Q Codes
QRZ
Who is calling me?
The faculty advisor of K7UAZ
Who is Kathleen Melde?
This electrical component acquires a higher impedance as the frequency of AC through it increases.
What is an inductor?
This is what the SWR acronym stands for.
What is Standing Wave Ratio?
This dB change represents an increase or decrease by a factor of 2.
QRA
What is the callsign of your station?
What is Sonoita?
This value of an AC signal produces the same power dissipation in a resistor as a DC voltage of the same value.
What is the Root Mean Square (RMS) value?
This antenna concentrates power output into one direction.
What is a beam antenna?
This is the name of the process that changes the instantaneous frequency of an RF wave to convey information?
What is Frequency Modulation (FM)?
QRP
Should I decrease power?
Names of the three most recent station managers.
Who are Hilly, Steve, and Curt?
This can be used to decrease AC voltage in a circuit without a direct contact (through the "Air").
What is a step-down transformer?
This term describes the way radio waves look when they come off the antenna.
What is Continuous Wave (CW)?
QSR
Do you want me to repeat my callsign?
Yes, this is the room number of the Shack.
Reactance is the opposition presented to alternating current by these two phenomena?
What is capacitance and inductance?
These are used with antennas in order to participate in multi-band operation.
What are antenna traps?
A transmission from a satellite that contains status information.
What is a satellite beacon?
QSL
Can confirm I received your transmission?
This is the previous club call sign (not K7UAZ).
What is WA7IYG?
This causes a voltage to appear across the secondary winding of a transformer when an AC voltage source is connected across its primary winding.
What is mutual inductance?
The electrical lengthening of an antenna by inserting inductors in radiating elements.
What is antenna loading?
This digital mode is used as a low-power beacon for assessing HF propagation.
What is Weak Signal Propagation Reporter (WSPR)?