I am busy (or: I am busy with............) Please do not interfere
QRX
Shall I stand by?
Stand by. I will call you when required.
QRY
When will be my turn?
Your turn will be No. ............
QRZ
Are my signals weak?
Your signals are weak.
QSA
Are my signals strong?
Your signals are strong.
QSR
Is my tone bad?
The tone is bad.
QSC
Is my spacing bad?
Your spacing is bad.
QSD
What is your time?
My time is............
QSP
Shall I inform............that you are calling him?
Inform............that I am calling him.
QSQ
Is............calling me?
You are being called by ............
QSR
Will you forward the radiogram?
I will forward the radiogram.
QST
Have you received the general call?
General call to all stations
QSU
Please call me when you have finished (or: at..........o'clock)?
Will call when I have finished.
QSZ
Send each word twice. I have difficulty in receiving
you.
QTA
Repeat the last radiogram.
When an abbreviation is followed by a mark of interrogation, it refers to the question indicated for that interrogation.
Detail of Roy C. Burr's Sending Set
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