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My 5-year old son loves sending out an SOS signal using a toy Morse code generator (wired, don't worry about false alarms for real authorities).



He has learned to send the SOS signal and was asking me to send a response to him to let him know that help is on the way.



What Morse code should I respond with in a real life situation when I hear a distress call on radio?






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    How about a real life story? Here is one where the proper response was merely to call 911. heraldnet.com/news/hiker-safe-with-help-of-ham-radio
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    Brilliant! thank you so much for the link
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    I know he's only 5, but it would still be a good idea to tell him that either SOS or Mayday radio transmissions must only be sent during a genuine emergency involving aircraft or ships at sea. From Wikipedia: "[distress signals] must only be used where there is grave and imminent danger to life. Otherwise, urgent signals such as pan-pan can be sent. Most jurisdictions have large penalties for false, unwarranted or prank distress signals". Those penalties are jail time and very large fines.
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    @MikeWaters Only those involving airplanes or ships at sea? I thought it was any situation where your life or others lives were in danger (where it could help at least). For example, if you're lost in the desert with limited supplies and you have a portable rig on you, would it not be appropriate to send SOS?
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    @MikeWaters I see. In that case, would it be appropriate if, say, you were surrounded by a forest fire that was closing in? That's the only other situation I can think of where it could be appropriate on land.
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My 5-year old son loves sending out an SOS signal using a toy Morse code generator (wired, don't worry about false alarms for real authorities).



He has learned to send the SOS signal and was asking me to send a response to him to let him know that help is on the way.



What Morse code should I respond with in a real life situation when I hear a distress call on radio?






cw procedure emergency







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    How about a real life story? Here is one where the proper response was merely to call 911. heraldnet.com/news/hiker-safe-with-help-of-ham-radio
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    – K7PEH
    14 hours ago






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    Brilliant! thank you so much for the link
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    – Hanky Panky
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    I know he's only 5, but it would still be a good idea to tell him that either SOS or Mayday radio transmissions must only be sent during a genuine emergency involving aircraft or ships at sea. From Wikipedia: "[distress signals] must only be used where there is grave and imminent danger to life. Otherwise, urgent signals such as pan-pan can be sent. Most jurisdictions have large penalties for false, unwarranted or prank distress signals". Those penalties are jail time and very large fines.
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    @MikeWaters Only those involving airplanes or ships at sea? I thought it was any situation where your life or others lives were in danger (where it could help at least). For example, if you're lost in the desert with limited supplies and you have a portable rig on you, would it not be appropriate to send SOS?
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    @MikeWaters I see. In that case, would it be appropriate if, say, you were surrounded by a forest fire that was closing in? That's the only other situation I can think of where it could be appropriate on land.
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    – Duncan X Simpson
    8 hours ago














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My 5-year old son loves sending out an SOS signal using a toy Morse code generator (wired, don't worry about false alarms for real authorities).



He has learned to send the SOS signal and was asking me to send a response to him to let him know that help is on the way.



What Morse code should I respond with in a real life situation when I hear a distress call on radio?






cw procedure emergency







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My 5-year old son loves sending out an SOS signal using a toy Morse code generator (wired, don't worry about false alarms for real authorities).



He has learned to send the SOS signal and was asking me to send a response to him to let him know that help is on the way.



What Morse code should I respond with in a real life situation when I hear a distress call on radio?






cw procedure emergency




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    How about a real life story? Here is one where the proper response was merely to call 911. heraldnet.com/news/hiker-safe-with-help-of-ham-radio
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    – K7PEH
    14 hours ago






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    Brilliant! thank you so much for the link
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    – Hanky Panky
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    I know he's only 5, but it would still be a good idea to tell him that either SOS or Mayday radio transmissions must only be sent during a genuine emergency involving aircraft or ships at sea. From Wikipedia: "[distress signals] must only be used where there is grave and imminent danger to life. Otherwise, urgent signals such as pan-pan can be sent. Most jurisdictions have large penalties for false, unwarranted or prank distress signals". Those penalties are jail time and very large fines.
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    11 hours ago








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    @MikeWaters Only those involving airplanes or ships at sea? I thought it was any situation where your life or others lives were in danger (where it could help at least). For example, if you're lost in the desert with limited supplies and you have a portable rig on you, would it not be appropriate to send SOS?
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    – Duncan X Simpson
    9 hours ago






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    @MikeWaters I see. In that case, would it be appropriate if, say, you were surrounded by a forest fire that was closing in? That's the only other situation I can think of where it could be appropriate on land.
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    – Duncan X Simpson
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    How about a real life story? Here is one where the proper response was merely to call 911. heraldnet.com/news/hiker-safe-with-help-of-ham-radio
    $endgroup$
    – K7PEH
    14 hours ago






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    Brilliant! thank you so much for the link
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    – Hanky Panky
    14 hours ago






