AY Honor Communications Answer Key

Communications

Skill Level

2

Year

1953

Version

13.05.2025

Approval authority

General Conference

1

Do one of the following:

1a

Send and receive by International Morse Code at the rate of three words per minute using flashlight, whistle, mirror, buzzer, or key. (Five-letter words, minimum of 20 words.)

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1b

Send and receive by semaphore code at the rate of seven words per minute using semaphore flags. (Five-letter words, minimum of 20 words.)

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1c

Send and receive by International Morse Code at the rate of three words per minute using wigwag flags. (Five-letter words, minimum of 20 words.)

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Historical Notes

Communications was called Signaling until 1986 when it was discontinued. It was reintroduced the following year and renamed Communications.

References

• Wikipedia article on Morse Code
• Wikipedia article on Semaphores
• Semaphore translator
• http://www.cromwellbutlers.com/sbb_0617.htm