I learned the Q-code abbreviations as a geek teenager into amateur radio, when 25 wpm Morse was still a requirement (not THAT long ago). A quaint link with the past nowadays. BTW, your explanations are much better than the official ones, DrP
We live with similar anachronisms in aviation weather and the associated teletype-era abbreviations, under the excuse of international standards (maybe someone, somewhere still has a teletype?). No need for the arcane..plain English is fine, although there's no shortage of conservatives wanting to defend the indefensible. Still, if there's really a hankering for the good old days, I still have that Morse key somewhere!