Cobra Electronics 200GTL DX - Manual (Page 14)

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ARRL Q Signals
20 English
ARRL Q Signals
ARRL Q Signals
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The most commonly used are shown bold.
Some have slightly modified meanings in everyday usage.
The official list follows.
QRA What is the name of your station? The name of your station is ____.
QRG Will you tell me my exact frequency (or that of ____)? Your exact frequency
(or that of ____) 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 signals are too weak.
QRK What is the intelligibility of my signals (or those of ____)?
The intelligibility of your signals (or those of ____) is ____
(1. Bad, 2. Poor, 3. Fair, 4. Good, 5. Excellent).
QRL Are you busy? I am busy (or I am busy with ____). Please do not interfere.
QRM Is my transmission being interfered with? Your transmission is
being interfered with ____ (1. Nil, 2. Slightly, 3. Moderately,
4. Severely, 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).
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 on ____ kHz? Please inform ____
that I am calling on ____ kHz.
QRX When will you call me again? I will call you again at ____ (on ____ kHz).
QRY What is my turn? Your turn is numbered ____.
QRZ Who is calling me? You are being called by ____ (on ____ kHz).
QSA What is the strength of my signals (or those of ____)?
The strength of your signals (or those of ____) is ____.
(1. Scarcely perceptible, 2. Weak, 3. Fairly Good, 4. Good, 5. Very Good).
QSB Are my signals fading? Your signals are fading.
ARRL Q Signals
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 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 repeat the last message which I sent you, or some previous message?
Repeat the last message which you sent me (or message(s) number(s) ____).
QSN Did you hear me (or ____) on ____ kHz? I did hear you (or ____) 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 ____.
QST General call preceding a message addressed to all amateurs
and ARRL members. This is in effect “CQ ARRL.”
QSU Shall I send or reply on this frequency (or on ____ kHz)?
Send or reply on this frequency (or ____ kHz).
QSV Shall I send a series of Vs on this frequency (or on ____ kHz)?
Send a series of Vs on this frequency (or on ____ kHz).
QSW Will you send on this frequency (or on ____ kHz)?
I am going to send on this frequency (or on ____ kHz).
QSX Will you listen to ____ on ____ kHz? I am listening to ____ on ____ kHz.
QSY Shall I change to transmission on another frequency?
Change to transmission on another frequency (or on ____ kHz).
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 (or for ____).
QTH What is your location? My location is ____.
QTR What is the correct time? The correct time is ____.
QTV Shall I stand guard for you? Stand guard for me.
QTX Will you keep your station open for further communication with me?
Keep your station open for me.
QUA Have you news of ____? I have news of ____.
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