ARRL Q Signals
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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 ____ |
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. |
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QSD | Is my keying defective? Your keying is defective. | |||
QSG | Shall I send ____ messages at a time? Send ____ messages at a time. |
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QSK | Can you hear me between your signals and if so can I break in on your |
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QSL | Can you acknowledge receipt? I am acknowledging receipt. |
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QSM | Shall I repeat the last message which I sent you, or some previous message? |
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| Repeat the last message which you sent me (or message(s) number(s) ____). | |||
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QSN | Did you hear me (or ____) on ____ kHz? I did hear you (or ____) on ____ kHz. | |||
QSO | Can you communicate with ____ direct or by relay? |
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| I can communicate with ____ direct (or by relay through ____). | |||
QSP | Will you relay to ____? I will relay to ____. |
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QST | General call preceding a message addressed to all amateurs |
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| and ARRL members. This is in effect “CQ ARRL.” | |||
QSU | Shall I send or reply on this frequency (or on ____ kHz)? |
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| Send or reply on this frequency (or ____ kHz). | |||
QSV | Shall I send a series of Vs on this frequency (or on ____ kHz)? |
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| Send a series of Vs on this frequency (or on ____ kHz). | |||
QSW | Will you send on this frequency (or on ____ kHz)? |
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| I am going to send on this frequency (or on ____ kHz). | |||
QSX | Will you listen to ____ on ____ kHz? I am listening to ____ on ____ kHz. |
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QSY | Shall I change to transmission on another frequency? |
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| Change to transmission on another frequency (or on ____ kHz). | |||
QSZ | Shall I send each word or group more than once? |
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| Send each word or group twice (or ____ times). | |||
QTA | Shall I cancel message number ____? Cancel message number ____. |
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QTB | Do you agree with my counting of words? I do not agree with your |
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QTC | How many messages have you to send? I have ____ |
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QTH | What is your location? My location is ____. |
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QTR | What is the correct time? The correct time is ____. |
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QTV | Shall I stand guard for you? Stand guard for me. |
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QTX | Will you keep your station open for further communication with me? |
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| Keep your station open for me. | |||
QUA | Have you news of ____? I have news of ____. |
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