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.
- POTA — Parks on the Air.
- Field Day — The biggest weekend in amateur radio.
- ARRL — The national association for amateur radio in the US.
- Grid square — Your location as a short code.
- In and out — Checking into a net without staying.
- Park reference — The code that identifies a POTA park.
- SOTA — Summits on the Air.