QRA What is the name of your The name of my station is...
station?
QRB How far approximately are The approximate distance between our
you from my station? stations is...nautical miles (or...
kilometres).
QRC By what private enterprise (or The accounts for charges of my
State administration) are are settled by the private
accounts for charges for your enterprise...(or State admin-
station settled? istration).
QRD Where are you bound and where I am bound for...from...
are you from?
QRE What is your estimated time of My estimated time of arrival at...
arrival at...(or over...) (or over...) (place) is...hours.
(place)?
QRF Are you returning to...(place)? I am returning to...(place).
or
Return to...(place).
QRG Will you tell me my exact Your exact frequency (or that of...)
frequency (or that 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.
QRJ How many radiotelephone calls I have...radiotelephone calls to
have you to book? book.
QRK What is the intelligibility of The intelligibility of your signals
my signals (or those of...)? (or those of...) is...
1) bad.
2) poor.
3) fair.
4) good.
5) excellent.
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
(1. nil
2. slightly
3. moderately
4. severely
5. extremely).
QRN Are you troubled by static? I am troubled by static
(1. nil
2. slightly
3. moderately
4. severely
5. extremely).
QRO Shall I increase transmitter Increase transmitter power.
power?
QRP Shall I decrease transmitter Decrease transmitter power.
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 Please inform...that I am calling
are calling him on...kHz him on...kHz (or MHz).
(or MHz)?
QRX When will you call me again? I will call you again at...hours
(on...kHz (or MHz)). Must Wait. (or Wait until I have finished
I wait? communicating with ...)
QRY What is my turn? Your turn is number...(or according
(Relates to communication). to any other indication). (Relates
to communication).
QRZ Who is calling me? You are being called by...(on...kHz
or MHz)).
QSA What is the strength of my The strength of your signals (or
signals (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.
QSC Are you a cargo vessel? I am a cargo vessel.
QSD Is my keying defective? Your keying is defective.
QSE What is the estimated drift The estimated drift of the survival
of the survival craft? craft is...(figures & units).
QSF Have you effected rescue? I have effected rescue and am
proceeding to...base (with...
persons injured requiring
ambulance).
QSG Shall I send...telegrams at Send...telegrams at a time.
a time?
QSH Are you able to home on your I am able to home on my D/F
D/F equipment? equipment (on station...).
QSI Will you inform ... (callsign) I have been unable to break in on
that I have been unable to your transmission
break in on his transmission
(on...kHz (or MHz)?
QSJ What is the charge to be The charge to be collected to...
collected to...including including my internal telegraph
your internal telegraph charge is ...francs.
charge?
QSK Can you hear me between your I can hear you between my signals;
your signals and if so can I break in on my transmission.
break in on your transmission?
QSL Can you acknowledge receipt? I am acknowledging receipt.
QSM Shall I repeat the last telegram Repeat the last telegram which you
telegram which I sent to you (or sent me (or telegram(s) number(s)...)
previous telegram)?
QSN Did you hear me (or...(call- I did hear you (or...(callsign))
sign)) on...kHz (or MHz)? on...kHz (or MHz).
QSO Can you communicate with... I can communicate with...direct (or
direct or by relay? by relay through...).
QSP Will you relay to...free of I will relay to...free of charge.
charge?
QSQ Have you a doctor on board I have a doctor on board (or...
(or is...(name of person) on (name of person) is on board).
board)?
QSR Shall I repeat the call on Repeat your call on the calling
the calling frequency? frequency; did not hear you (or
have interference).
QSS What working frequency will I will use the working frequency
you use? ...kHz (normally only the last
three figures of the frequency
need be given).
QST -unassigned-
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 emission of
(with emissions of class...)? class...).
QSV Shall I send a series of V's Send a series of V's on this freq-
on this frequency (or...kHz uency (or on...kHz (or MHz)).
(or MHz))?
QSW Will you send on this frequency I am going to send on this frequency
(or on...kHz (or MHz)) (with (or on...kHz (or MHz)) (with
emissions of class...? emissions of class...).
QSX Will you listen to...(call- I am listening to...(callsign(s))
sign(s)) on...kHz (or MHz)? on...kHz (or MHz).
QSY Shall I change to transmission Change to transmission on another
on 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? times).
QTA Shall I cancel telegram Cancel telegram number...
number...?
QTB Do you agree with my counting I do not agree with your counting of
of words? 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...).
QTD What has the rescue vessel or ...(identification) has recovered...
rescue aircraft recovered? 1) ...(number) survivors.
2) wreckage.
3) ...(number) bodies.
QTE What is my TRUE bearing from Your TRUE bearing from me is...
you? degrees (at...hours).
or or
What is my TRUE bearing from Your TRUE bearing from...(callsign)
...(callsign)? was...degrees (at...hours).
or or
What is the TRUE bearing of The TRUE bearing of...(callsign)
...(callsign) from...(call- from...(callsign) was...degrees
sign)? at...hours.
QTF Will give me the position of The position of your station
my station according to the according to the bearings taken
bearings taken by the D/F by the D/F stations which I control
stations which you control? was...latitude...longitude (or other
indication of position), class...
at...hours.
QTG Will you send two dashes of I am going to send two dashes of ten
ten seconds each followed by seconds each followed by my callsign
your callsign (repeated... (repeated...times) (on...kHz (or
times) (on...kHz (or MHz))? MHz).
or or
Will you request...to send two I have requested...to send two
dashes of ten seconds followed dashes of ten seconds followed by
by his callsign (repeated... his callsign (repeated...times) on
times) on...kHz (or MHz)? ...kHz (or MHz).
QTH What is your position in My position is...latitude...longitude
latitude and longitude (or (or according to any other
according to any other indication).
indication)?
QTI What is your TRUE track? My TRUE track is...degrees.
QTJ What is your speed? My speed is...knots (or kilometres
or statute miles per hour).
(Indicates the speed of a ship or
aircraft through the water or air
respectively).
QTK What is the speed of your The speed of my aircraft in relation
aircraft in relation to the to the surface of the earth is...
surface of the earth? knots (or...kilometres or statute
miles per hour).
QTL What is your TRUE heading? My TRUE heading is...degrees.
QTM What is your MAGNETIC heading? My MAGNETIC heading is...degrees.
QTN At what time did you depart I departed from...(place) at...
from...(place)? hours.
QTO Are you airborne? I am airborne.
or or
Have you left dock (or port)? I have left dock (or port).
QTP Are you going to alight (or I am going to alight (or land).
land)?
or or
Are you going to enter dock I am going to enter dock (or port).
(or port)?
QTQ Can you communicate with my I am going to communciate with your
station by means of the station by means of the international
international code of signals? code of signals.
QTR What is the correct time? The correct time is...hours.
QTS Will you send your callsign I will send my callsign for tuning
for tuning purposes or so purposes or so that my frequency may
that your frequency can be be measured now (or at...hours) on...
measured now (or at...hours) kHz (or MHz).
on...kHz (or MHz)?
QTT The identification signal which
follows is superimposed on another
transmission.
QTU What are the hours during which My station is open from...to...hours.
your station is open?
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).
QTW What is the condition of Survivors are in...condition and
survivors? urgently need...
QTX Will you keep your station open I will keep my station open for
for further communciation with further communcation with you
me until further notice (or until further notice (or until...
until...hours)? hours).
QTY Are you proceeding to the I am proceeding to the position of
position of incident and if so the incident and expect to arrive
when do you expect to arrive? at...hours (on...date).
QTZ Are you continuing the search? I am continuing the search for...
(aircraft, ship, survival craft,
survivors or wreckage).