[Milsurplus] CQD

[Bruce Gentry]

In the movie "A Night To Remember", the Titanic radio operator was 
sending "CQD", and the other operator said "Use the new one, SOS". 
Movies are by no means accurate, but I doubt the screenwriter would have 
been careless about such an important point.

     Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY

On 6/6/16 11:17 AM, George Babits wrote:
> I had always heard that the Titanic was the first ship to use the 
> distress call of SOS and many of the receiving ships did not recognize 
> that as the distress call.
>
> George
> W7HDL
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Cameron" <ramcam at magma.ca>
> To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2016 8:43 AM
> Subject: [Milsurplus] CQD
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>
>> The three letter  distress call CQD was used by the Titanic when it 
>> was in distress. It meant "Come Quick Danger". Shortly thereafter the 
>> International Telecommunications Union adopted SOS universally.
>>
>> Ralph
>> VE3BBM
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