JessiccaFact: S.O.S
November 6th 2006 08:00
The "SOS" (...---...) distress signal was adopted at the Second International Radio Telegraphic Conference in Berlin, Germany in 1906.
According to the 1918 Marconi Yearbook of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony, "This signal [SOS] was adopted simply on account of its easy radiation and its unmistakable character. There is no special signification in the letters themselves, and it is entirely incorrect to put full stops between them."
All the popular interpretations of SOS - Save our Ship, Save our Souls, or Send Out Succor - are simply not valid. The earlier and original distress call for shipping (as used by the Titanic) was CQD.
According to the 1918 Marconi Yearbook of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony, "This signal [SOS] was adopted simply on account of its easy radiation and its unmistakable character. There is no special signification in the letters themselves, and it is entirely incorrect to put full stops between them."
All the popular interpretations of SOS - Save our Ship, Save our Souls, or Send Out Succor - are simply not valid. The earlier and original distress call for shipping (as used by the Titanic) was CQD.
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Comment by Emile
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Comment by Jessicca
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Yes, even I didn't know that SOS couldn't put the full stop in between, I guess because it doesn't have a "full stop" represents the end of sentence, while SOS was one word and not 3 sentences.
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