AC6V's Version
of the Q-Signals
AMATEUR RADIO "Q-SIGNALS" FOR CW USE ONLY
According to and
From the AC6V website
QRA
What is the name of
your station? The name of my station is ___.
QRB
How far are you from my
station? I am ____ km from you station
QRD
Where are you bound and where are you coming from? I am bound ___
from ___.
QRG
Will you tell me my
exact frequency? Your exact frequency is ___ kHz.
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 intelligibility of my
signals? The intelligibility of your signals is ___ (1-Bad, 2-Poor,
3-Fair, 4-Good, 5-Excellent.)
QRL
Are you busy? I am busy, please do not
interfere
QRM
Is my transmission being interfered
with? Your transmission is being interfered with ___ (1-Nil,
2-Slightly, 3-Moderately, 4-Severly, 5-Extremely.)
QRN
Are you troubled by static? I am
troubled by static ___ (1-5 as under QRM.)
QRO
Shall I increase power? Increase
power.
QRP
Shall I decrease power? Decrease
power.
QRQ
Shall I send faster? Send faster (___
WPM.)
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 (___ WPM.)
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? Please inform ___ that I am calling.
QRX
When will you call me again? I will
call you again at ___ hours.
QRY
What is my turn? Your turn is numbered
___.
QRZ
Who is calling me? You are being
called by ___.
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.)
QSB
Are my signals fading? Your signals
are fading.
QSD
Is my keying defective? Your keying is
defective.
QSG
Shall I send ___ messages at a time?
Send ___ messages at a time.
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 you 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 repeat 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 ___ direct or
by relay? 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.)
QSU
Shall I send or reply on this
frequency? Send a series of Vs on this frequency.
QSV
Shall I send a series of Vs on this
frequency? Send a series of Vs on this frequency.
QSW
Will you send on this frequency? I am
going to send on this frequency.
QSY
Shall I change to another frequency?
Change to another frequency.
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 to send? I
have ___ messages for you.
QTE
What is my true bearing from you? Your
true bearing from me is ___ degrees.
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 location? My location is
___.
QTI
What is your true track? My true track
is ___ degrees.
QTJ
What is your speed? My speed is ___
km/h.
QTL
What is your true heading? My true
heading is ___ degrees.
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 going to enter dock (or port.)
QTQ
Can you communicate with my station by
means of the International Code of Signals? I am going to
communicate with your station by means of the International Code of
Signals.
QTR
What is the correct time? The time is
___.
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.
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.
QTX
Will you keep your station open for
further communication with me? I will keep my station open for
further communication with you.
QUA Have you news of ___? I have news of ___.
QUB
Can you give me information concerning visibility, height of clouds,
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 ___.
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).
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