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    I know he's only 5, but it would still be a good idea to tell him that either SOS or Mayday radio transmissions must only be sent during a genuine emergency involving aircraft or ships at sea. From Wikipedia: "[distress signals] must only be used where there is grave and imminent danger to life. Otherwise, urgent signals such as pan-pan can be sent. Most jurisdictions have large penalties for false, unwarranted or prank distress signals". Those penalties are jail time and very large fines.
    $endgroup$
    – Mike Waters♦
    11 hours ago








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    @MikeWaters Only those involving airplanes or ships at sea? I thought it was any situation where your life or others lives were in danger (where it could help at least). For example, if you're lost in the desert with limited supplies and you have a portable rig on you, would it not be appropriate to send SOS?
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    – Duncan X Simpson
    9 hours ago






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    @MikeWaters I see. In that case, would it be appropriate if, say, you were surrounded by a forest fire that was closing in? That's the only other situation I can think of where it could be appropriate on land.
    $endgroup$
    – Duncan X Simpson
    8 hours ago








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How about a real life story? Here is one where the proper response was merely to call 911. heraldnet.com/news/hiker-safe-with-help-of-ham-radio
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– K7PEH
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How about a real life story? Here is one where the proper response was merely to call 911. heraldnet.com/news/hiker-safe-with-help-of-ham-radio
$endgroup$
– K7PEH
14 hours ago




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Brilliant! thank you so much for the link
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Brilliant! thank you so much for the link
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I know he's only 5, but it would still be a good idea to tell him that either SOS or Mayday radio transmissions must only be sent during a genuine emergency involving aircraft or ships at sea. From Wikipedia: "[distress signals] must only be used where there is grave and imminent danger to life. Otherwise, urgent signals such as pan-pan can be sent. Most jurisdictions have large penalties for false, unwarranted or prank distress signals". Those penalties are jail time and very large fines.
$endgroup$
– Mike Waters♦
11 hours ago






$begingroup$
I know he's only 5, but it would still be a good idea to tell him that either SOS or Mayday radio transmissions must only be sent during a genuine emergency involving aircraft or ships at sea. From Wikipedia: "[distress signals] must only be used where there is grave and imminent danger to life. Otherwise, urgent signals such as pan-pan can be sent. Most jurisdictions have large penalties for false, unwarranted or prank distress signals". Those penalties are jail time and very large fines.
$endgroup$
– Mike Waters♦
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@MikeWaters Only those involving airplanes or ships at sea? I thought it was any situation where your life or others lives were in danger (where it could help at least). For example, if you're lost in the desert with limited supplies and you have a portable rig on you, would it not be appropriate to send SOS?
$endgroup$
– Duncan X Simpson
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$begingroup$
@MikeWaters Only those involving airplanes or ships at sea? I thought it was any situation where your life or others lives were in danger (where it could help at least). For example, if you're lost in the desert with limited supplies and you have a portable rig on you, would it not be appropriate to send SOS?
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@MikeWaters I see. In that case, would it be appropriate if, say, you were surrounded by a forest fire that was closing in? That's the only other situation I can think of where it could be appropriate on land.
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– Duncan X Simpson
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@MikeWaters I see. In that case, would it be appropriate if, say, you were surrounded by a forest fire that was closing in? That's the only other situation I can think of where it could be appropriate on land.
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Since you're simulating the situation with non-transmitting equipment, you get the play the part of actual emergency agencies. You'd start by asking the SOS caller to identify themselves (call sign, ship name, etc.) and give their location and the nature of the emergency.



Of course, unless your 5 year old knows a lot more Morse than just SOS, that's where the exchange will end -- but this is a good way to get him interested in learning the whole alphabet (if he hasn't), getting his speed up, learning prosigns, and so forth.



In a real life situation, the FCC says you should respond to the caller and ask what assistance is needed -- pretty much what you'll do in simulation with your son. Find out what's the emergency, where the caller is located (latitude and longitude, map grid, or town and address), etc.






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Since this is all for a bit of fun, you could respond with the typical Morse Code response to indicate that the last transmission was successfully received: R:



•-•


Some operators stylize this as two R's sent consecutively. You could also use your "Dad" call sign by appending "de DAD":



-••  •    -••  •-  -••


which means this transmission is "from Dad".



As others have pointed out, in a real situation the response would either asking for clarifying information (e.g. a location or nature of emergency) or it would be a confirmation that help is on the way. If I were responding, I would end my transmission with "de W9IQ" to indicate my FCC assigned call.






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    @HankyPanky "ACK" isn't typically used with Morse Code but it is only for fun so feel free. A more likely response for an amateur radio operator with either be the indicated "R" or "QSL" meaning message received.
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    Perfect. I will discuss R and QSL both with him. Its good to use those because they can someday be real useful for him in real life, as opposed to non standard phrases.
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To respond to a received Morse SOS by radio requires a transmit system and operator able to do that.



