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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)
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E
(or 5)
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F
(or 6)
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G
(or 7)
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H
(or 8)
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I
(or 9)
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J
(or Letters Follow)
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K
(or 0)
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L
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M
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N
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O
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P
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Q
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R
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S
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T
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U
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V
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W
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X
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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 |
Darren Dowling
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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 |
Lee Dowling
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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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