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   From QRZ.Com, the Icom handout, and Part 97 Of The FCC Rules -   
   Ham Radio Glossary - An overview of amateur radio terms.   
      
   Q   
   "figure of merit" with regard to a tuned circuit (source: ARRL Handbook).   
   With regard to an antenna circuit, the Q has an inversely proportionate   
   relationship to useable bandwidth (with reasonable SWR).  For example, an   
   antenna with "high Q" will not provide a good SWR over a very wide range of   
   frequencies.   
      
   QCWA   
   "Quarter Century Wireless Club", an organization for hams who have held a   
   license for 25 or more years. For more information, see   
   http://www.qcwa.org.   
      
   Q-Signals   
   Originally developed by CW (Morse Code) operators to make certain,   
   frequently used phrases short and concise -- a sort of Morse Code   
   "shorthand". Common signals include:   
   "QRT" (closing station/signing off),   
   "QST" (announcement/attention all amateurs),   
   "QSL" (confirmation),   
   "QTH" (location),   
   "QTR" (current time), and   
   "QRZ" ("who is calling me?"). For more Q-signals, please see   
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_code.   
      
   QSL Bureau   
   Also known as the "buro"; an organization that provides a collecting and   
   distributing point for QSL cards. In large scale situation, typically   
   broken into an "incoming" and "outgoing" bureaus. A good example is the   
   biggest QSL Bureau representing the U.S., the ARRL QSL Bureau. For more   
   information, see ARRL's Incoming Bureau at   
   http://www.arrl.org/qsl/qslin.html and their Outgoing Bureau at   
   http://www.arrl.org/qsl/qslout.html.   
      
   QSL Card   
   Often referred to as simply a "QSL"; similar in size to a postcard, it   
   is used to "confirm" (or show proof of) having made contact with another   
   station on the air; applies to both "two-way" and "one-way" (SWL)   
   communications; the QSL card is filled out by the issuer/sender, and by   
   convention it contains   
      
   (1) the station contacted,   
   (2) UTC date and time of contact,   
   (3) frequency/band,   
   (4) signal report (RST), and   
   (5) callsign and address of issuer/sender.   
      
   QSL cards are commonly used as proof of fulfilling various operating awards   
   such as DXCC, WAS, etc.   
      
   QSL Manager   
   A person, commonly an Amateur Radio operator, who manages the receiving and   
   sending of QSL cards for a particular Amateur Radio station (the "managed"   
   station). Often, a QSL Manager performs this service because the managed   
   station either has difficulty handling the volume of incoming QSL cards, or   
   the station is geographically located such that it is difficult or   
   impossible for that station to accept and/or send QSL cards. It is very   
   common for "rare" DX stations and DXpeditions to have a QSL Manager.   
      
   Question pool   
   All current examination questions for a designated written examination   
   element.   
       
   Question set   
   A series of examination questions on a given examination selected from the   
   question pool.   
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