Normally a transmit station license issued by the appropriate regulating agency having jurisdiction for that receive location is required to operate such a transmitter.



If no such transmit capabilities are available, then relaying the details of the SOS message to an appropriate, emergency response organization is about the best recourse available.






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    Since you're simulating the situation with non-transmitting equipment, you get the play the part of actual emergency agencies. You'd start by asking the SOS caller to identify themselves (call sign, ship name, etc.) and give their location and the nature of the emergency.



    Of course, unless your 5 year old knows a lot more Morse than just SOS, that's where the exchange will end -- but this is a good way to get him interested in learning the whole alphabet (if he hasn't), getting his speed up, learning prosigns, and so forth.



    In a real life situation, the FCC says you should respond to the caller and ask what assistance is needed -- pretty much what you'll do in simulation with your son. Find out what's the emergency, where the caller is located (latitude and longitude, map grid, or town and address), etc.






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    Since you're simulating the situation with non-transmitting equipment, you get the play the part of actual emergency agencies. You'd start by asking the SOS caller to identify themselves (call sign, ship name, etc.) and give their location and the nature of the emergency.



    Of course, unless your 5 year old knows a lot more Morse than just SOS, that's where the exchange will end -- but this is a good way to get him interested in learning the whole alphabet (if he hasn't), getting his speed up, learning prosigns, and so forth.



    In a real life situation, the FCC says you should respond to the caller and ask what assistance is needed -- pretty much what you'll do in simulation with your son. Find out what's the emergency, where the caller is located (latitude and longitude, map grid, or town and address), etc.






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      Thanks. Guy knows ICAO phonetics and can easily identify himself as Mike Sierra Delta with Mayday Mayday Mayday.
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    Since you're simulating the situation with non-transmitting equipment, you get the play the part of actual emergency agencies. You'd start by asking the SOS caller to identify themselves (call sign, ship name, etc.) and give their location and the nature of the emergency.



    Of course, unless your 5 year old knows a lot more Morse than just SOS, that's where the exchange will end -- but this is a good way to get him interested in learning the whole alphabet (if he hasn't), getting his speed up, learning prosigns, and so forth.



    In a real life situation, the FCC says you should respond to the caller and ask what assistance is needed -- pretty much what you'll do in simulation with your son. Find out what's the emergency, where the caller is located (latitude and longitude, map grid, or town and address), etc.






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    Since you're simulating the situation with non-transmitting equipment, you get the play the part of actual emergency agencies. You'd start by asking the SOS caller to identify themselves (call sign, ship name, etc.) and give their location and the nature of the emergency.



    Of course, unless your 5 year old knows a lot more Morse than just SOS, that's where the exchange will end -- but this is a good way to get him interested in learning the whole alphabet (if he hasn't), getting his speed up, learning prosigns, and so forth.



    In a real life situation, the FCC says you should respond to the caller and ask what assistance is needed -- pretty much what you'll do in simulation with your son. Find out what's the emergency, where the caller is located (latitude and longitude, map grid, or town and address), etc.







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    Since this is all for a bit of fun, you could respond with the typical Morse Code response to indicate that the last transmission was successfully received: R:



    •-•


    Some operators stylize this as two R's sent consecutively. You could also use your "Dad" call sign by appending "de DAD":



    -••  •    -••  •-  -••


    which means this transmission is "from Dad".



    As others have pointed out, in a real situation the response would either asking for clarifying information (e.g. a location or nature of emergency) or it would be a confirmation that help is on the way. If I were responding, I would end my transmission with "de W9IQ" to indicate my FCC assigned call.






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      How about ACK?
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      @HankyPanky "ACK" isn't typically used with Morse Code but it is only for fun so feel free. A more likely response for an amateur radio operator with either be the indicated "R" or "QSL" meaning message received.
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      Perfect. I will discuss R and QSL both with him. Its good to use those because they can someday be real useful for him in real life, as opposed to non standard phrases.
      $endgroup$
      – Hanky Panky
      14 hours ago
















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    $begingroup$

    Since this is all for a bit of fun, you could respond with the typical Morse Code response to indicate that the last transmission was successfully received: R:



    •-•


    Some operators stylize this as two R's sent consecutively. You could also use your "Dad" call sign by appending "de DAD":



    -••  •    -••  •-  -••


    which means this transmission is "from Dad".



    As others have pointed out, in a real situation the response would either asking for clarifying information (e.g. a location or nature of emergency) or it would be a confirmation that help is on the way. If I were responding, I would end my transmission with "de W9IQ" to indicate my FCC assigned call.






