Flag R (Romeo)
ICS · R code word: Romeo pronounced: ROW-ME-OH Morse: ·−·
In short: The only letter with no single-letter meaning in the code. In communication procedures R (Romeo) acknowledges receipt: "Received", I have received your last signal.
Morse sign
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Dot = short sound, dash = long (three times longer). Hear it in the Morse translator.
In plain English
The only letter with no single-letter meaning in the code. In communication procedures R (Romeo) acknowledges receipt: "Received", I have received your last signal.
Where you will really see it
In radiotelephony and light signalling "Romeo" is said to acknowledge a transmission. In the code, R with numerals means distance in nautical miles.
Common mix-up
"Received" only confirms receipt, not agreement. Agreement is C (yes) or a direct answer.
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