QSO
Translingual
Symbol
QSO
- (radio abbreviation, question) Can you communicate with ... direct or by relay?
- (radio abbreviation, statement) I can communicate with ... direct (or by relay through ...).
- (radio jargon, noun) A two-way amateur radio contact.
English
Noun
QSO (plural QSOs)
- Initialism of quasi-stellar object. (a quasar)
- (dated) A radio-quiet quasar.
Related terms
- RQQ
- RIQ
- RLQ
- YSO
- SSO
- PSO
Verb
QSO (third-person singular simple present QSOs, present participle QSOing, simple past and past participle QSOed)
- (transitive, intransitive, radio slang) To communicate (with) by means of amateur radio.
- 1993, CQ: The Radio Amateurs' Journal (volume 49, issues 7-12, page 66)
- The basic award is issued when 500 countries have been successfully QSOed on the three bands.
- 1993, CQ: The Radio Amateurs' Journal (volume 49, issues 7-12, page 66)
Anagrams
- OQs, QoS