[Boatanchors] What is "QRA"?

Sat, 01 Nov 2003 16:47:58 -0500

Right! The correct commercial use of QRA was the name of the 
vessel/shore station/etc. In ham use it seems to have been "modified" to 
indicate callsign usage.

73, Ray  W2EC

Sandy, W5TVW wrote:

> 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
> |  >
> |  >
> |  >
> |  >>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".
> |  >>Phil, KO6BB
> |  >>
> |  >>In daily combat with QRM & QRN.
> |  >>We may lose a battle but we'll win the war!
> |  >>[email protected]
> |  >>Merced, Central California
> |  >>37.18N  120.29W  CM97sh
> |  >>
> |  >>
> |  >>
> |  >>---
> |  >>avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean.
> |  >>Virus Database (VPS): 10/31/03
> |  >>Tested on: 11/1/03 6:31:37 PM
> |  >>avast! is copyright (c) 2000-2003 ALWIL Software.
> |  >>http://www.avast.com
> |  >>
> |  >>
> |  >>
> |  >>_______________________________________________
> |  >>Boatanchors mailing list
> |  >>[email protected]
> |  >>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors
> |  >>** List Administrator - Duane Fischer, W8DBF/W9WZE **
> |  >>** For Assistance: [email protected] **
> |  >>$$ For vintage radio info, see the HCI web site $$
> |  >>http://www.w9wze.org
> |  >>
> |  >>
> |  >>
> |  >
> |  >
> |  > _______________________________________________
> |  > Boatanchors mailing list
> |  > [email protected]
> |  > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors
> |  > ** List Administrator - Duane Fischer, W8DBF/W9WZE **
> |  > ** For Assistance: [email protected] **
> |  > $$ For vintage radio info, see the HCI web site $$
> |  > http://www.w9wze.org
> |  >
> |  >
> |  >
> | 
> | 
> | 
> | 
> | _______________________________________________
> | Boatanchors mailing list
> | [email protected]
> | http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors
> | ** List Administrator - Duane Fischer, W8DBF/W9WZE **   
> | ** For Assistance: [email protected] **         
> | $$ For vintage radio info, see the HCI web site $$      
> | http://www.w9wze.org    
> | 
> | 
> 
> 