A 'Q' and 'Z' session

Another topic dealt with 'strange' Q signals.

Having had,over the years, occasion to work in and with various radio services (Com'l, Gummint, Military, Private) I noted that there are a LOT more Q signals than we Amateurs are used to using. So, years ago, I did some research and discovered a resource where I was able to acquire about as complete a record of every known Q and Z signal that was ever used. A 'Z' signal is the Military/Gummit's version of a 'Q' signal. This discounts those special Q and Z sigs that are specific to one service or another and are not part of the internationally recognized list.

I'll not post em all here, there are thousands! But if you have interest, let me know and I'll pass a few of the more interesting ones here.

Heres a piece of REAL trivia.. Back when aviation carried radio operators (CW) aboard aircraft, they had "D" signals. When I took my Com'l tests, I inquired if the Element 7 FCC (Aircraft Radiotelegraph endorsement) was still avaialble.It was, so I took it forgrins. It covered 'D' signals. #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

So there are 'D', 'Q', and 'Z' signals.

73
Chuck K3FT

[w3sy]

I know QLF and QFU.... what else could we possibly need?

HAR!!

[N7CPC]

This from the IRS radio service; QU es the horse u rode in on!

[k3sam]

On the early commercial ships, like the Titanic, a distress call that was sent was CQD for "Calling All Stations", "Duress".

Now all we need is FM stereo on HF.

[w3sy]

I remember CQD.

When I was a Novice, when we wanted to make a contact, we used the special signal E S E. Another Novice would reply with the protocol signal of EE E S E. This exchange would continue in similar fashion for several minutes while the communication link was synchronized, then callsigns, signal reports, etc were exchanged.

Very sophisticated.

[KB3GUT]

The military uses an "Allied Communications Publication" (ACP) for its Z codes and the generally accepted Q codes. It has not been revised in a l-o-n-g time, but it is available right here on QRZ.com. Go to DOWNLOADS, select UTILITIES, and download "q_z.pdf."

I used in the US Army: JANAP ACP-131.
Well constructed B O O K. THICK slippery type stock so dirty fingers wouldn't smear on the pages.