CQ — Calling anyone who is listening.
An open invitation for any station to answer. It belongs on HF and simplex — never on a repeater, where you simply say your callsign and "listening."
How you would hear it
"CQ CQ CQ, this is…"
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Related words
- DX — Distance. A far-away station.
- In and out — Checking into a net without staying.
- Portable — Operating away from home.
- RST — The signal report system.
- Park reference — The code that identifies a POTA park.
- POTA — Parks on the Air.
- Simplex — Radio to radio, no repeater.
- Net — A scheduled on-air gathering.