THE PHONETIC / ALPHABETIC CODE A= Alpha B= Bravo C= Charlie D= Delta E= Echo F= Foxtrot G= Golf H= Hotel I= India J= Juliet K= Kilo L= Lima M= Mike N= November O= Oscar P= Papa Q= Quebec R= Romeo S= Sierra T= Tango U= Uniform V= Victor W= Whiskey X= X-ray Y= Yankee Z= Zulu THE Q - CODES QRA Name or handle QRH Frequency varies QRL Busy QRM Interference from other stations/local interference QRN Natural interference - Static QRO Increase transmitter power QRP Decrease transmitter power QRQ Transmit faster QRS Transmit more slowly QRT Stop transmitting QRU I have nothing for you QRV I am ready QRX Call back later, stand by QRZ Who is calling me? QSA Readability QSB Fading QSK May I ask something? QSL Acknowledge receipt QSM Repeat the last message QSP I will relay QSO Communications with, contact QSY Change frequency QSZ Send each word or sentence more than once QTH Location QTR Correct time is _______ INTERNATIONAL DIVISION NUMBERS 1 Italy 2 U.S.A 3 Brazil 4 Argentina 5 Venezuela 6 Colombia 7 Netherland Antilles 8 Peru 9 Canada 10 Mexico 11 Puerto Rico 12 Uruguay 13 Rep. Germany 14 France 15 Switzerland 16 Belgium 17 Hawaiian Islands 18 Greece 19 Holland 20 Norway 21 Sweden 22 French Guiana 23 Jamaica 24 Panama 25 Japan 26 England 27 Iceland 28 Honduras 29 Ireland 30 Spain 31 Portugal 32 Chile 33 Alaska 34 Canary Islands 35 Austria 36 Rep. San Marino 37 Dominican Rep. 38 Greenland 39 Angola 40 Liechtenstein 41 New Zealand 42 Liberia 43 Australia 44 Rep. South Africa 45 Serbia 46 Deleted 47 Denmark 48 Saudi Arabia 49 Balearic Islands 50 European Russia 51 Andorra 52 Faroe Islands 53 El Salvador 54 Luxembourg 55 Gibraltar 56 Finland 57 India 58 East Malaysia 59 Dodecanese (Rhodes) 60 Hong Kong 61 Ecuador 62 Guam Islands 63 St Helena Islands 64 Senegal 65 Sierra Leone 66 Mauritania 67 Paraguay 68 N. Ireland 69 Costa Rica 70 American Samoa 71 Midway Islands 72 Guatemala 73 Surinam 74 Namibia 75 Azores Is 76 Morocco 77 Ghana 78 Zambia 79 Philippines 80 Bolivia 81 San Andres/Providencia 82 Guantanamo Bay 83 Tanzania 84 Ivory Coast 85 Zimbabwe 86 Nepal 87 Deleted 88 Cuba 89 Nigeria 90 Crete 91 Indonesia 92 Libya 93 Malta 94 United Arab Emirates 95 Mongolia 96 Tonga 97 Israel 98 Singapore 99 Pill 100 Korea 101 Papau New Guinea 102 Kuwait 103 Haiti 104 Corsica 105 Botswana 106 Ceuta Mellila 107 Monaco 108 Scotland 109 Hungary 110 Cyprus 111 Jordan 112 Lebanon 113 West Malaysia 114 Pakistan 115 Qatar 116 Turkey 117 Egypt 118 Gambia 119 Madiera Islands 120 Antigua/Barbuda 121 Bahamas 122 Barbados 123 Bermuda 124 Amsterdam/St Paul Islands 125 Cayman Islands 126 Nicaragua 127 U.S. Virgin Islands 128 British Virgin Islands 129 Macquarie Islands 130 Norfolk Islands 131 British Guyana 132 Marshall Islands 133 Northern Marianas 134 Belau 135 Solomon 136 Martinique 137 Isle Of Man 138 Vatican City 139 Deleted 140 Antartica 141 St Pierre/Miquelon 142 Lesotho 143 St. Lucia 144 Easter Islands 145 Galapagos Islands 146 Algeria 147 Tunisia 148 Ascension Islands 149 Laccadive Islands 150 Bahrain 151 Iraq 152 Maldives 153 Thailand 154 Iran 155 Taiwan 156 Cameroon 157 Montserrat 158 Trinidad & Tobago 159 Somali Democratic Rep. 160 Sudan 161 Poland 162 Zaire 163 Wales 164 