Meaning 

(slang) Sorry, my sending is poor and it sounds like I am sending with my left foot. 

What is the name of your station? The name of my station is ___. 

How far are you from my station?  I am ____ km from your station 

Where are you bound and where are you coming from?  I am bound ___ from ___. 

Will you tell me my exact frequency?  Your exact frequency is ___ kHz. 

Does my frequency vary?  Your frequency varies. 

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. 

What is the intelligibility of my signals?  The intelligibility of your signals is ___ (1-Bad, 2-Poor, 3-Fair, 4-Good, 5-Excellent.) 

Are you busy?  I am busy 

Is my transmission being interfered with?  Your transmission is being interfered with ___ (1-Nil, 2-Slightly, 3-Moderately, 4-Severely, 5-Extremely.) 

Are you troubled by static?  I am troubled by static ___ (1-5 as under QRM.)  

Shall I increase power?  Increase power. 

Shall I decrease power?  Decrease power. 

Shall I send faster?  Send faster (___ WPM.) 

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.) 

Shall I stop sending?  Stop sending. 

Have you anything for me?  I have nothing for you. 

Shall I inform ___ that you are calling?  Please inform ___ that I am calling. 

When will you call me again?  I will call you again at ___ hours. 

What is my turn?  Your turn is numbered ___. 

Who is calling me? You are being called by ___. 

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.) 

Are my signals fading?  Your signals are fading. 

Is my keying defective?  Your keying is defective. 

Shall I send ___ messages at a time?  Send ___ messages at a time. 

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. 

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. 

Can you acknowledge receipt?  I am acknowledging receipt. 

Shall I repeat the last message which I sent you?  Repeat the last message. 

Can you communicate with ___ direct or by relay?  I can communicate with ___ direct (or by relay through ___.) 

Will you relay to ___?  I will relay to ___. 

Have you a doctor on board? (or is ___ on board?)  I have a doctor on board (or ___ is on board.) 

Shall I send or reply on this frequency?  Send a series of Vs on this frequency. 

Shall I send a series of Vs on this frequency?  Send a series of Vs on this frequency. 

Will you send on this frequency?  I am going to send on this frequency. 

Shall I change to another frequency? Change to another frequency. 

Shall I send each word or group more than once?  Send each word or group twice (or ___ times.) 

Shall I cancel message number ___?  Cancel message number ___. 

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. 

How many messages have you to send?  I have ___ messages for you. 

What is my true bearing from you?  Your true bearing from me is ___ degrees. 

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. 

What is your location?  My location is ___. 

QTI  

What is your true track?  My true track is ___ degrees. 

What is your speed?  My speed is ___ km/h. 

What is your true heading?  My true heading is ___ degrees. 

At what time did you depart from ___?  I departed from ___ at ___ hours. 

Have you left dock (or port)?  I have left dock (or port). 

Are you going to enter dock (or port)? I am going to enter dock (or port.) 

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. 

What is the correct time?  The time is ___. 

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. 

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. 

Will you keep your station open for further communication with me?  I will keep my station open for further communication with you. 

Have you news of ___?  I have news of ___. 

Can you give me information concerning visibility, height of clouds, direction and velocity of ground wind at ___?  Here is the information you requested... 

What is the number of the last message you received from me?  The number of the last message I received from you is ___. 

Have you received the urgency signal sent by ___?  I have received the urgency signal sent by ___. 

Have you received the distress signal sent by ___?  I have received the distress signal sent by ___. 

Will you be forced to land?  I am forced to land immediately. 

Will you give me the present barometric pressure?  The present barometric pressure is ____ (units).