Amateur Radio "Q" signals

Amateur Radio "Q" signals

 Below a number of Q signals are listed whose meanings most often need to be expressed with brevity and clarity in amateur radio work. (Q signals take the form of a question only when each is sent followed by a question mark.)

 Sign

Meaning

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

QRD

Where are you bound and where are you coming from? I am bound ___ from ___.

QRG

Will you tell me my exact frequency? Your exact frequency is ___ kHz.

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 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

QRM

Is my transmission being interfered with? Your transmission is being interfered with ___ (1-Nil, 2-Slightly, 3-Moderately, 4-Severly, 5-Extremely.)

QRN

Are you troubled by static? I am troubled by static ___ (1-5 as under QRM.)

 QRO

Shall I increase power? Increase power.

QRP

Shall I decrease power? Decrease power.

QRQ

Shall I send faster? Send faster (___ WPM.)

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 repeate 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.

QTH

What is your location? My location is ___.

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 goin gto enter dock (or port.)

QTQ

Can you communicate with my station by meains 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 concering visibility, height of cluds, 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 ___.

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)