Togo 165 Sardinia 166 Sint Maarten 167 Jersey 168 Mauritius 169 Guernsey 170 Bourkina Faso 171 Bear Islands/Svalbard 172 New Caledonia 173 Reunion Islands 174 Uganda 175 Chad 176 Central Africa Rep. 177 Sri Lanka 178 Bulgaria 179 Deleted 180 Sultinate of Oman 181 Syria 182 Republic of Guinea 183 Benin 184 Burundi 185 Comoros 186 Djibouti 187 Kenya 188 Madagascar 189 Mayotte 190 Seychelles 191 Swaziland 192 Cocos Islands (Amer) 193 Cocos/Keeling Islands 194 Dominican Republic 195 Grenada 196 Guadeloupe 197 Vanuatu 198 Falkland Islands 199 Equatorial Guinea 200 South Shetland Islands 201 French Polynesia 202 Bhutan 203 Peoples Rep Of China 204 Mozambique 205 Cape Verde 206 Ethiopia 207 French St. Martin 208 Glorioso Islands 209 Juan De Nova 210 Wallis/Futuna Islands 211 Jan Mayen Islands 212 Aland Islands 213 Market Reef 214 Congo Rep. 215 Gabon 216 Mali 217 Christmas Islands 218 Belize 219 Anguilla Isl. 220 St Vincent & Grenadine 221 South Orkney Islands 222 South Sandwich Islands 223 Western Samoa 224 Western Kirbati 225 Brunei 226 Malawi 227 Rwanda 228 Chagos Islands 229 Heard Islands 230 Micronesia 231 St Peter/St Paul Rocks 232 Aruba 233 Romania 234 Afghanistan 235 I.T.U. Geneva 236 Bangladesh 237 Myanmar (Burma) 238 Kampuchea (Cambodia) 239 Laos 240 Macau 241 Spratly Islands 242 Vietnam 243 Agalega/St. Brandon 244 Pagalu 245 Niger 246 Sao Thome/Principe 247 Navassa Islands 248 Turks/Caicos Islands 249 Hill Cook Islands 250 South Cook Islands 251 Albania 252 Revilla/Gigedo Islands 253 Andaman/Nicobar Islands 254 Mount Athos 255 Kerguelen Islands 256 Prince Edward/Marion Islands 257 Rodriguez Islands 258 Tristan De Cunha/Gough Islands 259 Tromelin Is 260 Baker/Howland Islands 261 Chatham Islands 262 Johnston Islands 263 Kermadec Islands 264 Kingman Reef 265 Central Kiribati 266 Eastern Kiribati 267 Kure Islands 268 Lord Howe Islands 269 Mellish Reef 270 Minami Torishima 271 Nauru 272 Niue Islands 273 Palmyra/Jarvis Islands 274 Pitcairn Islands 275 Tokelau Islands 276 Tuvalu 277 Sable Islands 278 Wake Islands 279 Willis Islands 280 Aves Islands 281 Ogasawara Islands 282 Auckland/Campbell Islands 283 St Christopher & Nevis 284 St Paul Islands 285 Fernando De Norona 286 Juan Fernandez Islands 287 Malpelo Islands 288 San Felix/Ambrosia Islands 289 South Georgia Is 290 Trinidade Martin Vaz Islands 291 Dhekelia/Akrotiri 292 Deleted 293 Guinea Bassau 294 Peter 1st Islands 295 Southern Sudan 296 Clipperton Islands 297 Bouvet Islands 298 Crozet Islands 299 Desecheo Islands 300 Western Sahara 301 Armenia 302 Asiatic Russia 303 Azerbaijan 304 Estonia 305 Franz Josef Land 306 Georgia 307 Kaliningradsk 308 Kazakhstan 309 Kirghizstan 310 Latvia 311 Lithuania 312 Moldavia 313 Tadzhikstan 314 Turkmanistan 315 Ukraine 316 Uzbekistan 317 White Russia 318 S. M. Order of Malta 319 Un. Hq. New York 320 Banaba Is 321 Conway Reef 322 Walvis Bay 323 Yemen Rep 324 Penguin Is 325 Rotuma Is 326 Malyj Vysotskij Islands 327 Slovenia 328 Croatia 329 Czech Rep 330 Slovakia 331 Bosnia Herzegovina 332 FYR Macedonia 333 Eritree 334 North Korea 335 Scarborough Reef 336 Pratas Isl. 337 Austral Isl. 338 Marquesas Isl. 339 Temotu 340 Palestine 341 East Timor 342 Chesterfield Isl.