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Saturday, January 21, 2017

Morse Code Flag for the Letter V - Victor . . . _


The Morse Code Flag for the letter V has three stars, one stripe, and an orange background.  Morse Code Flags have the DOTS and DASHES coded to Stars and Stripes.  Thus this flag when read downwards reads the letter V in code.  It has an orange background because V is the 22nd letter in the alphabet.  The number 2 is coded to orange.

Coincidentally the Morse Code V flag is nearly a perfect invert of the Morse Code B Flag, the stars are below on B while above on V.  How strange?  This closeness is also reflected in the keyboard, whereby V and B are next to each other, and often lead to typos.  Additionally many non-native speakers of English easily get these two sounds confused.  And even if you are a native English speaker, the first time one speaks to new individual who says V or B, it is very easy to confuse. 


Morse Code Flag for the Letter U - Uniform


The Morse Code Flag for the letter U has a red background, two white stars, and one white stripe.  The stars represent DOTS while the Stripe represents a DASH, in Morse Code.  As these types of flag are always read downwards it reflects the nature of the letter U.  The flag is red, because this colour is coded to the number 1.  As the letter U is the 21st letter of the alphabet, we have a red flag.  Also note the numeral 2 from 21 is ignored, since Morse Code flags only use the ones place value to calibrate the colour.

Friday, January 20, 2017

Morse Code Flag for the Letter T - Tango _


The Morse Code Flag for the letter T is a simple white flag with one black stripe.  The one stripe is reflective of the one DASH for the letter T or Tango.  The flag is white because T is the 20th letter, with zero in the ones place digit, which is calibrated to white.

Morse Code Flag for the Letter S - Sierra . . .


The Morse Code Flag for the Letter S has a pink background.  Reason being, the letter S is the 19th letter of the alphabet.  And the number in the ones value is calibrated to the order; and 9 is coded to pink.  The three stars represent aDOTS, and are blue because blue is the contrast indicator for pink.

Morse Code Flag for the Letter R - Romeo . _ .


The Flag for the letter R is black and white.  The stars represent DOTS while the Stripe represents a DASH.  The black background is coded to the number eight.  We have a black flag because R is the 18th letter.  Morse Code Flag background colour is based upon the ones digit value, as the tens digit value is ignored.

Morse Code Flag for the Letter Q - Quebec . . .


The Morse Code Flag for the letter Q has three stripes and one star.  The stripes and stars are reflective of the Morse Code DASH, DASH, DOT, DASH.  Q is the 17th letter of the alphabet, its one digit value is a seven, consequently the colour of the flag is violet because violet is the 7th colour of the visible spectrum. The star and stripes are yellow, because yellow is the assigned contrast indicator for violet.

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Fun Flag for Magnesium - Element #12


Flag for for the 12 Element - Magnesium - is based upon the flag of Greece and the area flag of Thessaly.  Reason being that Magnesium is named after this region of Magnesia, Greece.