[Celticwarrior]

Nice, thanks DirtyDave. It's a good thing for everyone to be aware of at least a FEW of the common taps you can do with morse code. When people were searching Ground Zero, there were often taps or noises that SOUNDED like taps in the debris. When one was heard, a call went up and EVERYTHING STOPPED. No sound, no noise, nothing but one rescuer listening and trying to communicate with whoever might be under the rubble, doing what they could to get someone to hear them. Tapping on metal with metal or stone will carry, and can communicate all sorts of info about you, your surroundings and your condition, but you have to know morse code to get any of that across. Trust me, if they hear SOS, they will come for you eventually. If you can tap out how many survivors, what you see around you, and what your injuries are, they will be better able to help you, and have proper equipment standing by! The short-long system can be used in light, smokesignals, whistle bursts, and semaphore-like flag waving, to name a few ways you can use morse to communicate.

I recommend printing out a couple of copies, and laminating them, putting one in your wallet or purse, and the other in your BOB. It could save your life, and make a rescue go that much more smoothly and effectively.

Thanks again, Dave!