This sound effect can be found on Cartoon Trax Volume 1, which was made by The Hollywood Edge. It is very similar to TELEGRAPH, RECEIVE - RECEIVE MORSE CODE MESSAGE OVER TELEGRAPH, SLOW, RADIO.
This recording replicates a high-speed Morse code transmission carrying what appears to be a fragment of a navigational or geographical report. Unlike many stock telegraph effects that consist of random character groups, this sequence contains recognizable procedural terminology and plain-language text associated with position reporting. The individual groups can be interpreted as follows:
- DE: A genuine international radiotelegraph prosign meaning "from." In authentic Morse procedure, DE identifies the transmitting station or separates the sender from the remainder of the message.
- 178: A numerical value, most likely representing a bearing, longitude, or other navigational measurement. Without additional context, its exact significance cannot be determined.
- DE: The DE prosign appears a second time. While somewhat unusual in ordinary message text, repeated DE groups can occur in fragmented recordings or when separating successive message elements.
- GREES: A truncated rendering of "DEGREES." The missing leading DE suggests that the recording begins or ends mid-word, or that a small portion of the transmission was omitted during editing.
- NORTH: A standard cardinal direction used in navigation, surveying, aviation, and maritime position reports.
Taken as a whole, the transmission reconstructs into the phrase:
"...178 degrees north..."
or, more plausibly,
"...178 degrees, north..."
The repetition of DE is most likely an artifact of the recording or transcription rather than part of the intended sentence. The remaining words strongly resemble a fragment of a navigational position report, compass bearing, or geographic coordinate being transmitted over a telegraph or radiotelegraph circuit. The recording therefore evokes the sound of authentic maritime, aviation, or military communications, even though only a small portion of the original message is preserved.
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Rapid Telegraph Beeps - 'hurricane Sighted'.
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