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Re: Navy wig wag
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2016 Aug 10, 05:59 +0000
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2016 Aug 10, 05:59 +0000
The Navy semaphore alphabet is actually quite clever and simple. Note, for example, the letters A through G. You see one flag held at the signaller's feet and the other one moves in 45 degree increments as he goes through those letters -- first his lower right, then straight out to the right, then upper right, and so forth.
Then the next group with a flag out to the right. Etc, etc.
Not sure why "J" is an oddball signal.
From: David C <NoReply_DavidC@fer3.com>
To: luabel@ymail.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 9:43 PM
Subject: [NavList] Re: Navy wig wag
NMIAFW that wig wag is Semaphore. Or is it Flag Morse? See the attached scans.This is not how the model verb was meant to be used but I think that what I have written makes sense (without a qualifying verb). I had difficulty writing this message in terms of the code. I would have had to prefix my message with UH.I can understand the need for codes related to infectious diseases but BDC seems an interesting inclusion. I suppose that signalling would have been codified too late for Bligh to signal RY?
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