| QRG |
Exact frequency |
HE TX ON QRG 14205 kHz |
| QRI |
Tone (T in the RST code) |
UR QRI IS 9 |
| QRK |
Intelligibility (R in the RST code) |
UR QRK IS 5 |
| QRL |
This frequency is busy. |
Used almost exclusively with morse code, usually as a question (QRL? – is this frequency busy?) before transmitting on a new frequency |
| QRM |
Man-made interference |
ANOTHER QSO UP 2 kHz CAUSING LOT OF QRM |
| QRN |
Natural interference, e.g. static crashes |
BAND NOISY TODAY LOT OF QRN |
| QRO |
Increase power |
NEED QRO WHEN PROP POOR |
| QRP |
Decrease power |
QRP TO 5 W (As a mode of operation, a QRP station is five watts or less, a QRPp station one watt or less) |
| QRQ |
Send more quickly |
TIME SHORT PSE QRQ |
| QRR |
Temporarily unavailable/away, please wait |
WILL BE QRR 30 MIN = THAT STN IS QRR NW |
| QRRR |
Land distress |
A non-standard call proposed by ARRL for land-based or railroad emergency traffic in situations where response from ships at sea (which listened for SOS) was neither needed nor desired.[2][3] Now deprecated. |
| QRS |
Send more slowly |
PSE QRS NEW TO CW (QRS operation – a slower dot rate – is useful during weak-signal conditions; a QRSS mode uses an extremely low code rate on a channel less than 1Hz wide to allow reception under extreme QRP conditions) |
| QRT |
Stop sending |
ENJOYED TALKING 2 U = MUST QRT FER DINNER NW |
| QRU |
Have you anything for me? |
QRU? ABOUT TO QRT |
| QRV |
I am ready |
WL U BE QRV IN UPCOMING CONTEST? |
| QRX |
Will call you again |
QRX @ 1500H |
| QRZ |
You are being called by ________. |
QRZ? UR VY WEAK (Only someone who has previously called should reply) |
| QSA |
Signal strength |
UR QSA IS 5 |
| QSB |
Fading of signal |
THERE IS QSB ON UR SIG |
| QSD |
Your keying is defective |
QSD CK YR TX |
| QSK |
Break-in |
I CAN HR U DURING MY SIGS PSE QSK |
| QSL |
I Acknowledge receipt |
QSL UR LAST TX = PSE QSL VIA BURO (i.e. please send me a card confirming this contact). |
| QSM |
Repeat last message |
QRM DROWNED UR LAST MSG OUT = PSE QSM |
| QSN |
I heard you |
QSN YESTERDAY ON 7005 kHz |
| QSO |
A conversation |
TNX QSO 73 |
| QSP |
Relay |
PSE QSP THIS MSG TO MY FRIEND |
| QST |
General call to all stations |
QST: QRG ALLOCS HV CHGD |
| QSX |
I am listening on … frequency |
QSX 14200 TO 14210 kHz |
| QSY |
Shift to transmit on … |
LETS QSY UP 5 kHz |
| QTA |
Disregard last message |
QTA, DID NOT MEAN THAT |
| QTC |
Traffic |
STN WID EMRG QTC PSE GA |
| QTH |
Location |
QTH IS SOUTH PARK CO |
| QTR |
Exact time |
QTR IS 2000 Z |
