Q-Codes
Borrowed from Wikipedia
Code | Question | Answer or Statement |
QLE | What is your expected signal? | The expected signal is low… |
QNI | May I join the net? | You may check in… |
QRA | What is the name (or call sign) of your station? | The name (or call sign) of my station is … |
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 | How many voice contacts do you want to make? | I want to make … voice contacts. |
QRK | What is the readability of my signals (or those of …)? | The readability of your signals (or those of …) is … (1 to 5). |
QRL | Are you busy? | I am busy. (or I am busy with … ) Please do not interfere. |
QRM | Do you have interference? [from other stations] | I have interference. |
QRN | Are you troubled by static? | I am troubled by static. |
QRO | Shall I increase power? | Increase power. |
QRP | Shall I decrease power? | Decrease power. |
QRQ | Shall I send faster? | Send faster (… wpm) |
QRS | Shall I send more slowly? | Send more slowly (… wpm) |
QRT | Shall I cease or suspend operation?/ shutoff the radio | I am suspending operation. /shutting off the radio |
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 | 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 to 5). |
QSB | Are my signals fading? | Your signals are fading. |
QSD | Is my keying defective? | Your keying is defective. |
QSG | Shall I send … telegrams (messages) at a time? | Send … telegrams (messages) at a time. |
QSK | Can you hear me between your signals? | I can hear you between my signals. |
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 … (call sign)) on .. kHz (or MHz)? | I did hear you (or … (call sign)) 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 … . |
QSR | Do you want me to repeat my call? | Please repeat your call; I did not hear you. |
QSS | What working frequency will you use? | I will use the working frequency … kHz (or MHz). |
QST | – | Here is a broadcast message to all amateurs. |
QSU | Shall I send or reply on this frequency (or on … kHz (or MHz))? | Send or reply 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 … (call sign(s) on … kHz (or MHz))? | I am listening to … (call sign(s) on … kHz (or MHz)) |
QSY | Shall I change to transmission on another frequency? | Change to transmission on another 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 telegram (message) No. … as if it had not been sent? | Cancel telegram (message) No. … as if it had not been sent. |
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 |
QTU | At what times are you operating? | I am operating from … to … hours. |
QTX | Will you keep your station open for further communication with me until further notice (or until … hours)? | I will keep my station open for further communication with you until further notice (or until … hours). |
QUA | Have you news of … (call sign)? | Here is news of … (call sign). |
QUC | What is the number (or other indication) of the last message you received from me (or from … (call sign))? | The number (or other indication) of the last message I received from you (or from … (call sign)) is … |
QUD | Have you received the urgency signal sent by … (call sign of mobile station)? | I have received the urgency signal sent by … (call sign of mobile station) at … hours. |
QUF | Have you received the distress signal sent by … (call sign of mobile station)? | I have received the distress signal sent by … (call sign of mobile station) at … hours. |
Abbreviations / Prosign
Borrowed from ARRL
AA | All after (used after question mark to request a repetition) |
AB | All before (similarly) |
ARRL | American Radio Relay League |
ABT | About |
ADR | Address |
AGN | Again |
ANT | Antenna |
ARND | Around |
AS | Wait |
BCI | Broadcast interference |
BCNU | Be seeing you |
BK | Break (to pause transmission of a message, say) |
BN | All between |
BTR | Better |
BTU | Back to you |
BUG | Semiautomatic mechanical key |
BURO | Bureau (usually used in the phrase PLS QSL VIA BURO, “Please send QSL card via my local/national QSL bureau”) |
B4 | Before |
C | Yes; correct |
CBA | Callbook address |
CFM | Confirm |
CK | Check |
