Handbook of military signalling

Handbook of military signalling

Author: Giddings, Howard Andrew, 1868-

Year: 1917

PREFACE This book, first issued in 1896 under the title "Instructions in Military Signaling,” has been revised at the urgent request of the publishers. The changes in codes and signaling systems have been so extensive that the handbook is in effect a new one. The signal codes, conventional signals, letter codes, emergency signals, etc., are taken from the Signal Book, U. S. Army, 1916. These codes are public documents and cannot be copyrighted. The copyright upon this book relates only to its general arrangement and those portions not comprehended in public documents. The parts relating to the compass and its use and to map reading are a combination of matter in previous editions and recent articles by the author appearing in Outing magazine. They are necessarily elemental, and for further elaboration of details one of the several excellent books upon topography, military sketching, map reading, etc., should be consulted. Howard A. Giddings, Capt. U. S. Signal Corps (Vol.). Hartford, Connecticut, September 1, 1917 CONTENTS Codes 11 The American Morse Code 11 Alphabet 11 Numerals 12 Punctuation 12 Abbreviations 13 Conventional Signals for Use with the American Morse Code 14 Transmis