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QRA |
| What is the name your station? | The name of my station is · · · · . |
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QRC |
| By what private enterprise are the | The accounts for my station are settled |
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QRU |
| Have you any thing for me? | I have nothing for you. |
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| Are you ready? | I am ready. |
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| When will you call me again? | I will call you again at · · · · hours [on |
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QSJ |
| What is the charge to be collected to · | The charge to be collected to · · · · |
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| · · · including your internal charge? | including my internal charge is · · · · |
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| Can you acknowledge receipt? | I can acknowledge receipt. |
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QSX |
| Will you listen to · · · · [call sign] on | I am listening to · · · · [call sign] on |
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| · · · · kHz? | · · · · kHz. |
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QTA |
| Shall I cancel message number · · · · ? | Cancel message number · · · · |
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QTC |
| How many messages have you to | I have · · · · message for you. |
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QTU |
| What are the hours your station is | My station is open from · · · · to · · · · |
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| Signal used to interrupt a transmission progress. |
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| Confirm |
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| "From · · · · " |
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| Invitation to transmit. |
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| Reference to · · · · . |
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| Prefix indicating a service telegram. |
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TGM+ | To indicate that the following message is a radiotelegram. | |||||
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MSG+ | To indicate that the ship station needs to be connected immediately any message held. | |||||
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TEST+ | Request coast station to send a test message for checking the ship station. | |||||
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BRK+ | To clear the connection with the coast station. | |||||
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