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The Semaphore flag signaling system is an alphabet
signalling system based on the waving of a pair of hand-held
flags in a particular pattern.
The flags are usually square, red and yellow, divided
diagonaly with the red portion in the upper hoist.
The flags are held, arms extended, in various positions
representing each of the letters of the alphabet.
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| Semaphore |
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A
(or 1) |
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B
(or 2) |
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C
(or 3) |
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D
(or 4) |
E
(or 5) |
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F
(or 6) |
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G
(or 7) |
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H
(or 8) |
I
(or 9) |
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J
(or Letters Follow) |
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K
(or 0) |
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L |
M |
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N |
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O |
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P |
Q |
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R |
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S |
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T |
U |
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V |
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W |
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X |
Y |
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Z |
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Annul / Cancel |
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Error |
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Numerals Follow |
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(Help! Help! My flag is on
fire?) |
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| Notes on Use |
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The signals which have alternate numeric meanings, i.e. A-K
only have those alternate meanings after a "Numerals Follow"
signal has been sent and will continue to have those meanings
until a "Letters Follow" (i.e. J) signal is sent, when they
revert to being the letters A- K. Ideally, semaphore flags
should be approximately 30cm x 30cm (12in x 12in). Generally
they are red and yellow for signalling between two ships at
sea and blue and white for signalling to and from land.
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| Semaphore Generator |
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Please note that the Animated function only works in
Netscape (and other sensible browsers). Due to extremely bad
programming on Microsoft's part, the timing of the animation
cannot occur properly using Internet Explorer as the computer
sits there taking up all of the CPU's time doing absolutely
nothing rather than just ignoring code and letting the timing
happen properly.
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