[Boatanchors] Why The Letter "Q" And Who Invented The Code?

[Jim Brannigan]

>From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_code
Jim
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> Hi All,
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> I am curious as to who originally conceived the 'Q Code' and why they 
> selected the letter "Q" for it?
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> Was there some particular event or set of circumstances that precipitated 
> the creation of this code to start with?
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> Thanks to the historians for their answers to this puzzle.
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> Duane W8DBF