It may be the ultimate SOS--Morse Code is in distress. The language of dots and dashes has been the lingua franca of amateur radio, a vibrant community of technology buffs and hobbyists who have ...

It may be the ultimate SOS. Morse Code is in distress. The language of dots and dashes has been the lingua franca of amateur radio, a vibrant community of technology buffs and hobbyists who have ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The BBC News Magazine has an interesting look at changes in distress communications in the ...

The RMS Titanic leaves Belfast, 1912. * Photo: Courtesy of U.S. National Archives and Records Administration * 1904: "CQD" is adopted as the international distress signal for the operators of Marconi ...

Technically “SOS,” doesn’t officially stand for any of these phrases. It’s the international abbreviation for distress—not to be confused with an acronym (see acronym vs. abbreviation for the ...

Morse Code will soon be dropped as a requirement for amateur radio operators, a change that has stirred up passions among many hams, as radio amateurs are called. On Friday, the Federal Communications ...