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Codes and abbreviations
Q codes, numeric greetings, RST and on-air shorthand.
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Codes and abbreviations
Common Q codes, numeric greetings, RST and abbreviations used in amateur radio contacts.
| Code | Question | Reply / meaning |
|---|---|---|
| QRA | What is the name of your station? | The name of my station is… |
| QRB | What is the distance between us? | The distance between us is … km |
| QRG | Will you tell me my exact frequency? | Your exact frequency is… |
| QRH | Does my frequency vary? | Your frequency varies |
| QRI | How is the tone of my transmission? | The tone is … (1–3) |
| QRK | What is the readability of my signals? | Readability is … (1–5) |
| QRL | Are you busy? Is the frequency in use? | I am busy; the frequency is in use |
| QRM | Are you interfered with by other stations? | Other stations are interfering |
| QRN | Are you troubled by static? | Atmospheric noise is interfering |
| QRO | Shall I increase power? | Increase power; also: high-power station |
| QRP | Shall I decrease power? | Decrease power; also: low-power operation |
| QRQ | Shall I send faster? | Send faster |
| QRS | Shall I send more slowly? | Send more slowly |
| QRT | Shall I stop sending? | Stop sending / I am stopping |
| QRU | Have you anything for me? | I have nothing for you |
| QRV | Are you ready? | I am ready |
| QRW | Shall I tell … you are calling on … kHz? | Tell … I am calling on … kHz |
| QRX | When will you call me again? | Wait; I will call again at… |
| QRZ | Who is calling me? | You are being called by… |
| QSA | What is the strength of my signals? | Signal strength is … (1–5) |
| QSB | Are my signals fading? | Your signals are fading |
| QSD | Is my keying defective? | Your keying is defective |
| QSK | Can you hear me between your signals? | I can hear you during breaks (break-in) |
| QSL | Can you acknowledge receipt? | I acknowledge receipt; also a QSL card |
| QSO | Can you communicate with … directly? | I can; also: a radio contact |
| QSP | Will you relay to …? | I will relay |
| QSX | Are you listening to … on … kHz? | I am listening on … kHz |
| QSY | Shall I change frequency? | Change to … kHz |
| QTC | Have you a message? | I have a message for you |
| QTH | What is your position? | My position is… |
| QTR | What is the correct time? | The correct time is … UTC |
Numeric codes
| Code | Meaning | Russian equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Best regards; write 73, not 73s | Наилучшие пожелания; пишется «73», не «73s» |
| 88 | Love and kisses; traditionally to a YL | Любовь и поцелуи — женщине-оператору (YL), в шутку |
| 55 | Best of luck | Желаю успеха |
| 72 | Best regards from a QRP station | Наилучшие пожелания от QRP-станции |
| 33 | Friendly greeting from one YL to another | Дружеский привет от YL к YL |
| 99 | Leave the frequency; rude, do not use | Убирайтесь с частоты — грубо, не использовать |
| 5NN | 599 in CW contests (N = 9) | 599 в CW-соревнованиях (N = 9) |
RST report
Readability: 1–5. Strength: 1–9. Tone for CW: 1–9. Voice uses RS (for example 59); CW uses RST (for example 599).
Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Russian |
|---|---|---|
| GM / GA / GE | good morning / afternoon / evening | доброе утро / день / вечер |
| GN | good night | доброй ночи |
| GB | goodbye | до свидания |
| GL | good luck | удачи |
| CU / CUL / CUAGN | see you / later / again | до встречи / позже / снова |
| BCNU | hope to meet you again | надеюсь встретиться снова |
| TNX / TKS / TU | thanks | спасибо |
| PSE | please | пожалуйста |
| SRI | sorry | извините |
| FB / UFB | fine business / excellent | отлично / превосходно |
| CONGRATS | congratulations | поздравляю |
| OM | friend; male operator | дружище, оператор-мужчина |
| YL / XYL | young lady / wife | женщина-оператор / жена |
| CQ | general call | общий вызов «всем» |
| CQ DX | calling distant stations only | вызов только дальних станций |
| DE | from; before your call sign | от; перед своим позывным |
| K | go ahead | передавайте, приём |
| KN | only the named station should transmit | передавайте только вы |
| BK | break; switching to receive | прерываю, перехожу на приём |
| AR | end of message | конец сообщения |
| SK | end of contact | конец связи |
| AS | wait | ждите |
| R / RR | received correctly / all received | принял верно / всё принял |
| AGN / RPT | again / repeat | ещё раз / повторите |
| HW? | how do you copy? | как слышите? |
| NIL | nothing; cannot hear | ничего нет, не слышу |
| UP / DWN | listening up / down (split) | слушаю выше / ниже |
| TEST | contest | соревнования |
| RST | signal report | оценка сигнала |
| WX | weather | погода |
| RIG | radio equipment / transceiver | аппаратура, трансивер |
| ANT | antenna | антенна |
| PWR | power | мощность |
| CONDX | propagation conditions | условия прохождения |
| WKD / HRD | worked / heard | работал / слышал |
| LOG | station log | аппаратный журнал |
| TRX / TX / RX | transceiver / transmitter / receiver | трансивер / передатчик / приёмник |
| PA | power amplifier | усилитель мощности |
| VFO | variable-frequency oscillator | генератор плавного диапазона |
| SWR | standing-wave ratio | КСВ |
| GND | ground | заземление |
| BEAM / YAGI | directional antenna | направленная антенна |
| GP | vertical antenna | вертикальная антенна |
| CW | Morse telegraphy | телеграф |
| SSB / LSB / USB | single sideband / lower / upper | однополосная / нижняя / верхняя боковая |
| AM / FM / NBFM | amplitude / frequency / narrow FM | амплитудная / частотная / узкополосная ЧМ |
| RTTY / SSTV | radioteletype / slow-scan television | радиотелетайп / телевидение медленной развёртки |
| FT8 / PSK31 | digital modes | цифровые виды связи |
| EME / MS | Earth–Moon–Earth / meteor scatter | связь через Луну / метеорная |
| DX | distant station or contact | дальняя станция, дальняя связь |
| QSL | contact confirmation card | карточка-подтверждение связи |
| SWL | short-wave listener | наблюдатель, только приём |
| UTC | Coordinated Universal Time | всемирное время; Алматы = UTC+5 |