Here’s a comprehensive list of common Q-codes used in ham radio communication, along with their meanings:
### Common Q-Codes
– **QRA**: What is the name of your station?
– **QRB**: What is the distance between my station and yours?
– **QRC**: What is your true bearing from my station?
– **QRD**: What is your present position?
– **QRE**: What is your estimated time of arrival?
– **QRF**: Will you be returning to your home station?
– **QRG**: What is your exact frequency?
– **QRH**: Does my frequency vary?
– **QRI**: How is the tone of my transmission? (1 = bad, 3 = good)
– **QRJ**: Are you receiving me poorly?
– **QRK**: What is the intelligibility of my signals? (1 = bad, 5 = excellent)
– **QRL**: Are you busy? / I am busy.
– **QRM**: Is my transmission being interfered with? / I am experiencing interference.
– **QRN**: Are you troubled by static? / I am troubled by static.
– **QRO**: Shall I increase power? / I am increasing power.
– **QRP**: Shall I decrease power? / I am decreasing power.
– **QRS**: Shall I send more slowly? / Send more slowly.
– **QRT**: Shall I stop sending? / I am stopping transmission.
– **QRU**: Do you have any messages for me? / I have no messages for you.
– **QRV**: Are you ready? / I am ready.
– **QRW**: Will you inform … that I am calling them?
– **QRX**: When will you call me again?
– **QRY**: What is my turn? (in a sequence of calls)
– **QSB**: Are my signals fading? / Your signals are fading.
– **QSC**: What is your signal strength?
– **QSD**: Is my keying defective? / Your keying is defective.
– **QSE**: What is your estimated time of arrival?
– **QSF**: Will you send me a message?
– **QSG**: Shall I send … messages at a time?
– **QSH**: Will you help me?
– **QSI**: Is my signal weak?
– **QSJ**: What is the charge for your service?
– **QSK**: Can you hear me between your signals?
– **QSL**: Can you acknowledge receipt? / I acknowledge receipt.
– **QSM**: Shall I repeat the last message?
– **QSN**: Did you hear me on … kHz?
– **QSO**: Can you communicate with …? / I am communicating with …
– **QSP**: Will you relay to …?
– **QST**: General call to all stations.
– **QSU**: Shall I send on this frequency?
– **QSV**: Shall I send a series of V’s?
– **QSW**: Will you transmit on … kHz?
– **QSX**: Will you listen on … kHz?
– **QSY**: Shall I change frequency? / I am changing frequency.
– **QSZ**: Shall I send each word or group more than once?
– **QTA**: Will you cancel the message?
– **QTB**: What is the time difference between my station and yours?
– **QTC**: How many messages have you to send?
– **QTD**: What is your position in relation to mine?
– **QTE**: What is your true heading?
– **QTF**: What is your distance from …?
– **QUG**: Are you receiving me on … kHz?
– **QVA**: What is your vertical angle?
– **QVB**: What is your vertical distance?
– **QVC**: What is your vertical speed?
These codes help streamline communication, especially in situations where clarity and brevity are essential.