''CQ ham radio'' is a monthly

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enthusiast magazine published in Japan. The magazine is published in

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and draws its subscription base primarily from Japan. The name of the magazine is derived from the international amateur radio call CQ, used to indicate that the station making the call is available for communications with any other station. ''CQ ham radio'' is not associated with the similarly named

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magazine ''

CQ Amateur Radio ''CQ Amateur Radio'' (also known simply as ''CQ'' or ''CQ magazine'', and formerly as ''CQ: The Radio Amateur's Journal'') is a magazine for amateur radio enthusiasts first published in 1945. The English language edition is read worldwide; Spani ...

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