ML>{at}MSGID: 
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  >Aha!  Ham radio moment Roger!

ML> RN> That's a nice story, Mike.

ML>ML> -... -.-

ML> RN> ?
  > RN>
  > RN> Regards,
  > RN>
  > RN> Roger

ML>Morse Code OM ..  two letters in International Morse, chuckle.  Dash and thr
  >dots is the letter "B" and Dash-Dot-Dash is the letter
"K".  The two letters
  >CW for "BK" which means 'Break'.  When you hear it in CW it
means the person
  >who sent it has rapidly switched to the 'receive' mode and is waiting for a
  >response in 'break-in' mode from whomever.  Chortle, you did respond pricele
  >friend Roger.  But you didn't send the Morse Code for the 'question mark' wh
  >is..

ML>  ..--..

ML>And by the way SOS does *NOT* mean 'Save Our Ship' or 'Save Our Souls' in ca
  >you might want to have more fun here.  It is for the sound only of the dots
  >dashes.  The original 'Distress Call' in Morse Code was
"CQD" which meant 'C
  >Quarters Distress'.  I'm pretty sure you understand "CQ",
which they added t
  >"D" for distress.  However before and at the time the
Titanic went down the
  >drink, the shipboard telegraph operator on the boats slept in the radio room
  >And the 'Distress' frequency was 500Khz (Old 500Kc).  You sent the CQD on it
  >get help and everyone was supposed to monitor that frequency for calling
  >purposes.  But look at the Morse Code for CQD:

ML>  -.-. --.- -..   as opposed to just CQ as -.-. --.- alone

ML>How was a sleeping telegraph op ever to wake up to a needed
"CQD" then?
  >So,they chose "SOS' for a *VERY* simple reason.  The Morse Code 'SOS' is:

ML>  ... --- ...

ML>Just the sound was the best way that a sleeping operator in the room would w
  >up to a desparate call for help.  Now comes the rest of the story.

Mike,

I hadn't read your response to Roger about BK when I wrote my reply to
Him.

I was 'thinking' the International Distress Signal was sent:

...---...

with no pauses between the SOS characters.

Please remember I'm trying to be a good LID.

My YF will attest that I'm very trying! 73   . .


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