CQ
- Radio. a signal sent at the beginning of radiograms conveying general information or sent by an amateur as an invitation for any other amateur to reply.
- Military. charge of quarters.
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Contemporary Examples
I'd like a gal from Oil Daily to ask energy questions, and a guy who covers health policy for CQ to ask health questions.
The CQ Politics report echoed and clarified a Time magazine story that circulated in October 2006.
The Harman matter emerged in an explosive piece published yesterday by CQ.
Historical Examples
The last message sent out was "CQ" which was faintly heard by the steamer Virginian.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'British Government
The form qq which would be phonetically equivalent to cq is not recorded.
Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese LanguageDiego Collado
CQ
- telegraphy telephony a symbol transmitted by an amateur radio operator requesting two-way communication with any other amateur radio operator listening
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- military charge of quarters
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