REDEFINED Q-CODE

[IK0ZCW]

A redefined Q-code (QTX) is promoted to communicate the state of affairs clearly from both ends of the DXpedition circuit. The new QTX code was released over the past weekend at the ARI DX summit in Rome, Italy and the RSGB Convention in the UK.
"The new meaning of QTX: when a DXpedition operator clearly spells out a callsign and a number, it simply means that a targeted station should stop transmitting for a specified time period, say 1 hour, and then come back with a retuned method and mind. Alternatively, a DXer can send QTX with band and time to a pilot station indicating that a specific DXpedition operator's efficiency and throughput - the rate, that is - has reached a point where the DXpedition operator cannot handle the task at hand, so much so that it all results in a chaotic situation. The DXpedition management folks should then act accordingly to deal with this unfortunate operator". [TNX OH2BN]