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?

 

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