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
- Repeater — A relay station, usually up high.
- Mobile — Operating from a vehicle.
- Grid square — Your location as a short code.
- POTA — Parks on the Air.
- Field Day — The biggest weekend in amateur radio.
- Portable — Operating away from home.
- Contest — A competitive operating event.
- Hunter — Someone chasing park activators.