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CW  Prosigns 
 
AR Used after a call to a specific station, before the contact has been established or end of message.
AS A temporary interruption of the contact. Wait, Stand by.
AR Receiving station to transmit, back to you.
BK A temporary interruption of the contact. Wait, Stand by.
BT Break. (Separation.)
CL Indicates that a station is going off the air, and will not listen or answer any further calls. CL is sent after the final identification.
CQ Calling any Station.
DE From. (this is.)
HH Error. (Transmission continues with last word correctly sent.)
K Used after calling CQ, or at the end of a transmission, to indicate any station is invited to transmit.
KN Used at the end of any transmission when only the specific station contacted is invited to answer.
QRL ? Is the frequency in use?
R Indicates a transmission has been received correctly and in full.
SK End of contact. SK is sent before the final identification. (Also stands for a deceased Ham, Silent Key.)
   
 
Q Signals
 
QRA What is the name of your station?
QRG What's my exact frequency?
QRH Does my frequency vary?
QRI How is my tone? (1-3)
QRK What is my signal intelligibility? (1-5)
QRL Are you busy?
QRM Is my transmission being interfered with?
QRN Are you troubled by static?
QRO Shall I increase transmitter power?
QRP Shall I decrease transmitter power?
QRQ Shall I send faster?
QRS Shall I send slower?
QRT Shall I stop sending?
QRU Have you anything for me? (Answer in negative)
QRV Are you ready?
QRW Shall I tell _____ you're calling him?
QRX When will you call again?
QRZ Who is calling me?
QSA What is my signal strength? (1-5)
QSB Are my signals fading?
QSD Is my keying defective?
QSG Shall I send _____ messages at a time?
QSK Can you work break-in?
QSL Can you acknowledge receipt?  (Acknowledge Receipt.)
QSM Shall I repeat the last message sent?
QSO Can you communicate with _____ direct?
QSP Will you relay to _____?
QSV Shall I send a series of V's?
QSW Will you transmit on _____?
QSX Will you listen for _____ on _____?
QSY Shall I change frequency?
QSZ Shall I send each word/group more than once? (Answer, send twice or _____)
QTA Shall I cancel number _____?
QTB Do you agree with my word count? (Answer negative)
QTC How many messages have you to send?
QTH What is your location?
QTR What is your time?
QTV Shall I stand guard for you _____?
QTX Will you keep your station open for further communication with me?
QUA Have you news of _____?
   
 

Q Signals for Net use.
 
QNA*

Answer in prearranged order.
QNB* Act as relay Between _____ and _____.
QNC All net stations Copy. I have a message for all net stations.
QND* Net is Directed (controlled by net control station).
QNE* Entire net stand by.
QNF  Net is Free (not controlled).
QNG Take over as net control station.
QNH  Your net frequency is High.
QNI* Net stations report In.
QNJ Can you copy me?
QNK* Transmit message for _____ to _____.
QNL Your net frequency is Low.
QNM* You are QRM'ing the net. Stand by.
QNN Net control station is _____.
QNO Station is leaving the net.
QNP Unable to copy you. Unable to copy _____
QNQ* Move frequency to _____ and wait for _____ to finish handling traffic. Then send him traffic for _____.
QNR Answer _____ and Receive traffic.
QNS* Following Stations are in the net. *(Follow with list.)
QNT I request permission to leave the net for _____ minutes.
QNU* The net has traffic for you. Stand by.
QNV* Establish contact with _____ on this frequency. If successful, move to _____ and send him traffic for _____.
QNW How do I route messages for _____?
QNX You are excused from the net.* Request to be excused from the net.
QNY* Shift to another frequency (or to _____ kHz) to clear traffic with _____.
QNZ Zero beat your signal with mine.
   

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For use by the Net Control Station Only.
 

 

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