Amateur Radio Q-Code
Code Question Answer or Statement
QRA What is the name of your station? The name of my station is ___.
QRG Will you tell me my exact frequency? Your exact frequency is ___ kHz.
QRH Does my frequency vary? Your frequency varies.
The tone of your transmission is ___ (1-Good,
QRI How is the tone of my transmission?
2-Variable, 3-Bad.)
QRJ Are you receiving me badly? I cannot receive you, your signal is too weak.
The intelligibility of your signals is ___ (1-
QRK What is the intelligibility of my signals?
Bad, 2-Poor, 3-Fair, 4-Good, 5-Excellent.)
QRL Are you busy? I am busy, please do not interfere.
Your transmission is being interfered with ___
QRM Is my transmission being interfered with? (1-Nil, 2-Slightly, 3-Moderately, 4-Severly, 5-
Extremely.)
I am troubled by static ___ (1-5 as under
QRN Are you troubled by static?
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.
QRZ Who is calling me? You are being called by ___.
The strength of your signals is ___ (1-Scarcely
QSA What is the strength of my signals? 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.
Can you hear me between you signals and if I can hear you between my signals, break in on
QSK
so can I break in on your transmission? my transmission.
QSL Can you acknowledge receipt? I am acknowledging receipt.
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Shall I repeat the last message which I sent Repeat the last message.
QSM
you?
QSN Did you hear me on ___ kHz? I did hear you on ___ kHz.
Can you communicate with ___ direct or by I can communicate with ___ direct (or by relay
QSO
relay? through ___.)
QSP Will you relay to ___? I will relay to ___.
QSR Do you want me to repeat my call? Please repeat your call.
I will use the working frequency ... kHz (or
QSS What working frequency will you use?
MHz).
QST - Here is a broadcast message to all amateurs.
QSU Shall I send or reply 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.
Will you listen to ... (call sign(s) on ... kHz I am listening to ... (call sign(s) on ... kHz (or
QSX
(or MHz))? MHz)).
QSY Shall I change to another frequency? Change to another frequency.
Shall I send each word or group more than Send each word or group twice (or ___ times.)
QSZ
once?
QTA Shall I cancel message number ___? Cancel message number ___.
QTC How many messages have you to send? I have ___ messages for you.
QTH What is your location? My location is ___.
QTR What is the correct time? The time is ___.
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International Phonetic Alphabet
A = Alpha N = November
B = Bravo O = Oscar
C = Charlie P = Papa
D = Delta Q = Quebec
E = Echo R = Romeo
F = Foxtrot S = Sierra
G = Golf T = Tango
H = Hotel U = Uniform
I = India V = Victor
J = Juliet W = Whiskey
K = Kilo X = X-ray
L = Lima Y = Yankee
M = Mike Z = Zulu
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The RST System
Readability
1 - Unreadable
2 - Barely readable, occasional words distinguishable.
3 - Readable with considerable difficulty.
4 - Readable with practically no difficulty.
5 - Perfectly readable.
Signal Strength
1 - Faint signals, barely perceptible.
2 - Very weak signals.
3 - Weak signals.
4 - Fair signals.
5 - Fairly good signals.
6 - Good signals.
7 - Moderately strong signals.
8 - Strong signals.
9 - Extremely strong signals.
Tone
1 - Sixty cycle AC or less, very rough and broad.
2 - Very rough AC, very harsh and broad.
3 - Rough AC tone, rectified but not filtered.
4 - Rough note, some trace of filtering.
5 - Filtered rectified AC. but strongly ripple-modulated.
6 - Filtered tone, definite trace of ripple modulation.
7 - Near pure tone, trace of ripple modulation.
8 - Near perfect tone, slight trace of modulation.
9 - Perfect tone, no trace of ripple or modulation of any kind.
If the signal has the characteristic steadiness of crystal control, add the letter X to the RST report. If
there is a chirp, the letter C may be added to so indicate. Similarly for a click, add K. The above
reporting system is used on both cw and voice, leaving out the "tone" report on voice.
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