QRT — What It Means in Ham Radio

QRT — Shutting down. Going off the air.

Closing the station entirely, not just leaving a frequency.

How you would hear it

"I am going QRT for the night."

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Related words

• QRL — Is this frequency busy?
• QSK — Full break-in.
• QRO — High power. The opposite of QRP.
• QRX — Stand by. Wait.
• QRZ — Who is calling me?
• QSL — Acknowledged. Understood.
• QSP — Relay a message.
• QST — A general call to all amateurs.