ABBRE- VIATIONS QUESTIONS ANSWERS OR ADVICE QRA What is the name of your station? The name of my station is... QRB How far approximately are you from The approximate distance between my station? our stations is...nautical miles (or kilometers). QRD Where are you bound and where are I am bound for...from... you from? QRG Will you tell me my exact frequency Your exact frequency (or that (or that of...)? of...) is kHz (or MHz). QRH Does my frequency vary? Your frequency varies. QRI How is the tone of my The tone of your transmission is transmission? 1. Good 2. Variable 3. Bad QRK What is the readability of my The readability of your signals (or signals (or those of...)? those of...)is... 1. Unreadable. 2. Readable now and then. 3. Readable, but with difficulty. 4. Readable. 5. Perfectly readable. QRL Are you busy? I am busy (or I am busy with...). Please do not interfere. QRM Are you being interfered with? I am being interfered with. QRN Are you troubled by static? I am troubled by static. QRO Shall I increase power? Increase power. QRP Shall I decrease power? Decrease power. QRQ Shall I send faster? Send faster (...words per minute). QRR Are you ready for automatic I am ready for automatic operation. operation? Send at...words per minute. QRS Shall I send more slowly? Send more slowly (...words per minute). 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 Please inform ...that I am calling calling him on...kHz (or MHz)? him on...kHz (or MHz). QRX When will you call me again? I will call you again at...hours [on...kHz (or MHz)]. QRY What is my turn? Your turn is Number...(relates to communication.) QRZ Who is calling me? You are being called by...[on... kHz (or MHz)]. QSA What is the strength of my singals The strength of your signals (or (or those of...)? those of...)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? You keying is defective. QSG Shall I send...telegrams at a Send...telegrams at a time. time? QSJ What is the charge to be collected The charge to be collected per word per word to...including your to...including my internal tele- internal telegraph charge? graph charge is...francs. QSK Can you hear me between your I can hear you between my signals. signals? QSL Can you acknowledge receipt? I am acknowledging receipt. QSM Shall I repeat the last Repeat the last telegram which you telegram which I send you, or sent me [or telegram(s) number(s) some previous telegram? ...]. QSN Did you hear me [or...(call I did hear you [or...(call sign)] sign)] on...kHz (or MHz)? on...kHz (or MHz)? QSO Can you communicate with...direct I can communicate with...direct or by relay? (or by relay through...). QSP Will you relay to...free of charge? I will relay to...free of charge. QSQ Have you a doctor on board [or is... I have a doctor on board [or (name (name of person) on board]? of person) is on board]. QSU Shall I send or reply on this Send or reply on this frequency [or frequency [or on...kHz (or MHz)] on...kHz (or MHz)]with emissions of (with emissions of class...)? class...). QSV Shall I send a series of V's on Send a series of V's on this this frequency [or...kHz(or MHz)]? frequency [or...kHz (or MHz)]. QSW Will you send on this frequency [or I am going to send on this on...kHz (or MHz)] (with emissions frequency [or on...kHz (or MHz)] of class)? (with emissions of class...). QSX Will you listen to...(call sign(s)] I am listening to [call sign(s)] on...kHz (or MHz)? on...kHz (or MHz). QSY Shall I change to transmission on Change to transmission on another another frequency? frequency (or on...kHz (or MHz). QSZ Shall I send each word or group Send each word or group twice or more than once? (or...times) QTA Shall I cancel telegram number... Cancel telegram number...as if it as if it had not been sent? had not been sent. QTB Do you agree with my counting of I do not agree with your counting words? of words. I will repeat the first letter or digit of each word or group. QTC How many telegrams have you to I have...telegrams for you (or send? for...). QTE What is my TRUE bearing from you? Your TRUE bearing from me is... degrees (at...hours). or or What is my TRUE bearing from... Your TRUE bearing from...(call (call sign)? sign) was...degrees (at...hours). or or What is the TRUE bearing of... The TRUE bearing of...(call sign) (call sign) from...(call sign)? from (call sign) was... degrees (at...hours). QTG Will you send two dashes of ten I am going to send two dashes of seconds each followed by your ten seconds each followed by my call sign (repeated...times) call sign (repeated...times)[on... [on...kHz (or MHz)]? kHz (or MHz)]. or or Will you request...to send two I have requested...to send two dashes of then seconds followed dashes of ten seconds followed by by his call sign (repeated... his call sign (repeated...times) times) on...kHz (or MHz)]? on...kHz (or MHz)]. QTH What is your position in latitude My position is...latitude... and longitude (or according to longitude (or according to any any other indication)? other indication). QTI What is your TRUE track? My TRUE track is...degrees. QTJ What is your speed? My speed is...knots (or kilometers per hour). QTL What is your TRUE heading? My TRUE heading is...degrees. QTN At what time did you depart I departed from...(place) at... from...(place)? hours. QTO Have you left dock (or port)? I have left dock (or port). or or Are you airborne? I am airborne. QTP Are you going to enter dock I am going to enter dock (or (or port)? port). or or Are you going to alight (or land)? I am going to alight (or land). QTQ Can you communicate with my I am going to communicate with your station by means of the station by means of the International Code of Signals? International Code of Signals. QTR What is the correct time? The correct time is...hours. QTS Will you send your call sign for I will send my call sign for minute(s) now (or at...hours) [on minute(s) now (or at...hours) [on ...kHz (or MHz)] so that your ...kHz (or MHz)] so that my frequency may be measured? frequency may be measured. QTU What are the hours during which My station is open from...to... your station is open? hours. QTV Shall I stand guard for you on Stand guard for me on the frequency the frequency of...kHz (or MHz) of...kHz (or MHz) (from...to... (from...to...hours)? hours). QTX Will you keep your station open I will keep my station open for for further communication with me further communication with you until further notice (or until... until further notice (or until... hours)? hours). QUA Have you news of...(call sign)? Here is news of...(call sign). QUB Can you give me, in the Here is the information following order, information requested... concerning: visibility, height of clouds, direction and velocity of ground wind at...(place of observation)? QUC What is the number (or other The number (or other indication) inducation of the last message you of the last message I received from received from me [or from...(call you [or from...(call sign)] is... sign)]? QUD Have you received the urgency I have received the urgency signal signal sent by...(call sign of sent by...(call sign of mobile mobile station)? station) at...hours. QUF Have you received the distress I have received the distress signal signal sent by...(call sign of sent by...(call sign of mobile mobile station)? station) at...hours. QUG Will you be forced to alight I am forced to alight (or land) (or land)? immediately. or I shall be forced to alight (or land) at...(position or place). QUH Will you give me the present The present barometric pressure at barometric pressure at sea sea level is...(units). level?