Useful Q Code Signals For Amateur Radio Operators
Note that Q signals can take the form of a question when followed by a question mark.
This
is not a complete list of Q Codes only those in common use
by Radio Amateurs.
Q Code Message
QR series
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
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.)
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 ___.
QS Series
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.
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 ___.
QSU Shall I send or reply on this
frequency? Reply 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.)
QT series
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 ___.
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.
QU series
QUA Have you news of ___? I have news of ___.
QUD
Have you received the urgency signal sent by ___?
I have received the urgency signal sent by ___.