In June of 2012, I was thrilled to obtain my Amateur Extra Class ham radio license issued by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, call sign AG6OE.
Call Sign
AG Call sign prefix, operator has an Amateur Extra class license. “AA-AL” and “KA-KZ” prefixes designated by the U.S. International Telecommunication Union.
6 The number 6 is the geographic region where the operator was licensed, operator is in the FCC’s 6th district, primarily California.
OE Call sign suffix is the individual operator.
Terms
Over. Finished speaking, awaiting response.
Out. Communication is over, channel available.
Roger. Received and understood message.
Affirmative. “Yes.”
Negative. “No.”
Say Again. Repeat last transmission.
CQ. Communication with any station.
DX. Long-distance communication.
73. Traditional sign-off “best regards.”
88. Sign-off “love and kisses”.
Silent Key SK. Ham radio operator who has passed away.
Q-Codes – Quick communication
QRL. Busy frequency.
QRM. Being interfered with.
QTH. Location.
QSL. Acknowledge contact.
QSY. Change frequency.
QRX. Wait.
Phonetic Alphabet
