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| QSignal |
Question ? |
Answer, Advise, or Order |
| QRM | Are you being interfered with?
Do you have interference |
I am being interfered with. |
| QRN | Are you troubled by static? | I am troubled by static. |
| QRP | Shall I decrease power?
|
Decrease power (commonly a Low Power Station) |
| QRT | Shall I stop sending?
|
Stop sending
(Common usage - clear) (Maybe Shutting Down) |
| QRU | Have you anything for me? | I have nothing for you |
| QRV | Are you ready? | I am ready. |
| QRX | When will you call me again?
Common Usage Pause, Wait, Standby |
I will call you again at ... (hours) on ... khz (or Mhz)
Common Usage Pause, Wait, Standby |
| QRZ | Who is calling me? | You are being called by ... on ... khz (or Mhz) |
| QSL | Can you acknowledge receipt? Common usage - Did you get that OK?
|
I am acknowledging receipt. Common usage -- Yes I understand, Roger |
| QSO | Can you communicate with ... direct or by relay? |
I can communicate with ... direct (or by relay through ...) Common Useage -- A 2-Way Contact, a conversation. |
| QSY | Shall I change to transmission on another frequency? | Change to transmission on another frequency (or on ... khz (or Mhz). |
| QTH | What is your position in latitude and longitude (or according to any
other indication)?
Where are you located? |
My position is ... latitude...longitude Common usage - Your location mobile or home |
Note that on 2M SSB you are more likely to hear the same Q-Signals as on the HF Bands
53 Q-Signals Commonly Used On HF Bands
Last Update 23 January, 2007