Thanks to WB2ART (Ken Kaplan) for the following: http://www.arkayengravers.com/wb2art/
| Q Signal | Used as a Question | Used as a Reply |
|---|---|---|
| QRA | What is the name of your station ? | The name of my station is… |
| QRB | How far approximately are you from my station ? |
The approximate distance between our stations is……..nautical miles (or…. kilometers) |
| QRC | Not used | Not Used |
| QRD | Where are you bound and where are you coming from? |
I am bound ___ from ___. |
| QRE | What is your estimated time of arrival at…(place)? |
My estimated time of arrival at …(place) is .. hours. |
| QRF | Are you returning to…(place)? | I am returning to …(place) |
| QRG | Will you tell me my exact frequency (or that of….) ? |
Your exact frequency (or that of…) is …Khz (or Mhz) |
| 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 signal is too weak. |
| QRK | What is the readability of my signals ? | The readability of your signals is….. 1 = bad. 2 = poor. 3 = fair. 4 = good. 5 = excellent. |
| QRL | Are you busy ? | I am busy |
| QRM | Are you being interfered ? | I am 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 = nil. 2 = slightly. 3 = moderately. 4 = severely. 5 = extremely. |
| QRO | Shall I increase transmitter power ? | Increase transmitter power. |
| QRP | Shall I decrease transmitter power ? | Decrease transmitter power. |
| QRQ | Shall I send faster ? | Send faster (or … words per minute). |
| QRR | Are you ready for automatic operation? | I am ready for automatic operation. Send at ___ WPM. |
| QRS | Shall I send more slowly ? | Send more slowly (or … words per minute). |
| 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 him on…khz (or…Mhz)?. |
Please inform…that I am calling him on…khz(or…Mhz) |
| QRX | When will you call me again ? | I will call you again at…hours (on …khz (or …Mhz)). |
| QRY | What is my turn ? | Your turn is number….(or according to any other indication). |
| QRZ | Who is calling me ? | You are being called by…(on …khz (or …Mhz)). |
| QSA | What is the strength of my signals ? | 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. |
| QSC | Not used | Not Used |
| QSD | Is my keying defective ? | Your keying is defective. |
| QSE | Not used | Not used |
| QSF | Not used | Not Used |
| QSG | Shall I send ___ messages at a time? | Send ___ messages at a time. |
| QSH | Not used | Not Used |
| QSI | Not used | Not Used |
| 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. |
| 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 repeate the last message which I sent you? |
Repeat the last message. |
| QSN | Did you hear me on ___ kHz? | I did hear you on ___ kHz. |
| QSO | Can you communicate with…? | I can communicate with…direct (or by relay through…). |
| QSP | Will you relay to…? | I will relay to… |
| QSQ | Have you a doctor on board? (or is ___ on board?) |
I have a doctor on board (or ___ is on board.) |
| QSR | Not used | Not Used |
| QSS | Not used | Not Used |
| QST | Is there any message for radio-hams ? | Here follows a message for radio-hams |
| QSU | Shall I send or reply on this frequency ( or on …khz (or …Mhz))? |
Send or reply on this frequency ? (on …khz (or …Mhz)). |
| QSV | Shall I send a series of V”s on this frequency ( or on …khz (or …Mhz))? |
Send a series of V”s on this frequency ( or on …khz (or …Mhz)). |
| QSW | Will you send on this frequency ( or on …khz (or …Mhz))? |
I am going to send on this frequency ( or on …khz (or …Mhz)). |
| QSX | Will you listen to…? | I am listening to …(call signs) on …khz (or Mhz). |
| QSY | Shall I transmit on an other frequency ? | Transmit on an other frequency. ( or on …khz (or …Mhz)). |
| 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 for me ? | I have…messages for you. |
| QTD | Not used | Not Used |
| QTE | What is my true bearing from you? | Your true bearing from me is ___ degrees. |
| QTF | Not used | Not Used |
| 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. |
| QTH | What is your position ? | My position is… |
| QTI | What is your true track? | My true track is ___ degrees. |
| QTJ | What is your speed? | My speed is ___ km/h. |
| QTK | Not used | Not Used |
| QTL | What is your true heading? | My true heading is ___ degrees. |
| QTM | Not used | Not Used |
| QTN | At what time did you depart from ___? | I departed from ___ at ___ hours. |
| QTO | Have you left dock (or port)? | I have left dock (or port). |
| QTP | Are you going to enter dock (or port)? | I am goin gto enter dock (or port.) |
| 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. |
| QTR | What is the correct time (in UTC) ? | The correct time is…(in UTC). |
| 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. |
| QTT | Not used | Not Used |
| QTU | What are the hours during which your station is open? |
My station is open from ___ hours to ___ hours. |
| QTV | Shall I stand guard for you on the frequency of ___ kHz? |
Stand guard for me on the frequency of ___ kHz. |
| QTW | Not used | Not Used |
| QTX | Will you keep your station open for further communication with me? |
I will keep my station open for further communication with you. |
| QTY | Not used | Not Used |
| QTZ | Not used | Not Used |
| QUA | Have you news of ___? | I have news of ___. |
| QUB | Can you give me information concering visibility, height of cluds, direction and velocity of ground wind at ___? |
Here is the information you requested… |
| QUC | What is the number of the last message you received from me? |
The number of the last message I received from you is ___. |
| QUD | Have you received the urgency signal sent by ___? |
I have received the urgency signal sent by ___. |
| QUE | Not used | Not Used |
| QUF | Have you received the distress signal sent by ___? |
I have received the distress signal sent by ___. |
| QUG | Will you be forced to land? | I am forced to land immediately. |
| QUH | Will you give me the present barometric pressure? |
The present barometric pressure is ___ (units). |
| QUI | Not used | Not Used |
| QUJ | Not used | Not Used |
| QUK | Not used | Not Used |
| QUL | Not used | Not Used |
| QUM | May I resume normal working? | Normal working may be resumed. |