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An amateur radio contact, more commonly referred to as simply a "contact", is an exchange of information between two amateur radio stations. The exchange usually consists of an initial call, a response by another amateur radio operator at an amateur radio station, and possibly a signal report. A contact is often referred to by the Q code QSO. It is often limited to just a minimal exchange of such station IDs. Stations who have made a contact are said to have ''worked'' each other. An operator may also say that he has ''worked'' a certain country. Amateurs use the slang expression ''ragchew'' or ''ragchewing'' to refer to an extended, informal conversation, a variation of the common idioms "chewing the fat" and "chewing the rag".〔http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chew+the+rag?qsrc=2446 Dictionary.com, ''"Chew the rag"''〕〔http://www.dxing.com/radterms.htm Radio Terms and Abbreviations, "R"〕 Sometimes, a contact in person, between two ham radio operators, is humorously referred to as an "eyeball QSO". An All-Time New One (ATNO) is an operator's contact with an amateur station that he/she has never worked before on any band or mode. ==References== 〔 de:QSO fr:QSO ja:QSO 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Contact (amateur radio)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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