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| Code | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| QRA | What is the name (or call sign) of your station? | The name (or call sign) of my station is … |
| QRB | How far are you from my station? | The distance between our stations is … nautical miles (or km). |
| 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: bad .. 5: excellent). |
| QRL | Are you busy? | I am busy. (or I am busy with … ) Please do not interfere. |
| QRM | Do you have interference? | I have interference. |
| QRN | Are you troubled by static noise? | I am troubled by static noise. |
| QRO | Shall I increase transmit power? | Please increase transmit power. |
| QRP | Shall I decrease transmit power? | Please decrease transmit power. |
| QRQ | Shall I send faster? | Please send faster (… words per minute). |
| QRS | Shall I send more slowly? | Please send more slowly (… words per minute). |
| QRT | Shall I cease or suspend operation? | I am suspending operation. |
| 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 | Shall I standby? / When will you call me again? | Please standby. / I will call you again at … (hours) on … kHz (or MHz). |
| 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: very weak .. 5: very strong). |
| 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. |
| QSK | Can you hear me between your signals (while transmitting), and if so can I break in on your transmission? | I can hear you between my signals (while transmitting); break in on my transmission. |
| 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 …) on … kHz (or MHz)? | I did hear you (or …) on … kHz (or MHz). |
| QSO | Can you communicate with … direct or by relay? | I can communicate with … direct (or by relay through …). |
| QSP | Will you relay a message to …? | I will relay a message to … . |
| QSR | Do you want me to repeat my call? | Please repeat your call. |
| QSS | What working frequency will you use? | I will use … kHz (or MHz). |
| QST | – | Here is a broadcast message to all amateurs. |
| QSU | Shall I send or reply on this frequency (or on … kHz (or MHz))? | Please send or reply on this frequency (or on … kHz (or MHz)). |
| QSV | Shall I send a series of “V” on this frequency (or on … kHz (or MHz))? | Please send a series of “V” on this frequency (or on … kHz (or MHz)). |
| QSW | Will you send on this frequency? | I am going to send on this frequency. |
| QSX | Will you listen to … on … kHz (or MHz)? | I am listening to … on … kHz (or MHz). |
| QSY | Shall I change transmission frequency (to … kHz (or MHz))? | Please change transmission frequency (to … 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 message number ___? | Cancel message number ___. |
| QTC | How many telegrams (messages) have you to send? | I have … telegrams (messages) for you (or for …). |
| QTH | What is your position in latitude and longitude (or according to any other indication)? | My position is … latitude, … longitude. |
| QTR | What is the correct time? | The correct time is … hours. |
| QST | – | General call preceeding a message address to all amateurs and A.R.R.L. Members. This is in effect “CQ ARRL”. |
| QRRR | – | Official A.R.R.L. “land SOS.” A distress call for emergency use only. |