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Q-Signals For Amateur Radio Operators
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Q-Sig |
Message
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QRA |
What
is the name of your station? The name of my station
is ___. |
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QRB |
How far are you
from my station? I am ____ km from you station
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QRD |
Where are you
bound and where are you coming from? I am bound
___ from ___. |
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QRG |
Will you tell
me my exact frequency? Your exact frequency is
___ kHz. |
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QRH |
Does my frequency
vary? Your frequency varies. |
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QRI |
How is the tone
of my transmission? The tone of your transmission
is ___ (1-Good, 2-Variable, 3-Bad.) |
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QRJ |
Are you receiving
me badly? I cannot receive you, your signal is
too weak. |
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QRK |
What is the intelligibility
of my signals? The intelligibility of your signals
is ___ (1-Bad, 2-Poor, 3-Fair, 4-Good, 5-Excellent.)
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QRL |
Are you busy?
I am busy, please do not interfere |
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QRM |
Is my transmission
being interfered with? Your transmission is being
interfered with ___ (1-Nil, 2- Slightly, 3-Moderately,
4-Severly, 5-Extremely.) |
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QRN |
Are you troubled
by static? I am troubled by static ___ (1-5 as
under QRM.) |
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QRO |
Shall I increase
power? Increase power. |
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QRP |
Shall I decrease
power? Decrease power. |
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QRQ |
Shall I send faster?
Send faster (___ WPM.) |
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QRR |
Are you ready
for automatic operation? I am ready for automatic
operation. Send at ___ WPM. |
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QRS |
Shall I send more
slowly? Send more slowly (___ WPM.) |
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QRT |
Shall I stop sending?
Stop sending. |
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QRU |
Have you anything
for me? I have nothing for you. |
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QRV |
Are you ready?
I am ready. |
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QRW |
Shall I inform
___ that you are calling? Please inform ___ that
I am calling. |
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QRX |
When will you
call me again? I will call you again at ___ hours.
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QRY |
What is my turn?
Your turn is numbered ___. |
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QRZ |
Who is calling
me? You are being called by ___. |
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QSA |
What is the strength
of my signals? The strength of your signals is
___ (1-Scarcely perceptible, 2-Weak, 3-Fairly
Good, 4-Good, 5-Very Good.) |
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QSB |
Are my signals
fading? Your signals are fading. |
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QSD |
Is my keying defective?
Your keying is defective. |
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QSG |
Shall I send ___
messages at a time? Send ___ messages at a time.
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QSJ |
What is the charge
to be collected per word to ___ including your
international telegraph charge? The charge to
be collected per word is ___ including my international
telegraph charge. |
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QSK |
Can you hear me
between you signals and if so can I break in on
your transmission? I can hear you between my signals,
break in on my transmission. |
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QSL |
Can you acknowledge
receipt? I am acknowledging receipt. |
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QSM |
Shall I repeate
the last message which I sent you? Repeat the
last message. |
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QSN |
Did you hear me
on ___ kHz? I did hear you on ___ kHz. |
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QSO |
Can you communicate
with ___ direct or by relay? I can communicate
with ___ direct (or by relay through ___.) |
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QSP |
Will you relay
to ___? I will relay to ___. |
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QSQ |
Have you a doctor
on board? (or is ___ on board?) I have a doctor
on board (or ___ is on board.) |
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QSU |
Shall I send or
reply on this frequency? Send a series of Vs on
this frequency. |
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QSV |
Shall I send a
series of Vs on this frequency? Send a series
of Vs on this frequency. |
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QSW |
Will you send
on this frequency? I am going to send on this
frequency. |
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QSY |
Shall I change
to another frequency? Change to another frequency.
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QSZ |
Shall I send each
word or group more than once? Send each word or
group twice (or ___ times.) |
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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
counting of words. I will repeat the first letter
or digit of each word or group. |
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QTC |
How many messages
have you to send? I have ___ messages for you.
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QTE |
What is my true
bearing from you? Your true bearing from me is
___ degrees. |
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QTG |
Will you send
two dashes of 10 seconds each followed by your
call sign? I am going to send two dashes of 10
seconds each followed by my call sign. |
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QTH |
What is your location?
My location is ___. |
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QTI |
What is your true
track? My true track is ___ degrees. |
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QTJ |
What is your speed?
My speed is ___ km/h. |
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QTL |
What is your true
heading? My true heading is ___ degrees. |
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QTN |
At what time did
you depart from ___? I departed from ___ at ___
hours. |
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QTO |
Have you left
dock (or port)? I have left dock (or port). |
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QTP |
Are you going
to enter dock (or port)? I am goin gto enter dock
(or port.) |
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QTQ |
Can you communicate
with my station by meains of the International
Code of Signals? I am going to communicate with
your staion by means of the International Code
of Signals. |
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QTR |
What is the correct
time? The time is ___. |
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QTS |
Will you send
your call sign for ___ minutes so that your frequency
can be measured? I will send my call sign for
___ minutes so that my frequency may be measured.
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QTU |
What are the hours
during which your station is open? My station
is open from ___ hours to ___ hours. |
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QTV |
Shall I stand
guard for you on the frequency of ___ kHz? Stand
guard for me on the frequency of ___ kHz. |
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QTX |
Will you keep
your station open for further communication with
me? I will keep my station open for further communication
with you. |
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QUA |
Have you news
of ___? I have news of ___. |
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QUB |
Can you give me
information concering visibility, height of cluds,
direction and velocity of ground wind at ___?
Here is the information you requested... |
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QUC |
What is the number
of the last message you received from me? The
number of the last message I received from you
is ___. |
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QUD |
Have you received
the urgency signal sent by ___? I have received
the urgency signal sent by ___. |
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QUF |
Have you received
the distress signal sent by ___? I have received
the distress signal sent by ___. |
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QUG |
Will you be forced
to land? I am forced to land immediately. |
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QUH |
Will you give
me the present barometric pressure? The present
barometric pressure is ___ (units). |
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