[NJARC] Q signs of old

[eugene at hertzmail.com]

Thanks for the note.  I understand those meanings, and in some cases
they make sense. Others?

For QSS, see link below.  You can see the following, "QRN nil" "QRM vy
gd" "QSS slight"  so it must have to do with signal quality or band
conditions somehow. Maybe like QSB is fading, QSS might mean something
similar? 
http://hamgallery.com/qsl/country/Canada/2bv.htm
and here, mixed in with QSB, QRM and QRN, also indicating conditions
related
http://hamgallery.com/qsl/country/Canada/1ap.htm


For the following card, check out the use of "QRK? PSE QSL OM. Glad to
QSR." What is QRK and QSR? (see link below) QRK currently means "what is
the inteligibility of my signal" but does that make sense to ask that on
a QSL card?
http://hamgallery.com/qsl/country/Canada/3cs.htm

Here's a new one, QSX? Today it means "are you listening to (call) on
(freq) but on this card, again it appears to be more related to
conditions.?
http://hamgallery.com/qsl/country/Canada/2bd.htm

I think you are right on the QRH. Here you can plainly see the word "40
Band" for 40 meter band
http://hamgallery.com/qsl/country/Canada/1am.htm

Although interestingly, it seems that today, QRH refers to an
undesirable condition of varying frequency, "does my frequency vary"
being the current meaning of QRH

I also think you are right on the QSA that it seems to have retained its
meaning from back then. Here you can see a QSL that seems to have a
place for SRT instead of RST (in the form of QSA___R___T)

Well its all very interesting nonetheless.
I wonder if there are Q-code historians out there?

Thanks all
Eugene


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In the 10th edition ARRL Handbook (1933)  QRH is What is your exact 
wave length (frequency).   QSS is not shown.  QSA is What is the 
strength of my signals (1 to 5)?



-----Original Message-----
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Had a typo in the last email. Here's the right passage with the
correction in [brackets]- thanks

What is QRH, QSS and QSA? According to some current
Q-code websites, QSA would indicate signal strength, QSA [should have
been QSS]  means "my frequency" but It doesn't seem to have been used to
mean that back then.
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