| Q Signal | Used As a Question | Used As a Statement |
|---|---|---|
| QRG | What is my frequency? | Your frequency is ------ |
| QRH | Does my frequency vary? | Your frequency varies |
| QRI | How is the tone of my transmission? | Your tone is 1 (good) 2 (variable) 3 (bad) |
| QRJ | Are you receiving me badly? Are my signals weak? | I cannot receive you. I receive you badly |
| QRK | What is the readability of my signals? | Your readability is (1) unreadable to (5) perfect |
| QRL* | Is this frequency busy? | This frequency is in use |
| QRM* | Are you being interfered with? | I am interfered with |
| QRN* | Are you troubled by static? | I am being troubled with static |
| QRO | Must I increase power? | I increase power |
| QRP* | Can I decrease power? | I decrease power |
| QRQ | Shall I send faster? | Send faster ------- WPM |
| QRS | Shall I send slower? | Send slower ------- WPM |
| 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 |
| QRX | When will you call me again? | I will call you again at ------ |
| QRZ* | Who is calling me? | You are being called by ---- |
| QSA | What is the strength of my signals? | Your strength is (1) barely perceptible - (5) very good |
| QSB* | Are my signals fading? | Your signals are fading |
| QSL* | Can you acknowledge receipt? | I acknowledge receipt |
| QSO** | Can you communicate with -------? | I can communicate with ------- |
| QSP | Will you relay to -------? | I will relay to ------- |
| QST | Calling all radio amateurs | |
| QSV | Shall I send a series of V's? | Send a series of V's |
| QSX | Will you listen to ------- on --------- kHz? | I am listening to ------- on ----------- |
| QSY* | Shall I change frequency? | Change frequency to ---------- |
| QSZ | Shall I send each word twice? | Send each word twice |
| QTH* | What is your location? | My location is ----- |
| QTR | What is the time? | The time is --------- |
* the most commonly heard ones
** this has evolved, and now is
commonly heard as "tnx fer the qso." meaning "Thanks for the
chat."