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- The Frontenac County ARES Group is responsible for emergency communications within North Frontenac, Central Frontenac, South Frontenac and Frontenac Islands municipalities.
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- Table of Common Q-Signals
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Q-Signal common meaning; question // statement 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-null, 2-slight, 3-mod, 4-severly, 5-extreme) 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-scarce, 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).
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