[MRCA] SSS vs SOS?

[Thomas Chirhart]

There were several different suffix code warning signals that were used in WW2.
SSS. Was submarine
RRR. Was surface raider as in decoy freighters with false deck cargo crates hiding weapons.
QQQ, (Q ship) WWW, AAA etc.
 I remembered some of them from my Radioman days and reading about them.
This link has great information… under Later Developments..

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOS

73 de K4NCG 
Tom

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> On Sep 27, 2022, at 12:32 AM, Charles Pfister <crp.wd8axb at comcast.net> wrote:
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> SSS is the WW2 distress call when the emergency
> involves an attack by enemy submarine. 
> (I hope my source is correct.)
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> Charlie Pfister WD8AXB 
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>> On 09/26/2022 9:05 PM W2HX <w2hx at w2hx.com> wrote:
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>> I came across this item on ebay
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>> On the right, it seems there is a selector for “SOS”, “SSS” or “KEY” I am making an assumption that KEY allows a person to transmit a message of their choice using a KEY. The SOS I assume sends an automated SOS signal. What is SSS? I know earlier in morse CQD was a distress signal. What is SSS?
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>> 73 Eugene W2HX
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