Happy birthday SOS

UglyMowgli · 10-03-06, 06:37 AM

SOS message had 100 years this day, adopted the october 3th 1906 at Berlin conference .

A special dedicace for all those who were rescued by these 3 simple letters.

Bum · 10-03-06, 06:39 AM

Oberon · 10-03-06, 07:29 AM

I wonder what would happen if someone used CQD instead of SOS, would the rescue services know what to make of it...is it still a recognised distress signal? :hmm:

UglyMowgli · 10-03-06, 07:32 AM

the morse code is not in use since the feburary 2, 1999 for the destress call, now this is the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.

Kapitan · 10-03-06, 11:03 AM

SOS and CQD are both recognised distress calls and you can send via a radio its just now things have changed and the new SOLAS rules been introduced that things have changed.

TteFAboB · 10-03-06, 11:43 AM

I've tried dropping an SOS here but Subsim won't take 3 letter posts, so I'll have to do it the hard way:

dit, dit, dit, space, dat, dat, dat, space, dit, dit, dit.

Oberon · 10-03-06, 11:52 AM

Speaking of SOS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5403976.stm

Sailor Steve · 10-03-06, 04:19 PM

All I can say to this thread is: ...---...

10-03-06, 06:37 AM	#1
UglyMowgli Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 774 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Happy birthday SOS SOS message had 100 years this day, adopted the october 3th 1906 at Berlin conference . A special dedicace for all those who were rescued by these 3 simple letters. __________________ Modern Naval Warfare Community Manager

10-03-06, 07:32 AM	#4
UglyMowgli Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 774 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	the morse code is not in use since the feburary 2, 1999 for the destress call, now this is the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System. __________________ Modern Naval Warfare Community Manager

10-03-06, 11:03 AM	#5
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,090 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 7	SOS and CQD are both recognised distress calls and you can send via a radio its just now things have changed and the new SOLAS rules been introduced that things have changed. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

10-03-06, 11:43 AM	#6
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I've tried dropping an SOS here but Subsim won't take 3 letter posts, so I'll have to do it the hard way: dit, dit, dit, space, dat, dat, dat, space, dit, dit, dit. __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

10-03-06, 04:19 PM	#8
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	All I can say to this thread is: ...---... __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-03-06, 06:39 AM	#2
Bum Gunner Join Date: May 2006 Location: Death Valley Posts: 97 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0

10-03-06, 07:29 AM	#3
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I wonder what would happen if someone used CQD instead of SOS, would the rescue services know what to make of it...is it still a recognised distress signal? :hmm:

10-03-06, 11:52 AM	#7
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Speaking of SOS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5403976.stm