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Q codes
My mum rang me in Jakarta a few minutes ago to ask me some Q codes , my uncle is 74 and dying with cancer in hospital in Oz and can't talk so he started whispering Q codes to her as he passed in and out of conciousness , QSQ and QRQ which I interpreted as "do you have a doctor onboard" and "send faster"
I found this list on the internet Q codes ham radio military
However my uncle served in the Australian Army so not sure whether they have the same meaning as the list above. I'm surprised he can still remember these codes nearly 50 years later.
Can anyone help with any other meaning of these codes ?
I found this list on the internet Q codes ham radio military
However my uncle served in the Australian Army so not sure whether they have the same meaning as the list above. I'm surprised he can still remember these codes nearly 50 years later.
Can anyone help with any other meaning of these codes ?
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There is only one international listing of Q Codes, and you found it.
The more commonly used amateur radio Q Codes are HERE.
The codes were in use by amateur radio operators 20 or 30 years ago when many of us communicated in CW (Morse Code), but have generally fallen into disuse in recent years.
The more commonly used amateur radio Q Codes are HERE.
The codes were in use by amateur radio operators 20 or 30 years ago when many of us communicated in CW (Morse Code), but have generally fallen into disuse in recent years.
If fact I have a copy of the Air Ministry "The 'Q' Code" Air Publication 1529 second edition June 1937. But I don't think these are relevant nowdays. That was back in the days of Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog.......
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.... easy, fox, george, how, item, jig, king, love, nan, oboe.......
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Q & Z Codes for Morse Code
I was a military communictor and we used Q and Z codes back then. They were used when communicating in morse code and also when using teleprinters. Generally speaking, they were used for brevity. If memory serves, the title of the military publication for Q and Z codes was ACP-131B. And yes, I can still remember some of the more commonly used ones!
If you Google ACP-131 B it was provide Q & Z codes.
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If you Google ACP-131 B it was provide Q & Z codes.
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Copy of ACP-131B here;
http://www.armymars.net/ArmyMARS/Dig...ating-sigs.pdf
everything you ever wanted to know about Q & Z codes, and everything related...166 pages worth.
interesting none the less.
Sorry to hear about your uncle aseanaero.
http://www.armymars.net/ArmyMARS/Dig...ating-sigs.pdf
everything you ever wanted to know about Q & Z codes, and everything related...166 pages worth.
interesting none the less.Sorry to hear about your uncle aseanaero.
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Sorry to hear about your uncle aseanaero
He had a good life and it's just his time , they've doped him up with morphine to ease the pain and he is expected to pass away in the next few days.
What I found odd about this situation though is he never spoke about his time in the military and on his death bed he's regressed to speaking in Q codes to communicate with the family, I'm not sure if he's doing this conciously or whether he's just delirious. Funny how the mind works.
