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SN 73
A 6
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray B7.3
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Aurora 2
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Q Codes & Abbreviations

Discuss Q codes, radio abbreviations, CW shorthand, and the meaning of common amateur radio terms.

  1. what do all these Q codes mean when people are talking on the radio

    DX Hunter,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Jessica Miller

  2. what do all these Q codes mean, people just throw them around and i have no idea

    Diana Foster,
    • 1 reply
    • 112 views
    Brian Harris

  3. what do all these letters mean when people are talking on the radio

    Karen Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Linda Chen

  4. what do all these Q codes actually mean, guys keep using them on the air

    Jessica Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 97 views
    Anna Petrov

  5. what do all these Q codes mean, people just throw them around and i have no idea

    Mark Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 136 views
    Emily Davis

  7. confused about Q codes, what do they all mean?

    Rebecca Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 133 views
    Contest King

  8. what do all these Q codes mean? seeing them everywhere on pskreporter and in logs

    Patricia Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 86 views
    Patricia Lee

  9. what do all these Q codes mean? seeing them everywhere on the bands

    Robert Taylor83,
    • 1 reply
    • 81 views
    Kenneth Davis

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