Rabbit Waves

Morse Flags

Morse Signaling by Hand Flags or Arms

There are images of rabbits holding Oscar flags, and using them to signal morse code. For "dah" a rabbit holds two flags outward horizontally at arms length, for "dit" a rabbit holds two flags up over their head, to signal the separation of dits and dahs a rabbit crosses two flags downward in front of their body, to signal the separation of letters/groups/words the rabbit holds the two flag forward apart from each other, and the last signal consisting of a rabbit waving two flags about its head in circles is used to make a request for repetition(if by the receiving station) or to erase signals(if made by the transmitting station).

Allow for enough time between dots and dashes, and between letters, groups or words.

How to start/end:

Rabbit signing the Morse Code hand flag positions for the letter K, and for the number 1

1. Sender signals K1.

Rabbits signing the Morse Code hand flag positions for the letter AA AA AA

Or... signal "AA AA AA"(all groups have bars at the top). Run letters with top bars together.

AA AA AA is used when wishing to call a station within visual range without knowing their name. The call is repeated until the other station replies.

Rabbits signing the Morse Code hand flag positions for the letters TTTT

2. The receiving station signals "TTTT: to answer the call, and does not stop unless the transmitting station stops their call.

Rabbits signing the Morse Code hand flag positions for the letters TTTT

...or the receiver signals "YS1".

Rabbits signing the Morse Code hand flag positions for the letters YS1. A rabbit signing the Morse Code hand flag positions for the letter T

3. Calling station sends message. The receiving station signals a "T" to acknowledge receipt of each word or group.

Rabbit signing the Morse Code hand flag positions for the letters YU

4. If the calling station wants to send code groups, messages must be preceeded by "YU".

Rabbit signing the Morse Code hand flag positions for the letters AR(AR has a top bar linking the two letters) Rabbit signing the Morse Code hand flag positions for the letters AR(AR has a top bar linking the two letters)

5. A transmission ends with the end signal "AR"(with a top bar over both characters).

A murrelet at sea on a carrot-hulled catamaran is waving hand flags in a circle to signal to a rabbit on another boat, the murrelet appears to be confused and is requesting for the message to be repeated. The rabbit sees this.

"Oh! I'm going to repeat the signals," the rabbit says.

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