Q Signal
- Distinctive Email Addresses For the Radio Amateur –
Commonly Used Q Signals
When a Q
Signal is followed by a question mark it asks a question. Without the question mark the Q Signal
answers the question in the affirmative, unless specified in the negative.
QRA - What is the
name of your station?
QRG - What's my
exact frequency?
QRH - Does my
frequency vary?
QRI - How is my
tone? (1-3)
QRK - What is my
signal intelligibility? (1-5)
QRL - Are you busy?
QRM - Is my
transmission being interfered with?
QRN - Are you
troubled by static?
QRO - Shall I
increase transmitter power?
QRP - Shall I
decrease transmitter power?
QRQ - Shall I send
faster?
QRS - Shall I send
slower?
QRT - Shall I stop
sending?
QRU - Have you
anything for me? (Answer in negative)
QRV - Are you ready?
QRW - Shall I tell
______ you're calling him?
QRX - When will you
call again?
QRZ - Who is calling
me?
QSA - What is my signal
strength? (1-5)
QSB - Are my signals
fading?
QSD - Is my keying
defective?
QSG - Shall I send
______ messages at a time?
QSK - Can you work
break-in?
QSL - Can you
acknowledge receipt?
QSM - Shall I repeat
the last message sent?
QSO - Can you
communicate with ______ direct?
QSP - Will you relay
to ______?
QSV - Shall I send a
series of V's?
QSW - Will you
transmit on ______?
QSX - Will you
listen for ______ on ______?
QSY - Shall I change
frequency?
QSZ - Shall I send
each word/group more than once? (Answer, send twice or ______)
QTA - Shall I cancel
number ______?
QTB - Do you agree
with my word count?
QTC - How many
messages have you to send?
QTH - What is your
location?
QTR - What is your
time?
QTX - Will you keep
your station open for further communication with me?