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 … |