QSignal Question ? Answer, Advise, or Order
QBM Has … sent a message for me? Here is the message sent by … at … hours.
QRB How far are you from my station? I am ____ km from you station
QCB Delay Delay is being caused by … 1) your transmitting out of turn 2) Your slowness in answering 3) lack of your reply to my …
QCS Frequency Breakdown My reception on … frequency has broken down.
QCX What is your full call sign? My full call sign is … OR Use your full call sign until further notice
QDB Have you sent message… to …? I have sent message … to …
QIF What frequency is … using? … is using … khz (or … mhz.).
QMH Shift Frequency Shift to transmit and receive on … khz. (or … mhz.); if communication is not established within 5 minutes, revert to present frequency.
QRA What is the name of your station? The name of my station is …
QRB How far are you from my station? I am ____ km from you station
QRG Will you tell me my exact frequency (or that of …)? Your exact frequency (or that of … ) is … khz (or Mhz).
QRH Does my frequency vary? Your frequency varies.
QRI How is the tone of my transmission? The tone of your transmission is (1. Good; 2. Variable; 3. Bad).
QRJ Are you receiving me badly? I cannot receive you, your signal is too weak.
QRK What is the readability of my signals (or those of …)? The readability of your signals (or those of …) is … (1 to 5).
QRL Are you busy? I am busy. (or I am busy with … ) Please do not interfere.
QRM Are you being interfered with? I am being interfered with.
QRN Are you troubled by static? I am troubled by static.
QRO Shall I increase power? Increase power
QRP Shall I decrease power? Decrease power
QRQ Shall I send faster? Send faster (… 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 him on … khz (or Mhz)? Please inform … that I am calling him on … khz (or Mhz)
QRX When will you call me again?Common Usage WAIT I will call you again at … (hours) on … khz (or Mhz)Common Usage WAIT
QRZ Who is calling me? You are being called by … on … khz (or Mhz)
QSA What is the strength of my signals (or those of … )? The strength of your signals (or those of …) is … (1 to 5).
QSB Are my signals fading? Your signals are fading.
QSD Is my keying defective? Your keying is defective.
QSI Unable To Break in I have been unable to break in on your transmission. Or .. Will you inform … (callsign) that I have been unable to break in on his transmission on … khz (or Mhz.)
QSK Can you hear me between your signals? I can hear you between my signals.
QSL Can you acknowledge receipt? I am acknowledging receipt.
QSM Shall I repeat the last telegram (message) which I sent you, or some previous telegram (message)? Repeat the last telegram (message) which you sent me (or telegram(s) ( message(s)) numbers(s) …).
QSN Did you hear me (or … (call sign)) on .. khz (or Mhz)? I did hear you (or … (call sign)) on … khz (or Mhz).
QSO Can you communicate with … direct or by relay?
Common Useage — A 2-Way Contact
I can communicate with … direct (or by relay through …).
QSU Shall I send or reply on this frequency (or on … khz (Mhz)) (with emissions of class …)? Send or reply on this frequency or(or on … khz (Mhz)) (with emissions of class …)
QSV Shall I send a series of V’s on this frequency (or … khz (or Mhz))? Send a series of V’s on this frequency (or … khz (or Mhz))
QSW Will you send on this frequency (or on … khz (or Mhz)) (with emissions of class …)? I am going to send on this frequency (or on … khz (or Mhz)) (with emissions of class …)
QSX Will you listen to … (call sign(s) on … khz (or Mhz))? I am listening to … (call sign(s) on … khz (or Mhz))Commonly used on the DX Packet Clusters to indicate where the DX station was listening or contacted during a split operation
QSY Shall I change to transmission on another frequency? Change to transmission on another frequency (or on … khz (or Mhz)).
QSZ Shall I send each word or group more than once? Send each word or group twice (or … times).
QTA Shall I cancel telegram (message) No. … as if it had not been sent? Cancel telegram (message) No. … as if it had not been sent.
QTG Will you send two dashes of ten seconds each followed by your call sign (repeated … times) (on … khz (or Mhz))? Or Will you request … to send two dashes of ten seconds followed by his call sign (repeated … times) (on … khz (or Mhz))? I am going to (or I have requested … to) send two dashes of ten seconds followed by call sign (repeated … times) (on … khz (or Mhz))
QTH What is your position in latitude and longitude (or according to any other indication)? My position is … latitude…longitude
QTQ Can you communicate with my station by means of the International Codes of Signals? I am going to communicate with your station by means of the International Codes of Signals
QTR What is the correct time? The correct time is … hours
QTS Will you send your call sign for … minutes(s) now (or at … hours) (on … khz (or Mhz)) so that your frequency may be measured? I will send my call sign for … minutes(s) now (or at … hours) (on … khz (or Mhz)) so that my frequency may be measured.
QTU What are the hours during which your station is open? My station is open from … to … hours.
QTV Shall I stand guard for you on the frequency of …khz (or Mhz) (from … to … hours)? Stand guard for me on the frequency of …khz (or Mhz) (from … to … hours)
QTX Will you keep your station open for further communication with me until further notice (or until … hours)? I will keep my station open for further communication with you until further notice (or until …hours)
QUA Have you news of … (call sign)? Here is news of …(call sign).
QUC What is the number (or other indication) of the last message you received from me (or from .. (call sign))? The number (or other indication) of the last message I received from you (or from … (call sign) is …