SKCC 24105

Common Q-Signals Used in CW QSOs

QRG(?) -- My exact frequency is ______. What is your exact frequency?
QRL(?) -- Frequency is busy.
QRM(?) -- Interference from another station
QRN(?) -- Interference from static
QRO(?) -- Increase power
QRP(?) -- Decrease power
QRQ(?) -- Send faster
QRS(?) -- Send slower
QRT(?) -- Stop sending
QRU(?) -- All done - nothing more
QRV(?) -- I am ready
QRX(?) -- Please Wait a minute or more
QRZ(?) -- Who is calling me
QSK(?) -- I can hear you while I am sending
QSL(?) -- I acknowledge receipt
QSX(?) -- I am listening on ...
QSY(?) -- Change frequency to ...
QTH(?) -- My location is ...

Calling CQ: (My Station)

CQ CQ CQ SKCC DE NV5B NV5B NV5B K

Receiving the Response: (Other Station)

NV5B DE W2XYZ W2XYZ AR OR <Callsign> DE NV5B NV5B AR

The QSO is now in progress: (My Station)

<Callsign> DE NV5B TNX FER CALL BT UR RST 599 599 HR QTH TX TX BT NAME ROGER ROGER ES SKCC 24105 24105 SO HW CPY? <Callsign> DE NV5B KN

Completing the QSO: (My Station)

<Callsign> DE NV5B TNX FER QSO <NAME> BT HP CU AGN BT 73 73 TO U ES URS SK  <Callsign> DE NV5B ..

The RST Reporting System

R: Readability
1 -- Unreadable
2 -- Barely readable, occasional words distinguishable
3 -- Readable with considerable difficulty
4 -- Readable with practically no difficulty
5 -- Perfectly readable

S: 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

T: Tone
1 -- Sixty cycle A.C. or less, very rough and broad
2 -- Very rough A.C., very harsh and broad
3 -- Rough A.C. tone, rectified but not filtered
4 -- Rough note, some trace of filtering
5 -- Filtered rectified a.c. 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