Hamming it up
To speed communications when using Morse Code, there evolved a series of three-letter
Q Codes (first adopted in 1912).
Examples are QRL -- Are you busy, QSL -- Can you acknowledge receipt, and QTH -- What is your position in latitude and longitude (or according to any other indication)?
There are some humorous ones too.
QLF -- try sending with your LEFT foot, QSC -- send cigarettes and my favorite:
In the question form, QNB?, is supposed to mean "How many buttons does your radio have?" A reply of the form QNB 45/15 means "45, and I know what 15 of them do."
Posted by DaveH at October 13, 2012 6:04 PM