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What do the letters - 'SOS' - of the old distress signal stand for?
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The Maritime distress signal, SOS, was a grouping of letters which stood for nothing in particular.
It was a simple and easy sequence of code to remember. Later it became associated with terms such as, Save Our Souls or Save our Ship, and probably others. However, these were only unofficial designations.
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It was first used by the Germans, sometime prior to 1906. The letters, SOS, in a linked, indefinitely repeating sequence (no breaks) in Morse Code, became the international distress signal in 1908. The use of the SOS distress signal was replaced, in 1999, by the Global Maritime Distress Safety System.
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What does the SOS distress signal stand for?
Save our ship
What do the letters SOS stand for in distress signals?
Save Our Soul
What is the abbreviation for distress signal?
The abbreviation for a distress signal is DS or SOS.
What is SOS about?
SOS means Save Our Ship, which is a distress signal used obviously by ships in distress at the ocean.
What is radio signal used as a distress call?
sos
Which distress signal replaced CDQ in 1906?
SOS
What is the full of SOS?
There is no full for SOS, but it is a distress signal in the Morse code, which goes like this : (· · · - - - · · ·)
What do you mean by SOS basis?
The letters SOS in Morse code mean HELP.'SOS' is the Morse code international distress signal. 'We require the material on an SOS basis...' means on 'an emergency basis...'.On the other hand, sos is a medical abbreviation that means "as needed," which would give an answer almost opposite to the original answer. Ah, the hazards of abbreviations!
What does the abbreveation SOSO stand?
SOS can be defined as the commonly used description for the international Morse code distress signal. This distress signal was first adopted by the German government in radio German regulations effective April 1, 1905, and became the worldwide standard under the second International Radiotelegraphic Convention, which was signed on November 3, 1906 and became effective on July 1, 1908. SOS remained the maritime radio distress signal until 1999, when it was replaced by the Global Maritime Distress Safety System. SOS is still recognized as a visual distress signal.
Does SOS stand for someone special?
'SOS' is the morse code international distress signal. It doesn't actually mean anything but is simply a combination of two easily-distinguishable letters: 'S' (...) and 'O' (---).People have expressed the opinion that it stands for 'Save Our Souls', but this is myth. SOS has no meaning, it was just easy to recognise in Morse code. The term SOS means HELP!
Which 3 letters did SOS replace?
SOS replaced CQD CQ = General Call D = Distress
What is the palindrome that indicates a cry for help?
The palindrome that indicates a cry for help is "A Santa at NASA."
