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RST System
(Readability, strength, tone)



READABILTY

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

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

 

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

MOST COMMON ABBREVIATIONS USED

AR - End of message
AS - Stand by
BK - Invite receiving station to transmit
BT - Pause; Break For Text
CL - Going off the air (clear)
CQ - Calling any amateur radio station
K - Go, invite any station to transmit
KN - Go only, invite a specific station to transmit
R - All received OK
SK - End of contact (sent before call)



Q-Signals

Q-Sig Message
QRA What is the name of your station? The name of my station is ___.
QRB How far are you from my station? I am ____ km from you station
QRD Where are you bound and where are you coming from? I am bound ___ from ___.
QRG Will you tell me my exact frequency? Your exact frequency is ___ kHz.
QRH Does my frequency vary? Your frequency varies.
QRI How is the tone of my transmission? The tone of your transmission is ___ (1-Good, 2-Variable, 3-Bad.)
QRJ Are you receiving me badly? I cannot receive you, your signal is too weak.
QRK What is the intelligibility of my signals? The intelligibility of your signals is ___ (1-Bad, 2-Poor, 3-Fair, 4-Good, 5-Excellent.)
QRL Are you busy? I am busy, please do not interfere
QRM Is my transmission being interfered with? Your transmission is being interfered with ___ (1-Nil, 2-Slightly, 3-Moderately, 4-Severly, 5-Extremely.)
QRN Are you troubled by static? I am troubled by static ___ (1-5 as under QRM.)
QRO Shall I increase power? Increase power.
QRP Shall I decrease power? Decrease power.
QRQ Shall I send faster? Send faster (___ WPM.)
QRR Are you ready for automatic operation? I am ready for automatic operation. Send at ___ WPM.
QRS Shall I send more slowly? Send more slowly (___ 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.
QRW Shall I inform ___ that you are calling? Please inform ___ that I am calling.
QRX When will you call me again? I will call you again at ___ hours.
QRY What is my turn? Your turn is numbered ___.
QRZ Who is calling me? You are being called by ___.
QSA What is the strength of my signals? The strength of your signals is ___ (1-Scarcely perceptible, 2-Weak, 3-Fairly Good, 4-Good, 5-Very Good.)
QSB Are my signals fading? Your signals are fading.
QSD Is my keying defective? Your keying is defective.
QSG Shall I send ___ messages at a time? Send ___ messages at a time.
QSJ What is the charge to be collected per word to ___ including your international telegraph charge? The charge to be collected per word is ___ including my international telegraph charge.
QSK Can you hear me between you signals and if so can I break in on your transmission? I can hear you between my signals, break in on my transmission.
QSL Can you acknowledge receipt? I am acknowledging receipt.
QSM Shall I repeate the last message which I sent you? Repeat the last message.
QSN Did you hear me on ___ kHz? I did hear you on ___ kHz.
QSO Can you communicate with ___ direct or by relay? I can communicate with ___ direct (or by relay through ___.)
QSP Will you relay to ___? I will relay to ___.
QSQ Have you a doctor on board? (or is ___ on board?) I have a doctor on board (or ___ is on board.)
QSU Shall I send or reply on this frequency? Send a series of Vs on this frequency.
QSV Shall I send a series of Vs on this frequency? Send a series of Vs on this frequency.
QSW Will you send on this frequency? I am going to send on this frequency.
QSY Shall I change to another frequency? Change to another frequency.
QSZ Shall I send each word or group more than once? Send each word or group twice (or ___ times.)
QTA Shall I cancel message number ___? Cancel message number ___.
QTB Do you agree with my counting of words? I do not agree with your counting of words. I will repeat the first letter or digit of each word or group.
QTC How many messages have you to send? I have ___ messages for you.
QTE What is my true bearing from you? Your true bearing from me is ___ degrees.
QTG Will you send two dashes of 10 seconds each followed by your call sign? I am going to send two dashes of 10 seconds each followed by my call sign.
QTH What is your location? My location is ___.
QTI What is your true track? My true track is ___ degrees.
QTJ What is your speed? My speed is ___ km/h.
QTL What is your true heading? My true heading is ___ degrees.
QTN At what time did you depart from ___? I departed from ___ at ___ hours.
QTO Have you left dock (or port)? I have left dock (or port).
QTP Are you going to enter dock (or port)? I am goin gto enter dock (or port.)
QTQ Can you communicate with my station by meains of the International Code of Signals? I am going to communicate with your staion by means of the International Code of Signals.
QTR What is the correct time? The time is ___.
QTS Will you send your call sign for ___ minutes so that your frequency can be measured? I will send my call sign for ___ minutes so that my frequency may be measured.
QTU What are the hours during which your station is open? My station is open from ___ hours to ___ hours.
QTV Shall I stand guard for you on the frequency of ___ kHz? Stand guard for me on the frequency of ___ kHz.
QTX Will you keep your station open for further communication with me? I will keep my station open for further communication with you.
QUA Have you news of ___? I have news of ___.
QUB Can you give me information concering visibility, height of cluds, direction and velocity of ground wind at ___? Here is the information you requested...
QUC What is the number of the last message you received from me? The number of the last message I received from you is ___.
QUD Have you received the urgency signal sent by ___? I have received the urgency signal sent by ___.
QUF Have you received the distress signal sent by ___? I have received the distress signal sent by ___.
QUG Will you be forced to land? I am forced to land immediately.
QUH Will you give me the present barometric pressure? The present barometric pressure is ___ (units).