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      How about ACK?
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      14 hours ago












    • $begingroup$
      @HankyPanky "ACK" isn't typically used with Morse Code but it is only for fun so feel free. A more likely response for an amateur radio operator with either be the indicated "R" or "QSL" meaning message received.
      $endgroup$
      – Glenn W9IQ
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      Perfect. I will discuss R and QSL both with him. Its good to use those because they can someday be real useful for him in real life, as opposed to non standard phrases.
      $endgroup$
      – Hanky Panky
      14 hours ago














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    Since this is all for a bit of fun, you could respond with the typical Morse Code response to indicate that the last transmission was successfully received: R:



    •-•


    Some operators stylize this as two R's sent consecutively. You could also use your "Dad" call sign by appending "de DAD":



    -••  •    -••  •-  -••


    which means this transmission is "from Dad".



    As others have pointed out, in a real situation the response would either asking for clarifying information (e.g. a location or nature of emergency) or it would be a confirmation that help is on the way. If I were responding, I would end my transmission with "de W9IQ" to indicate my FCC assigned call.






    share|improve this answer











    $endgroup$



    Since this is all for a bit of fun, you could respond with the typical Morse Code response to indicate that the last transmission was successfully received: R:



    •-•


    Some operators stylize this as two R's sent consecutively. You could also use your "Dad" call sign by appending "de DAD":



    -••  •    -••  •-  -••


    which means this transmission is "from Dad".



    As others have pointed out, in a real situation the response would either asking for clarifying information (e.g. a location or nature of emergency) or it would be a confirmation that help is on the way. If I were responding, I would end my transmission with "de W9IQ" to indicate my FCC assigned call.







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      How about ACK?
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      – Hanky Panky
      14 hours ago












    • $begingroup$
      @HankyPanky "ACK" isn't typically used with Morse Code but it is only for fun so feel free. A more likely response for an amateur radio operator with either be the indicated "R" or "QSL" meaning message received.
      $endgroup$
      – Glenn W9IQ
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      Perfect. I will discuss R and QSL both with him. Its good to use those because they can someday be real useful for him in real life, as opposed to non standard phrases.
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      How about ACK?
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      @HankyPanky "ACK" isn't typically used with Morse Code but it is only for fun so feel free. A more likely response for an amateur radio operator with either be the indicated "R" or "QSL" meaning message received.
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      – Glenn W9IQ
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      Perfect. I will discuss R and QSL both with him. Its good to use those because they can someday be real useful for him in real life, as opposed to non standard phrases.
      $endgroup$
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      14 hours ago
















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    How about ACK?
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    – Hanky Panky
    14 hours ago






    $begingroup$
    How about ACK?
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    – Hanky Panky
    14 hours ago














    $begingroup$
    @HankyPanky "ACK" isn't typically used with Morse Code but it is only for fun so feel free. A more likely response for an amateur radio operator with either be the indicated "R" or "QSL" meaning message received.
    $endgroup$
    – Glenn W9IQ
    14 hours ago




    $begingroup$
    @HankyPanky "ACK" isn't typically used with Morse Code but it is only for fun so feel free. A more likely response for an amateur radio operator with either be the indicated "R" or "QSL" meaning message received.
    $endgroup$
    – Glenn W9IQ
    14 hours ago












    $begingroup$
    Perfect. I will discuss R and QSL both with him. Its good to use those because they can someday be real useful for him in real life, as opposed to non standard phrases.
    $endgroup$
    – Hanky Panky
    14 hours ago




    $begingroup$
    Perfect. I will discuss R and QSL both with him. Its good to use those because they can someday be real useful for him in real life, as opposed to non standard phrases.
    $endgroup$
    – Hanky Panky
    14 hours ago











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    To respond to a received Morse SOS by radio requires a transmit system and operator able to do that.



    Normally a transmit station license issued by the appropriate regulating agency having jurisdiction for that receive location is required to operate such a transmitter.



    If no such transmit capabilities are available, then relaying the details of the SOS message to an appropriate, emergency response organization is about the best recourse available.






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      To respond to a received Morse SOS by radio requires a transmit system and operator able to do that.



      Normally a transmit station license issued by the appropriate regulating agency having jurisdiction for that receive location is required to operate such a transmitter.



      If no such transmit capabilities are available, then relaying the details of the SOS message to an appropriate, emergency response organization is about the best recourse available.






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        To respond to a received Morse SOS by radio requires a transmit system and operator able to do that.



        Normally a transmit station license issued by the appropriate regulating agency having jurisdiction for that receive location is required to operate such a transmitter.



        If no such transmit capabilities are available, then relaying the details of the SOS message to an appropriate, emergency response organization is about the best recourse available.






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        To respond to a received Morse SOS by radio requires a transmit system and operator able to do that.



        Normally a transmit station license issued by the appropriate regulating agency having jurisdiction for that receive location is required to operate such a transmitter.



        If no such transmit capabilities are available, then relaying the details of the SOS message to an appropriate, emergency response organization is about the best recourse available.







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