A contact is often referred to by the Q code QSO. It is often limited to just a minimal exchange of such station IDs. Stations who have made a contact are said to have worked each other. An …

International Q Code is an abbreviated way to exchange a great deal of information with a simple code. The Q Code consists of three-letter groups with each group having a specific meaning.

Oct 8, 2021 · While it mainly applies to radio contact, a face to face meeting between hams is often called an “eyeball QSO” in yet another variant of ham-speak. So what constitutes a …

Jun 4, 2019 · A QSO is another word for “contact,” as in “I made 783 QSOs during Field Day last year!” or “Making QSOs with European stations was difficult during the contest.”

Aug 29, 2025 · In this episode of QSO Today, we sit down with Jack Schuster, W1WEF, whose amateur radio journey spans more than 73 years. From building his first crystal set at age 10 …

Oct 8, 2021 · The three steps in the IARU definition of a valid QSO can be summarized as: 1) exchange callsigns 2) exchange signal report or other information and 3) confirm that #1 and …

Print this page and keep it close by in your shack. You don’t need to follow this to the letter – in fact as you gain confidence you’ll find yourself going off-script as the conversation takes you …

Jan 3, 2025 · On December 31, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new QSO Memo, “Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Acute Respiratory Illness …

6 days ago · FSQ (Fast Simple QSO) is an audio-frequency modulated digital mode (DIGIMODE) in Amateur Radio. It is used like other sound-card digimodes (PSK-31, RTTY, OLIVIA, THOR, …

The annual State QSO Party Challenge recognizes all radio amateurs’ participation in the U.S. State and Canadian Province QSO parties. It is open to any radio amateur who participates in …