Code | Question | Answer |
QRA | What is the name (or call sign) of your station? | The name (or call sign) of my station is … |
QRB | How far are you from my station? | The distance between our stations is … nautical miles (or km). |
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) |
QRK | What is the readability of my signals (or those of …)? | The readability of your signals (or those of …) is … (1: bad .. 5: excellent). |
QRL | Are you busy? | I am busy. (or I am busy with … ) Please do not interfere. |
QRM | Do you have interference? | I have interference. |
QRN | Are you troubled by static noise? | I am troubled by static noise. |
QRO | Shall I increase transmit power? | Please increase transmit power. |
QRP | Shall I decrease transmit power? | Please decrease transmit power. |
QRQ | Shall I send faster? | Please send faster (… words per minute). |
QRS | Shall I send more slowly? | Please send more slowly (… words per minute). |
QRT | Shall I cease or suspend operation? | I am suspending operation. |
QRU | Have you anything for me? | I have nothing for you. |
QRV | Are you ready? | I am ready. |
QRX | Shall I standby? / When will you call me again? | Please standby. / I will call you again at … (hours) on … kHz (or MHz). |
QRZ | Who is calling me? | You are being called by … (on … kHz (or MHz)). |
QSA | What is the strength of my signals (or those of … )? | The strength of your signals (or those of …) is … (1: very weak .. 5: very strong). |
QSB | Are my signals fading? | Your signals are fading. |
QSD | Is my keying defective? | Your keying is defective. |
QSK | Can you hear me between your signals (while transmitting), and if so can I break in on your transmission? | I can hear you between my signals (while transmitting); break in on my transmission. |
QSL | Can you acknowledge receipt? | I am acknowledging receipt. |
QSM | Shall I repeat the last telegram (message) which I sent you, or some previous telegram (message)? | Repeat the last telegram (message) which you sent me (or telegram(s) (message(s)) numbers(s) …). |
QSN | Did you hear me (or …) on … kHz (or MHz)? | I did hear you (or …) on … kHz (or MHz). |
QSO | Can you communicate with … direct or by relay? | I can communicate with … direct (or by relay through …). |
QSP | Will you relay a message to …? | I will relay a message to … . |
QSS | What working frequency will you use? | I will use … kHz (or MHz). |
QSU | Shall I send or reply on this frequency (or on … kHz (or MHz))? | Please send or reply on this frequency (or on … kHz (or MHz)). |
QSV | Shall I send a series of “V” on this frequency (or on … kHz (or MHz))? | Please send a series of “V” on this frequency (or on … kHz (or MHz)). |
QSX | Will you listen to … on … kHz (or MHz)? | I am listening to … on … kHz (or MHz). |
QSY | Shall I change transmission frequency (to … kHz (or MHz))? | Please change transmission frequency (to … kHz (or MHz)). |
QSZ | Shall I send each word or group more than once? | Send each word or group twice (or … times). |
QTC | How many telegrams (messages) have you to send? | I have … telegrams (messages) for you (or for …). |
QTH | What is your position in latitude and longitude (or according to any other indication)? | My position is … latitude, … longitude. |
QTR | What is the correct time? | The correct time is … hours. |