mutley 4,497 Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Happy 100th birthday, SOS! There was some early success for the new system a year later when the Cunard liner the SS Slavonia was stricken off the Azores. She sent out an SOS and not a single life was lost. Even so, not everybody was convinced instantly, and it took the tragedy of the Titanic to reveal just how vital a universal system was. After the collision in April 1912, the ship Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Hi Mut Yes, I'm on holiday, but find time for you guys! SOS for SOS! Kieran Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 .... .- .--. .--. -.-- / -... .. .-. - .... -.. .- -.-- / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . / -.-. .... . . .-. ... / -.. .- .. .-.-.- Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,497 Posted July 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Have we got a forum mouse? Looks like he dropped us a message above! Cheers Dai Link to post Share on other sites
1mag1n3 0 Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Oh dear! Any bets how long it'll take someone to fathom this out!!! Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I'm happy to say that I was able to read Dai's message without looking anything up. Though I couldn't get every letter, I had enough to figure out the rest. I always use the audio to ID navaids when flying IFR and have gradually learned much of the code. John Link to post Share on other sites
wisemanp 0 Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Nice on Dai! I worked it out but I cheated... Link to post Share on other sites
1mag1n3 0 Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I cant work it out Link to post Share on other sites
dgor 0 Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Looks like you beat me to it with my idea of a witty, appropriate response Dai! Congratulations SOS. Link to post Share on other sites
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