- QTH
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- fcr.cat
The full syllabus in Catalan, from the Catalan Federation of Radio Amateurs.
Cheat sheet
What you hear
On the radio you spell with words, abbreviate with three letters starting with Q, and you still hear Morse. With this you'll follow almost everything.
Speller
- JJuliett·–––
- OOscar–––
- EEcho·
- DDelta–··
- OOscar–––
- EEcho·
Phonetic alphabet
- AAlfa·–
- BBravo–···
- CCharlie–·–·
- DDelta–··
- EEcho·
- FFoxtrot··–·
- GGolf––·
- HHotel····
- IIndia··
- JJuliett·–––
- KKilo–·–
- LLima·–··
- MMike––
- NNovember–·
- OOscar–––
- PPapa·––·
- QQuebec––·–
- RRomeo·–·
- SSierra···
- TTango–
- UUniform··–
- VVictor···–
- WWhiskey·––
- XX-ray–··–
- YYankee–·––
- ZZulu––··
- 0Zero–––––
- 1One·––––
- 2Two··–––
- 3Three···––
- 4Four····–
- 5Five·····
- 6Six–····
- 7Seven––···
- 8Eight–––··
- 9Nine––––·
Q code
With a question mark it's a question (QTH? = where are you?); without, the answer.
| Question | Answer or use | |
|---|---|---|
| QRZ | Who is calling me? | You are being called by… |
| QTH | What is your location? | My location is… |
| QSL | Can you acknowledge receipt? | Received. Also the card sent to confirm a contact. |
| QSO | Can you communicate with…? | A contact, a conversation over the radio. |
| QRM | Are you being interfered with? | Interference from other stations. |
| QRN | Are you troubled by static? | Noise from storms and the atmosphere. |
| QSB | Is my signal fading? | The signal is fading in and out. |
| QRP | Shall I decrease power? | Operating on very low power (5 W or less). |
| QRO | Shall I increase power? | Operating on high power. |
| QSY | Shall I change frequency? | I'm moving to another frequency. |
| QRT | Shall I stop transmitting? | I'm closing down. |
| QRV | Are you ready? | Ready, listening. |
| QRX | When will you call me again? | Stand by a moment. |
And the slang
| CQ | General call | "Anyone out there?": a call to anyone who wants to talk. |
| 73 | Goodbye | Best regards. Said at the end. |
| 88 | Fond goodbye | Love and kisses. |
| DX | Distance | A distant contact, another country or continent. |
| 59 | Signal report | Perfectly readable (5), very strong (9). The RS report. |
| SWL | Listener | Shortwave listener: someone who only listens, no licence. Where everyone starts. |
Do you know them?
Ten random questions on the above.
Study books
Llibre temari d'operador (FCR) Libro de examen (EA5RCA) - QTH
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- ea5rca.es
The exam book in Spanish, theory and questions.
Temario simplificado - QTH
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- radiomania.net
A short summary for revising before the exam.
Cheat sheets
Código Q (Wikipedia) - QTH
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- Web
- es.wikipedia.org
The full Q-code list. The ones you hear most are below.
Alfabeto fonético ilustrado - QTH
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- Web
- radioaficionados.sabanalarga.org
The phonetic alphabet as an illustrated poster to pin up.
El Modulador - QTH
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- Web
- modulador.net
Spanish magazine and blog about radio and communications.