Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Here is the unmistakable sound of the Morse Code SOS distress signal: three dots, three dashes and three dots.
This distress signal or distress message is very well known - it is known globally, but what is less well known is that the signal should not be sent as S O S, but as a single character . . . _ _ _ . . .
When the SOS signal is sent as a single character it has a very different sound to when the letters are sent individually.
The SOS signal was chosen because the character could not be confused with other Morse code procedural characters, and it was very distinctive.
When it was introduced, the letters SOS were used to signify it, but it could just as easily have been IWD, 3V and a number of other combinations, but SOS is the most memorable.
Also the letters do not stand for anything, although many people liked to think it stood for "Save Our Ship" or "Save Our Souls" but this was not the case.
For more fascinating information about the Morse code SOS distress signal, Morse Morse code, etc there are links below:
Morse code SOS message: electronics-notes.com/articles/history/morse-code-telegraph/morse-code-sos-distress-message.php
What is Morse Code: electronics-notes.com/articles/ham_radio/morse_code/what-is-the-morse-code.php
Learning Morse code: electronics-notes.com/articles/ham_radio/morse_code/learn-practice-tutorial.php
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Here is the unmistakable sound of the Morse Code SOS distress signal: three dots, three dashes and three dots.
This distress signal or distress message is very well known - it is known globally, but what is less well known is that the signal should not be sent as S O S, but as a single character . . . _ _ _ . . .
When the SOS signal is sent as a single character it has a very different sound to when the letters are sent individually.
The SOS signal was chosen because the character could not be confused with other Morse code procedural characters, and it was very distinctive.
When it was introduced, the letters SOS were used to signify it, but it could just as easily have been IWD, 3V and a number of other combinations, but SOS is the most memorable.
Also the letters do not stand for anything, although many people liked to think it stood for "Save Our Ship" or "Save Our Souls" but this was not the case.
For more fascinating information about the Morse code SOS distress signal, Morse Morse code, etc there are links below:
Morse code SOS message: electronics-notes.com/articles/history/morse-code-telegraph/morse-code-sos-distress-message.php
What is Morse Code: electronics-notes.com/articles/ham_radio/morse_code/what-is-the-morse-code.php
Learning Morse code: electronics-notes.com/articles/ham_radio/morse_code/learn-practice-tutorial.php
Associated website: electronics-notes.com
Please don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/electronicsnotes?sub_confirmation=1
