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List of Abbreviations used by Amateurs
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Abbreviation |
Question ||
Answer or Notice
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QRA | What ship or coast station is that? | This is .............. |
QRK | How do you receive me? | I am receiving well. |
QRL | Are you receiving badly? Shall I send 20? | I am receiving badly. Please send 20. |
QRM | Are you being interfered with? | I am being interfered with. |
QRN | Are the atmospherics strong? | Atmospherics are very strong. |
QRO | Shall I increase power? | Increase power |
QRP | Shall I decrease power? | Decrease power |
QRQ | Shall I send faster? | Send faster |
QRS | Shall I send slower? | Send slower |
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. All right now. |
QRW | Are you busy? | 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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