CL | Clear (I am closing my station) |
CLG | . . . Calling |
CONDX | Conditions |
CQ | Calling … (any station, when nothing is specified) |
CS | Callsign |
CTL | Control |
CUD | Could |
CUL | See you later |
CUZ | Because |
CW | Continuous wave (i.e., radiotelegraph) |
CX | Conditions |
DE | From (or “this is”) |
DN | Down |
DR | Dear |
DSW | Goodbye (Russian: до свидания [Do svidanya]) |
DX | Distance (sometimes refers to long distance contact), foreign countries |
EMRG | Emergency |
ENUF | Enough |
ERE | Here (more commonly: HR) |
ES | And |
FB | Fine business (Analogous to “OK”) |
FCC | Federal Communications Commission |
FER | For |
FM | From |
FREQ | Frequency |
FWD | Forward |
GA | Good afternoon or Go ahead (depending on context) |
GE | Good evening |
GG | Going |
GL | Good luck |
GM | Good morning |
GN | Good night |
GND | Ground (ground potential) |
GUD | Good |
GX | Ground |
HEE | Humour intended or laughter (often repeated, e.g. HEE HEE) |
HI | Humour intended or laughter (originates from American Morse “HO”) |
HR | Here, hear |
HV | Have |
HW | How |
II | I say again |
IMP | Impedance |
K | Over |
KN | Over; only the station named should respond (e.g. W7PTH DE W1AW KN) |
LID | Poor operator (Licenced I*Diot) |
MILS | Milliamperes |
MNI | Many |
MSG | Message |
N | No; nine |
NIL | Nothing |
NM | Name |
NR | Number |
NW | Now |
NX | Noise; noisy |
OB | Old boy |
OC | Old chap |
OK | Okay |
OM | Old man (any male amateur radio operator is an OM regardless of age) |
OO | Official observer |
OP | Operator |
OT | Old timer |
OTC | Old timers club (ARRL-sponsored organization for radio amateurs first licensed 20 or more years ago) |
OOTC | Old old timers club (organization for those whose first two-way radio contact occurred 40 or more years ago; separate from OTC and ARRL) |
PLS | Please |
PSE | Please |
PWR | Power |
PX | Prefix |
QCWA | Quarter Century Wireless Association (organization for radio amateurs who have been licensed for 25 or more years) |
R | Are; received as transmitted (origin of “Roger”), or decimal point (depending on context) |
RCVR | Receiver |
RFI | Radio-frequency interference |
RIG | Radio apparatus |
RPT | Repeat or report (depending on context) |
RPRT | Report |
RST | Signal report format (Readability-Signal Strength-Tone) |
RTTY | Radioteletype |
RX | Receiver, radio |
SAE | Self-addressed envelope |
SASE | Self-addressed, stamped envelope |
SED | Said |
SEZ | Says |
SFR | So far (proword) |
SIG | Signal or signature |
SIGS | Signals |
SK | Out (prosign), end of contact |
SK | Silent Key (a deceased radio amateur) |
SKED | Schedule |
SMS | Short message service |
SN | Soon |
SNR | Signal-to-noise ratio |
SRI | Sorry |
SSB | Single sideband |
STN | Station |
T | Zero (usually an elongated dah) |
TEMP | Temperature |
TFC | Traffic |
TKS | Thanks |
TMW | Tomorrow |
TNX | Thanks |
TT | That |
TU | Thank you |
TVI | Television interference |
TX | Transmit, transmitter |
TXRX | Transceiver, transmitter + receiver |
TXT | Text |
U | You |
UR | Your or You’re (depending on context) |
URS | Yours |
VX | Voice; phone |
VY | Very |
W | Watts |
WA | Word after |
WB | Word before |
WC | Wilco |
WDS | Words |
WID | With |
WKD | Worked |
WKG | Working |
WL | Will |
WUD | Would |
WTC | Whats the craic? (Irish Language: [Conas atá tú?]) |
WX | Weather |
XCVR | Transceiver |
XMTR | Transmitter |
XYL | Wife (ex-YL) (Extra Young Lady, i.e. wife) |
YF | Wife |
YL | Young lady (originally an unmarried female operator, now used for any female) |
ZX | Zero beat |
44 | Hand shake, half of 88. Often used in Flora and Fauna connections, HH in CW |
73 | Best regards |
77 | Long Live CW (Morse Code), wishing you many happy CW contacts |
88 | Love and kisses |
99 | Get lost! |
Net Q-Signals
borrowed from The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual
Code | Meaning |
QNI | Net stations report in |
QNU | The net has traffic for you |
QRU | I have nothing for you |
QRV | I am ready to copy |
QSP | Please relay the following traffic |
QTC | I have the following traffic |
AR | End of message |
AS | Stand by |
K | Go ahead |
CL | Closing station |