 

 

CW ABBREVIATIONS USED DURING A QSO


 
AA - All after
AB - All before
ABT - About
DEE - A Addressee
ADR - Address
AGN - Again
AM - Amplitude Modulation
ANT - Antenna
AR - End of message
AS - Stand by
BCI - Broadcast Interference
BCL - Broadcast Listener
BCNU - Be seeing you
BK - Break, Break in
BK - Invite receiving station to transmit
BN - All between; Been
BT - Separation (break) between addr & text; Pause between txt & signature
BTR - Better
BUG - Semi-Automatic key
B4 - Before
C - Yes, Correct
CFM - Confirm; I confirm
CK - Ckeck
CKT - Circuit
CL - I am closing my station; Call
CLBK - Callbook
CLD - Called
CLG - Calling
CNT - Can't
CONDX - Conditions
CQ - Calling any station
CU - See You
CUL - See You later
CUM - Come
CW - Continuous wave
DA - Day
DE - From, This Is
DIFF - Difference
DLD - Delivered
DLVD - Delivered
DN - Down
DR - Dear
DX - Distance
EL - Element
ES - And
FB - Fine Business, excellent
FER - For
FM - Frequency Modulation: From
GA - Go ahead; Good Afternoon
GB - Good bye, God Bless
GD - Good
GE - Good Evening
GESS - Guess
GG - Gotta Go
GM - Good morning
GN - Good night
GND - Ground
GUD - Good
GV - Give
GVG - Giving
HH -  Error in sending
HI - The telegraph laugh; High
HPE - Hope
HQ - Headquarters
HR - Here; Hear
HV - Have
HW - How, How Copy?
IMI - Repeat, Say Again
INFO - Information
K - Go, invite any station to transmit
KN - Go only, invite a specific station to transmit
LID - A poor operator
LSB Lower Side Band
LNG - Long
LTR - Later; letter
LV - Leave
LVG - Leaving
MA - Millamperes
MILL - Typewiter
MILS - Millamperes
MSG - Message; Prefix to radiogram
N - No, Negative, Incorrect, No More
NCS - Net Control Station
ND - Nothing Doing
NIL - Nothing; I have nothing for you
NM - No more
NR - Number
NW - Now; I resume transmission
OB - Old boy
OC - Old chap
OM - Old man
OP - Operator
OPR - Operator
OT - Old timer; Old top
PBL - Preamble
PKG - Package
PSE - Please
PT - Point
PWR - Power
PX - Press
R - Received as transmitted; Are; Decimal Point
R - All received OK
RC - Ragchew
RCD - Received
RCVR - Receiver
RE - Concerning; Regarding
REF - Refer to; Referring to; Reference
RFI - Radio frequency interference
RIG - Station equipment
RPT - Repeat, Report
RTTY - Radio teletype
RST - Readability, strength, tone
RX - Receive, Receiver
SASE - Self-addressed, stamped envelope
SED - Said
SEZ - Says
SGD - Signed
SIG - Signature; Signal
SINE - Operator's personal initials or nickname
SK - End of contact (sent before call)
SKED - Schedule
SRI - Sorry
SS - Sweepstakes
SSB - Single Side Band
STN - Station
SUM - Some
SVC - Service; Prefix to service message
T - Zero
TFC - Traffic
TMW - Tomorrow
TKS - Thanks
TNX - Thanks
TR - Transmit
T/R - Transmit/Receive
TRIX - Tricks
TT - That
TTS - That is
TU - Thank you
TVI - Television interference
TX - Transmitter; Transmit
TXT - Text
U - You
USB Upper Side band
UR - Your; You're
URS - Yours
VFB - Very fune business
VFO - Variable Frequency Oscillator
VY - Very
W - Watts
WA - Word after
WB - Word before
WD - Word
WDS - Words
WID - With
WKD - Worked
WKG - Working
WL - Well; Will
WPM - Words Per Minute
WRD - Word
WUD - Would
WX- Weather
XCVR - Transceiver
XMTR - Transmitter
XTAL - Crystal
XYL - Wife
YL - Young lady
YR - Year
30 - I have no more to send
73 - Best Regards
88 - Love and kisses

 


 


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