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International Q Signals

QRA What is the name of your station?
QRG What’s my exact frequency?
QRH Does my frequency vary?
QRI How is my tone? (1-3)
QRK What is my signal intelligibility? (1-5)
QRL Are you busy?
QRM Is my transmission being interfered with?
QRN Are you troubled by static?
QRO Shall I increase transmitter power?
QRP Shall I decrease transmitter power?
QRQ Shall I send faster?
QRS Shall I send slower?
QRT Shall I stop sending?
QRU Have you anything for me? (Answer in negative)
QRV Are you ready?
QRW Shall I tell ……. you’re calling him?
QRX When will you call again?
QRZ Who is calling me?
QSA What is my signal strength? (1-5)
QSB Are my signals fading?
QSD Is my keying defective?
QSG Shall I send ……. messages at a time?
QSK Can you work breakin?
QSL Can you acknowledge receipt?
QSM Shall I repeat the last message sent?
QSO Can you communicate with ……. direct?
QSP Will you relay to …….?
QSV Shall I send a series of V’s?
QSW Will you transmit on …….?
QSX Will you listen for ……. on …….?
QSY Shall I change frequency?
QSZ Shall I send each word / group more than once? (Answer, send twice or)
QTA Shall I cancel number …….?
QTB Do you agree with my word count? (Answer negative)
QTC How many messages have you to send?
QTH What is your location?
QTR What is your time?
QTV Shall I stand guard for you …….?
QTX Will you keep your station open for further communication with me?
QUA Have you news of …….?

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