact frequency
is ___ kHz.
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| QRH |
Does
my frequency vary? Your frequency varies.
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| QRI |
How
is the tone of my transmission? The tone of your transmission
is ___ (1-Good, 2-Variable, 3-Bad.)
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| QRJ |
Are
you receiving me badly? I cannot receive you, your signal
is too weak.
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| QRK |
What
is the intelligibility of my signals? The intelligibility
of your signals is ___ (1-Bad, 2-Poor, 3-Fair, 4-Good,
5-Excellent.)
|
| QRL |
Are
you busy? I am busy, please do not interfere
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| QRM |
Is
my transmission being interfered with? Your transmission
is being interfered with ___ (1-Nil, 2-Slightly, 3-Moderately,
4-Severly, 5-Extremely.)
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| QRN |
Are
you troubled by static? I am troubled by static ___
(1-5 as under QRM.)
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| QRO |
Shall
I increase power? Increase power.
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| QRP |
Shall
I decrease power? Decrease power.
|
| QRQ |
Shall
I send faster? Send faster (___ WPM.)
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| QRR |
Are
you ready for automatic operation? I am ready for automatic
operation. Send at ___ WPM.
|
| QRS |
Shall
I send more slowly? Send more slowly (___ WPM.)
|
| QRT |
Shall
I stop sending? Stop sending.
|
| QRU |
Have
you anything for me? I have nothing for you.
|
| QRV |
Are
you ready? I am ready.
|
| QRW |
Shall
I inform ___ that you are calling? Please inform ___
that I am calling.
|
| QRX |
When
will you call me again? I will call you again at ___
hours.
|
| QRY |
What
is my turn? Your turn is numbered ___.
|
| QRZ |
Who
is calling me? You are being called by ___.
|
| QSA |
What
is the strength of my signals? The strength of your
signals is ___ (1-Scarcely perceptible, 2-Weak, 3-Fairly
Good, 4-Good, 5-Very Good.)
|
| QSB |
Are
my signals fading? Your signals are fading.
|
| QSD |
Is
my keying defective? Your keying is defective.
|
| QSG |
Shall
I send ___ messages at a time? Send ___ messages at
a time.
|
| QSJ |
What
is the charge to be collected per word to ___ including
your international telegraph charge? The charge to be
collected per word is ___ including my international
telegraph charge.
|
| QSK |
Can
you hear me between you signals and if so can I break
in on your transmission? I can hear you between my signals,
break in on my transmission.
|
| QSL |
Can
you acknowledge receipt? I am acknowledging receipt.
|
| QSM |
Shall
I repeat the last message which I sent you? Repeat the
last message.
|
| QSN |
Did
you hear me on ___ kHz? I did hear you on ___ kHz.
|
| QSO |
Can
you communicate with ___ direct or by relay? I can communicate
with ___ direct (or by relay through ___.)
|
| QSP |
Will
you relay to ___? I will relay to ___.
|
| QSQ |
Have
you a doctor on board? (or is ___ on board?) I have
a doctor on board (or ___ is on board.)
|
| QSU |
Shall
I send or reply on this frequency? Send a series of
Vs on this frequency.
|
| QSV |
Shall
I send a series of Vs on this frequency? Send a series
of Vs on this frequency.
|
| QSW |
Will
you send on this frequency? I am going to send on this
frequency.
|
| QSY |
Shall
I change to another frequency? Change to another frequency.
|
| QSZ |
Shall
I send each word or group more than once? Send each
word or group twice (or ___ times.)
|
| QTA |
Shall
I cancel message number ___? Cancel message number ___.
|
| QTB |
Do
you agree with my counting of words? I do not agree
with your counting of words. I will repeat the first
letter or digit of each word or group.
|
| QTC |
How
many messages have you to send? I have ___ messages
for you.
|
| QTE |
What
is my true bearing from you? Your true bearing from
me is ___ degrees.
|
| QTG |
Will
you send two dashes of 10 seconds each followed by your
call sign? I am going to send two dashes of 10 seconds
each followed by my call sign.
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| QTH |
What
is your location? My location is ___.
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| QTI |
What
is your true track? My true track is ___ degrees.
|
| QTJ |
What
is your speed? My speed is ___ km/h.
|
| QTL |
What
is your true heading? My true heading is ___ degrees.
|
| QTN |
At
what time did you depart from ___? I departed from ___
at ___ hours.
|
| QTO |
Have
you left dock (or port)? I have left dock (or port).
|
| QTP |
Are
you going to enter dock (or port)? I am going to enter
dock (or port.)
|
| QTQ |
Can
you communicate with my station by means of the International
Code of Signals? I am going to communicate with your
staion by means of the International Code of Signals.
|
| QTR |
What
is the correct time? The time is ___.
|
| QTS |
Will
you send your call sign for ___ minutes so that your
frequency can be measured? I will send my call sign
for ___ minutes so that my frequency may be measured.
|
| QTU |
What
are the hours during which your station is open? My
station is open from ___ hours to ___ hours.
|
| QTV |
Shall
I stand guard for you on the frequency of ___ kHz? Stand
guard for me on the frequency of ___ kHz.
|
| QTX |
Will
you keep your station open for further communication
with me? I will keep my station open for further communication
with you.
|
| QUA |
Have
you news of ___? I have news of ___.
|
| QUB |
Can
you give me information concerning visibility, height
of clouds, direction and velocity of ground wind at
___? Here is the information you requested...
|
| QUC |
What
is the number of the last message you received from
me? The number of the last message I received from you
is ___.
|
| QUD |
Have
you received the urgency signal sent by ___? I have
received the urgency signal sent by ___.
|
| QUF |
Have
you received the distress signal sent by ___? I have
received the distress signal sent by ___.
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| QUG |
Will
you be forced to land? I am forced to land immediately.
|
| QUH |
Will
you give me the present barometric pressure? The present
barometric pressure is ___ (units).
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Thanks
to the Lincoln ARC for all their research on the Q-Codes
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