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Tech808
| | Posted on Sunday, November 03, 2002 - 8:43 pm: | 
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CQ = General call to any / all stations.
CQDX = Calling Any DX Station.
QRA = What is the Name of your Station.
QRB = How far are you from my station?
QRD = Where are you headed and where are you from?
QRG = Will you tell me my Exact Frequency?
QRH = Does my Frequency Vary?
QRK = What is the readability of my signals (1-5+)
QRL = Are you busy?
QRM = Are you being interfered with? - Man made interference.
QRN = Are you troubled by Static? Atmospheric noise.
QRT = Shall I stop sending? or "On the side".
QRU = Are you ready?
QRW = Shall I tell that you are calling him on channel..?
QRX = When will you call again? - "off the air"
QRY = What is my turn?
QRZ = Who is callin my station?
QSA = What is the strength on my signals? (1-9+)
QSB = Are my signals fading? (up and down)
QSL = Can you acknowledge / verify this contact? -Acknowledged.
QSO = Can you communicate directly or by relay? / Also used for "a communication" or conversation.
QSW = Do you wish to transmit on this frequency?
QSX = Will you listen to on channel...?
QSY = Shall I change to another frequency? - Changing frequency.
QTE = What is my true bearing from you? or what is my true bearing from?
QTH = What is your position in Latitude and Longitude? - Location.
QTI = What is your TRUE course?
QTJ = What is your speed?
QRL = What is your True heading?
QTK = What is the Exact time?
QTU = What are the hours that your station is Open / On Air.
QTX = Will you keep your station open for further communication with me? or until further notice (or until what hours?
QUA = Have you any news of..?
QUD = Have you received the Urgent signals sent by?
QUF = Have you received the DISTRESS Signals sent by?
Now these are not iron clad but are used by most operators out there. Also there are different minor versions of the Q-codes.
If I am haveing a QSO with one person I may use the term's 73 or 88.
If there is more than one person in the QSO I may use the term's 73's or 88's.
But, you will always have the "Super Operator" or "Picky Operator" just sitting there waiting to jump in and let you know this is wrong.
Hey!
Radio is to ENJOY and have FUN with be it the CB bands or HAM bands and REMEMBER "NO ONE" OUT THERE IS PERFECT! and everyone had to start somewhere.
I hope this will help some of you out there.
And remember always HAVE FUN!
Lon
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bruce
| | Posted on Monday, November 04, 2002 - 8:32 am: |
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Your wrong...... ok so im picky! LOL |
Phineas
| | Posted on Monday, November 04, 2002 - 11:13 am: |
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Bruce
Some of these are kind of strange to me also.
Phineas |
Tech808
| | Posted on Monday, November 04, 2002 - 12:46 pm: |
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Q-Codes,
I got these q-codes over 25 years ago and I cannot remember the name / call of the CB/Ham operator who sent them to our club.
I do know this is also the q-codes list that they have published on Defpom site.
As for being wrong I very well could be.
As I have stated before I will never say I am an "EXPERT" at anything as I am always learning and willing to learn.
I am only 51 Years "YOUNG" and still just a Rookie in Life, Wisdom and Knowledge.
Bruce or Other Forum Members:
If any of you would have a Link to a site that list's the CORRECT Radio Term's to use when on the Air, Please drop me a note (e-mail address listed below) or post it as it would help / benefit others out there in Radio Land.
Thank's
Lon
tech808
e-mailto:tech808@copperelectronics.com |
bruce
| | Posted on Monday, November 04, 2002 - 5:54 pm: |
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lon
what you printed is correct for the most part Im only kidding .... but 3's 8's and " good numbers" does frost me ! You know i dont think ive ever seen a offical Q code list except for what is in the handbook |
123upmichigan
| | Posted on Monday, November 04, 2002 - 8:10 pm: |
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o got a question, now every list i have ever looked at for q codes seems to be a little diffrent than lon's. the question i have is about qrt/qsx. now every list i have looked at shows qrt as off the air and qsx as standing bye. now have these changed over the years or have i just been wrong all along? been giving people hard time for sayin i will be qrt and standing bye or shouting cq dx and then saying i am qrt. will someone help me with this confusion? i know it is not a big issue but i would not like to be advertising the wrong imformation on the AIR. thanks
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de
| | Posted on Monday, November 04, 2002 - 10:14 pm: |
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RE 808....
I have not looked up every Q code to verify meaning but I did find one error.
CQDX is a general call to any DX station. DX usually being defined as any foreign station. DX usually does not mean Alaska or HI on most contact nets on the ham bands.
To ask who is calling my station the usual Q Signal is QRZ. |
Tech808
| | Posted on Monday, November 04, 2002 - 11:34 pm: |
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De,
My mistake in coping list and typing.
See, I told you I was not perfect 
NOTICE TO ALL!!!!!!!!!!
Where I typed CQDX it Should have been:
QRA = What is the Name of your Station.
CQDX Is CALLING ANY DX STATION and should have been right under CQ on list above.
Thank's DE
Lon tech808
Forummaster Note : I changed it in the original post. |
Scrapiron63
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 11:01 am: |
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I don't hear the hams using the q-codes in extreme, its those in the freeband that Q it to death. It seems when they switch to SB they enter another world, gotta show my "Q" knowledge,,sound bigtime here, QSL??? but their 'knowledge' shows thru as lots of them are never on the same frequency. You don't hear that on the ham bands much either, as most hams use radios with the TX and RX together. i.e. VFO's.
Old man nitpickin' here I guess. lol, scrapiron |
bruce
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 1:09 pm: |
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Scrap you got that right! I think the reason hams tend to be closer on frequency is most ham radios track farly well its not like the old days with seperate recivers transmitters Q codes are for CW not phone and ive never understood why so many use them QRZ ??? QRZ??? GURRRR i hear that all the time just ask WHO IS CALLING ME??? this is not the 20's and were not using SPARKGAPS! |
DeadlEyes
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 05, 2002 - 9:01 pm: |
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No prob 8. I understand the wayward fingers on the keyboard. I do it myself quite frequently.
If anyone wants to look up and or copy the Q Signals, as the are called, they can be found in the ARRL Handbook as Bruce mentioned. Your public library should have a copy.
I do believe that the ARRL web page also as a listing of the more commonly used Q Signals somewhere in their web site.
DE |
Motorhead
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 7:18 pm: |
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Regarding the misuse of QRT,
QRT doesn't mean "standing-by", it refers to shutting down the operation of your station. Kind of tough to hear someone come back to a call when you have killed the power to your rig, wouldn't y'all agree???? That being said, the folks who use "QRT and STAINDIN BY!!!" probably wouldn't see their folly. QSL? QSL? QSL?
"Hey that's a BIG QSL on THAT!!"
The overuse of QSL buggers me as well, but i guess QSL is just short for OK....
Another thing, a radio operating from a vehicle is a "mobile", a "portable" is an HT, and I don't imagine too many folks shoot skip with HT's, but you hear stations shooting skip all the time claiming to be "portable".
Am i just over reacting? Probably, but when you hear operators using fancy language trying to impress themselves and others, they really dont impress anyone.
Bottom line--let's just use plain English and be ourselves....could we try?? |
Dennis
| | Posted on Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 6:02 pm: |
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Check out
http://www.kloth.net/informations/qcodes.htm
These are the Q-codes as I learned them.
/dennis
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