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1. CQD

   CQD (transmitted in Morse code as ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ) is one of the first distress signals adopted for radio use. On 7 January 1904 the Marconi International Marine Communication Company issued "Circular 57", which specified that, for the company's installations, beginning 1 February 1904 "the call to be given by ships in distress or in any way requiring assistance shall be 'C Q D' ".

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1. CQD

   CQD stands for "come quick, danger" or "calling all stations, distress". It is an international radio distress signal used primarily in maritime communications. It is used to notify authorities or other vessels that a ship or person is in immediate danger or distress and requires immediate assistance. CQD is an older distress signal that has been largely replaced by the more widely recognized SOS signal.

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1. CQD

   CQD, transmitted in Morse code as – · – · – – · – – · · is one of the first distress signals adopted for radio use. It was announced on 7 January 1904, by "Circular 57" of the Marconi International Marine Communication Company, and became effective, beginning 1 February 1904 for Marconi installations. Land telegraphs had traditionally used "CQ" to identify alert or precautionary messages of interest to all stations along a telegraph line, and CQ had also been adopted as a "general call" for maritime radio use. However, in landline usage there was no general emergency signal, so the Marconi company added a "D" to CQ in order to create its distress call. Thus, "CQD" is understood by wireless operators to mean, "All stations: distress." Contrary to popular belief, CQD does not stand for "Come Quick, Danger", "Come Quickly: Distress", or "Come Quick—Drowning!"; these are backronyms. Although used worldwide by Marconi operators, CQD was never adopted as an international standard since it could be mistaken for a general call "CQ" if the reception was poor. At the second International Radiotelegraphic Convention, held in Berlin in 1906, Germany's Notzeichen distress signal of three-dots/three-dashes/three-dots was adopted as the international Morse code distress signal.

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1. CQD

   What does CQD stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CQD acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CQD in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CQD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

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