Cobra Electronics 150GTLDX owner manual Arrl Q Signals

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ARRL Q Signals

Your Mobile Radio

ARRL Q Signals

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.

 

 

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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.

 

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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