Beginners Guide to Radio Scanning

Some Useful Codes

The Phonetic Alphabet.

A..Alpha                               N..November
B..Bravo                              O..Oscar
C..Charlie                             P..Papa
D..Delta                               Q..Quebec
E..Echo                                R..Romeo
F..Foxtrot                             S...Sierra
G..Golf                                T...Tango
H..Hotel                               U..Uniform
I....India                               V..Victor
J....Juliet                               W.Whisky
K...Kilo                                 X..Xray
L...Lima                                Y..Yankee
M..Mike                                Z..Zulu


Readability, Signal, Tone also known as R.S.T.

Readability.
1....Unreadable.
2....Barely readable
3....Readable with considerable difficulty
4....Readable with almost no difficulty.
5....Perfectly readable.

Signal.
1....Faint
2....Very weak
3....Weak signal
4....Fair
5....Fairly good signal
6....Good
7....Moderately strong
8....Strong signal
9....Extremely strong
+20db Strongest reading of all (used by many but not official ).

Tone.
Used generally in Morse Transmissions.


The Amateur Radio Q Codes

QAV.......Are you calling me?
QRB.......How far are you from my station?
QRG......Will you tell me your exact frequency?
QRL.......Are you busy?
QRM......Man made interference.
QRN......Natural interference.
QRO......Higher power
QRP.......Lower power
QRT.......Stop transmitting
QRV......Are you ready?
QRX......When will you call again?
QRZ.......Who is calling me?
QSA.......Signal strength
QSB.......Varying signal strength
QSL.......Acknowledge receipt
QSO......Can I communicate with you?
QSY......Change frequency
QTH......Location

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