[Boatanchors] What is "QRA"?

Sat, 1 Nov 2003 14:45:59 -0600

The commonest use of "QRA?" was for one ship's Radio Officer to
ask another what the ship's name was!  During the old HF aircraft CW
days (when the ocean crossing aircraft carried a "sparks"), QRA? usually was a
request for the flight name and number.  Such as "Clipper 230" for Pan American
flight 230, etc.  
73,
Sandy W5TVW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray V." <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: "Carlos Avellanet [kf4rrn]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] What is "QRA"?


| The technical definition is that QRA means "what is the name of your 
| station (callsign)" or "the name of my station (callsign) is".
| 
| It also seems to be some form of award seeker group, he's probably in 
| some form of contest, check out this web page:
| 
| "http://www.uksmg.org/qra.htm"
| 
| 73, Ray  W2EC
| 
| Carlos Avellanet [kf4rrn] wrote:
| 
|  > Isn't QRA-- what's your name?  That's what I've always thought it meant.
|  >
|  > Carlos. KF4RRN
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|  >>Right now there is a station sending CQ "QRA".  I thought I know the most
|  >>common "Q" codes but this one is new to me and it's not listed in my '93
|  >>handbook.
|  >>
|  >>73 from the "Beaconeers Lair".
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