

| Sign | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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-Severely, 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 repeat 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 going to enter dock (or port.) |
| QTQ | Can you communicate with my station by means of the International Code of Signals? I am going to communicate with your station 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 concerning visibility, height of clouds, 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). |
There are 200 10-Codes in current usage, approximately 50 of these are used by the police, fire and other types of radio operators, while others have combined meanings depending on the service.
Below is a list of the most commonly used 10-Codes:
Any 10-Code signal can be made into a question by using it as a
question.
10-1 Receiving Poorly 10-41 Please Tune To Channel 10-2 Receiving Well 10-42 Traffic Accident At___________ 10-3 Stop Transmitting 10-43 Traffic Tieup At______________ 10-4 OK, Message Received 10-44 I Have A Message For You 10-5 Relay Message 10-44 (Or__________________________) 10-6 Busy, Stand By 10-45 All Units Within Range Report 10-7 Out of Service, Leaving Air 10-50 Break Channel_________________ 10-8 In Service, Subject To Call 10-60 What Is Next Message Number? 10-9 Repeat Message 10-62 Unable To Copy, Use Landline 10-10 Trnsmssn Cmpltd, Stndng By 10-63 Net Directed To_______________ 10-11 Talking Too Rapidly 10-64 Net Clear 10-12 Visitors Present 10-65 Waiting for Nxt Msg or Assngmnt 10-13 Advise Wx and Road Conditions 10-67 All Units Comply 10-16 Make Pickup At_______________ 10-70 Fire At_______________________ 10-17 Urgent Business 10-71 Prcd With Trnsmssn In Sequence 10-18 Anything For Us? 10-73 Speed Trap At_________________ 10-19 Nothing For You, Rtrn To Base 10-75 You Are Causing Interference 10-20 My Location Is_______________ 10-77 Negative Contact 10-21 Call By Landline 10-81 Reserve Hotel Room For________ 10-22 Report In Person To__________ 10-82 Reserve Room For______________ 10-23 Stand By 10-84 My Telephone Number Is________ 10-24 Completed Last Assignment 10-85 My Address Is_________________ 10-25 Can You Contact______________ 10-89 Radio Repairman Needed At_____ 10-26 Disregard Last Information 10-90 I Have TVI 10-27 I Am Moving To Channel_______ 10-91 Talk Closer To Mike 10-28 Identify Your Station 10-92 Your Tx Is Out Of Adjustment 10-29 Time Is Up For Contact 10-93 Chck My Frqncy On Ths Chnnl 10-30 Does Not Conform To FCC Rules 10-94 Please Give Me A Long Count 10-32 I Will Give You A Radio Check 10-95 Tnx Dead Carrier For 5 Seconds 10-33 EMRGNCY TRFFC AT THIS STATION 10-99 Mssn Cmpltd, All Units Secure 10-34 Trbl At This Stn, Help Needed 10-100 5-Min. Brk, Commonly RestRoom 10-35 Confidential Information 10-200 Police Needed At______________ 10-36 Correct Time Is______________ 10-37 Wrecker Needed At____________ 10-38 Ambulance Needed At__________ 10-39 Your Message Delivered
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