For Egypt: J. A. VÖнTZ R. N. A. FABER T. F. KRARUP. J. S. LIDDELL. For Spain and the Spanish Colonies: JACOBO GARCIA ROURE JUAN DE CARRANZA Y GARRIDO ANTONIO NIETO TOMÁS FERNANDEZ QUINTANA JAIME JANER ROBINSON. For France and Algeria: A. FROUIN. For French West Africa: A. DUCHÊNE. For French Equatorial Africa: A. DUCHENE. For Indo-China: A. DUCHENE. For Madagascar: A. DUCHÊNE. For Tunis: ET. DE FELCOURT. For Great Britain and the various British Colonies and Protectorates: H. BABINGTON SMITH E. W. FARNALL E. CHARLTON G. M. W. MACDONOGH. For Union of South Africa: RICHARD SOLOMON. For Australian Federation: CHARLES BRIGHT. For Canada: G. J. DESBARATS. For British India: H. A. KIRK PRB QRA QRB QRC What is your true bearing? QRD Where are you bound for? QRF Where are you bound from? QRG What line do you belong to? QRH What is your wave length in meters? QRJ QRK How many words have you to send? How do you receive me? QRL QRM QRN Are the atmospherics strong? QRO Shall I increase power? QRP Shall I decrease power? I have.... words to send. I am receiving badly. Please send 20. for adjustment. I am being interfered with. Atmospherics are very strong. Increase power. Decrease power. Send faster. Send slower. Stop sending. I have nothing for you. I am ready. All right now. I am busy (or, I am busy with......). Please do not interfere. Stand by. I will call you when required. Your turn will be No.. Your signals are weak. Your signals are strong. The tone is bad. The spark is bad. Your spacing is bad. My time is. Transmission will be in alternate order. Transmission will be in series of 5 messages. Transmission will be in series of 10 messages. Collect.. The last radiogram is cancelled. Please acknowledge. My true course is. . degrees. I am not in communication with land. I am in communication with...... (through ......) Inform...... that I am calling him. You are being called by. I will forward the radiogram. General call to all stations. Will call when I have finished. Public correspondence is being handled. Please do not interfere. Increase your spark frequency. Let us change to the wave length of. meters. Decrease your spark frequency. Public correspondence is any radio work, official or private, handled on commercial wave lengths. When an abbreviation is followed by a mark of interrogation, it refers to the question indicated for that abbreviation. Stations. A QRA? B QRA Campania A QR G? B Q R G Cunard Q R Z EXAMPLES What is the name of your station? This is the Campania. To what line do you belong? I belong to the Cunard Line. Your signals are weak. Station A then increases the power of its transmitter and sends: The high contracting parties recognize that all persons have a right to correspond by international telegraph. ARTICLE II They engage to make all necessary provisions to insure the secrecy and quick despatch of such correspondence. ARTICLE III Nevertheless they declare that they do not assume any responsibility in respect to the international telegraph service. 1 Translated from the convention, printed in French, in British and Foreign State Papers, Vol. 66, pp. 19-88. |