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Q-Code Quiz

Radio operators talk in shorthand: QTH for location, QRZ for who's calling, 73 for best regards. Hear each one in Morse, or read it, and pick what it means.

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Radio shorthand, in Morse

  1. Hear a Q-code or abbreviation, or read it as dots and dashes.
  2. Pick what it means from four: keys 1 to 4 work too.
  3. Answer fast for more points; three right in a row doubles them.

How to play

  • Choose to hear the abbreviation or read it as dots and dashes.
  • Pick its meaning from four, with the mouse or keys 1 to 4.
  • A quick answer scores more, and three right in a row doubles the points.

The ones you will hear most

CQ calling anyone, RST signal report, QTH location, 73 best regards, QSL I confirm, and AGN again.

Frequently asked questions

About the Q-code quiz

Three-letter codes starting with Q that stand for common questions and answers in radio, like QTH (my location is) and QRS (send more slowly). With a question mark they ask the question.

Morse contacts use them all the time to save time. Hearing them as whole words, like CQ or 73, makes real contacts much easier to follow.