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Q Signals

Q signals are intended for CW (Morse code) use only, but some have crept into voice use.

QSL-I understood what you just said

QSL?-Do you understand what I just said?

QSY-Change frequency

QRM-Operator-caused interference (intentional or not)

QRT-Stop transmitting, or, I am stopping

QSO-A contact or conversation between two operators

QST-Announcement

QTH-Location. Sometimes used to mean location of one's residence.

QRP-Reduce your power, or, at very low power

Other common ham radio terms

73-best regards (to you, another radio operator)

CW-Morse code (from "continuous wave")

rig-a transmitter, receiver, or both (transceiver)

to work-to complete a logable contact with (e.g., "Today I worked a station in Gilroy on two meters simplex"

traffic-a message or exchange of messages

up, down, above, below-In the context of tuning a transceiver, these terms refer to frequency, not to wavelength. Moving from 2 meters to 6 meters is going down, not up! Exception: 160m is sometimes called the "top band".


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