[Boatanchors] What is "QRA"?

Sat, 1 Nov 2003 19:53:03 -0600

Maritime and Navy stations used to run their "ID wheels" on the assigned
frequency even though they weren't listening or using that channel for answering
calls from other ships.  It was indeed "just to keep them occupied".  In later
years stations like KFS, WCC, etc with high traffic activity stopped running
the wheel unless the channel was in actual use.  Cuba is one of the few coast
stations still "active?" on the maritime band.  I'll bet they get little actual
traffic!  Just about all the maritime SSB stuff has dried up as well due to
high usage of the INMARSAT satellite system.  "Ditto" VHF maritime that has
been taken over by cellphone sites for duplex coastal "public correspondence"
channels.
73,
Sandy W5TVW

Jeese!  Everything I used to work on is just about GONE from the maritime industry!
----- Original Message ----- 
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To: "Carlos Avellanet [kf4rrn]" <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] What is "QRA"?

| QRA was sent by a Cuban RTTY station as well. I think that it was also sent 
| to keep the freq occupied.  
| 
| QRA QRA QRA de CLN54 it was!   Never knew whether they were getting replies 
| on another freq or not but evidently it was split freq. press operation.
| 
| Now where else did i hear that?
| 
| Larry
| W0OGH
| 
| 
| > 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!
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