[MRCA] SSS vs SOS?

[W2HX]

Thanks everyone.  Very interesting history

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From: Thomas Chirhart <k4ncgva at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2022 7:49 AM
To: Charles Pfister
Cc: W2HX; mrca; MMRCG at groups.io
Subject: Re: [MRCA] SSS vs SOS?

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:

?
SSS is the WW2 distress call when the emergency
involves an attack by enemy submarine.
(I hope my source is correct.)

Charlie Pfister WD8AXB


On 09/26/2022 9:05 PM W2HX <w2hx at w2hx.com> wrote:


I came across this item on ebay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/265903930626

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?

73 Eugene W2HX
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