Direct use
- Input
- QSJ?
- Expected output
- Dinheiro, pagamento.
Asks about or reports something related to money/payment over the radio, discreetly.
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what does QSJ mean police
QSJ is one of the clearest examples of how the Q-code used by Brazilian military police drifted away from the international Q-code: it is not a variation in sense, it is an entirely new meaning, with no shared technical origin at all.
Asks about or reports something related to money/payment over the radio, discreetly.
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Not exactly. Both share the same historical root (the Q-code adopted in 1912 and later formalized in Appendix 13 of the ITU Radio Regulations), but they diverged: amateur radio kept almost all of the original technical sense, while Brazilian public safety created its own meanings for many codes, QSJ (money), QSD (driver), QSV (patrol car) and QTO (restroom) simply do not exist in the amateur-radio Q-code at all. This tool specifically documents the version used by Brazilian police, firefighters and security services, not the international amateur-radio/aviation Q-code.
No. It's one of the codes that confirm why a Q-code table focused on amateur radio doesn't serve someone looking for the police usage, QSJ simply does not exist outside the context of Brazilian public safety/security.
Public-safety radio traffic can be monitored by third parties (including whoever is under investigation or being approached); a three-letter code lets officers reference amounts or financial details of an incident without a casual listener immediately understanding the content.
QSD ("driver"), QSV ("patrol car," which repurposed an older technical code), QTO ("restroom") and QRR ("ground support") follow the same pattern: meanings created for police routine, with no record at all in the international amateur-radio Q-code.
40 codes found
| Code | Meaning (police/security) | Original/international use |
|---|---|---|
| Standing by, listening. At your orders. | no equivalent | |
| Sign off (end the communication). | no equivalent | |
| Name (or rank) of the operator or station. | no equivalent | |
| What is the distance to the station? | no equivalent | |
| Are you busy? I am busy, please do not interfere. | no equivalent | |
| Is there interference (from another station, human-made)? | no equivalent | |
| Is there atmospheric (static) interference? | no equivalent | |
| Transmit faster. | no equivalent | |
| Ground support (backup units on the ground). | no equivalent | |
| Transmit slower. | no equivalent | |
| End the transmission, go off the air. | no equivalent | |
| Occurrence (there is an active incident/occurrence). | Older/generic sense: "Do you have anything for me?", answer "I have nothing to transmit." | |
| Ready, at your orders. | no equivalent | |
| Stand by (or: when will you call me again?). | no equivalent | |
| Who is calling me? Go ahead, whoever called. | no equivalent | |
| How are my signals (strength)? | no equivalent | |
| Your signals are fading. | no equivalent | |
| Driver. | no equivalent | |
| Money, payment. | no equivalent | |
| Understood, I acknowledge receipt. | no equivalent | |
| Shall I repeat the (previous) message? | no equivalent | |
| Did you hear me? | no equivalent | |
| Contact. | Communication, notice. | |
| Relay (bridge the message to another station). | no equivalent | |
| Shall I repeat? | no equivalent | |
| Patrol car (unit vehicle). | Older technical sense: "Shall I call on this frequency (or channel)?" | |
| Cancel the (previous) message. | no equivalent | |
| Message (how many messages do you have to send?). | no equivalent | |
| Location (address, fixed or current position). | no equivalent | |
| Destination or heading. | no equivalent | |
| What is your speed? | no equivalent | |
| What time did you leave (a given location)? | no equivalent | |
| Restroom. | no equivalent | |
| Transmit more quickly. | no equivalent | |
| What is the exact time? The correct time is ___. | no equivalent | |
| What hours are you operating (hours of service)? | no equivalent | |
| I will be out for an indeterminate amount of time. | no equivalent | |
| Do you have news of ___? | no equivalent | |
| Receive an urgency signal. | no equivalent | |
| Do you want me to direct the aircraft to my position? | no equivalent |
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