Manual Of Visual Signaling Of The U. S. Signal Corps
Subtitle: 1905
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1905
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: TABLE OF CONTENTS,; title: CHAPTER I. — VISUAL SIGNALING; title: Equation of arrangements 16; title: General instructions 18; title: Signal practice 19; title: Selecting location for a signal station 20; title: Concealing the location of a signal station; title: Table of distances at which signals may be discerned 28; title: To establish a line of communicating stations 28; title: Finding a station 30; title: The Army and Navy Signal Code 34; title: Flash signals with acetylene lantern, heliograph or search-light 41; title: Order in which a message is transmitted 42; title: CHAPTER II. — GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPERATING STATIONS.; title: Duties of each man on a station 46; title: Instructions to signal officers making reports 54; title: To make a reconnaissance of a battlefield 56; title: Repeating back a message 57; title: Repeating stations 59; title: Checking message 60; title: Care of signaling apparatus 62; title: CHAPTER III. — DAY SIGNALING APPARATUS.; title: The heliograph 63; title: Ranges accomplished 66; title: Setting up and operating the heliograph 75; title: Suggestions for operating and caring for the heliograph 80; title: To reduce the intensity of flash for short distances 82; title: CHAPER III. — DAY SIGNALING APPARATUS — CONTINUED.; title: Formula for determining the intervisibility of stations 84; title: The flag 88; title: How to place the flagman 90; title: Miscellaneous day signaling 91; title: Smoke signals 92; title: The semaphore 93; title: International Code 94; title: Distant signals 95; title: Example of a signal made by distant signals 101; title: The Continental Telegraph Code 102; title: Chronosemic signals 104; title: CHAPTER IV. — NIGHT SIGNALING.; title: The searchlight 106; title: Methods of gas generation 109; title: Lanterns 110; title: The field lantern 111; title: Description of generator 113; title: Directions for operation and care of the field lantern 116; title: The station signaling lantern 120; title: How the gas is automatically generated 125; title: Directions for operating the lantern 128; title: The torch 134; title: Rockets and bombs 140; title: Rocket signaling 142; title: Miscellaneous night signaling 144; title: The Ardois system 145; title: Special signification of Ardois signals 157; title: Coston signals 159; title: The Very system 159; title: CHAPTER V. — COMPASSES.; title: Magnetic compasses 160; title: The prismatic compass 162; title: CHAPTER VI. — FIELD GLASSES AND TELESCOPES.; title: Field glasses 164; title: Telescopes 172; title: To determine the power of telescopes 173; title: Telescope holders 175; title: Distance measuring glasses 177; title: The telemeter field glass 180; title: Porro prisms field glasses and telescopes 180; title: CHAPTER VII. — CODES AND CIPHER.; title: Preconcerted message codes 183; title: Cable cipher code 192; title: Cipher key numbers 194; title: Examples of enciphering 194; title: Ciphers 196; title: The cipher disk 198; title: Enciphering by the alphabetical square 202; title: Deciphering messages 205; title: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.; title: Fig. 1. Field signal station 21; title: 2. "Initial position" (flag signaling) 35; title: 3. Motion "1" (flag signaling) 39; title: 4. Motion "2" (flag signaling) 40; title: 5. Heliograph station 47; title: 6. Mirror and mirror bar case 73; title: 7. Heliograph tripods 74; title: 8. Heliograph in use with one mirror 76; title: 9. Heliograph in use with two mirrors 77; title: 10. General alphabetical table for making the international code signals by means of distant signals by fixed semaphore 97; title: 11. General alphabetical table for making the international code signals by means of distant signals by shapes 98; title: 12. Distant signals 99; title: 13. Distant signals 99; title: 14. Distant signals 99; title: 15. Distant signals 100; title: 16. Distant signals 100; title: 17. Example of a signal from the International Code made by a fixed semaphore or by distant signals 101; title: 18. The field lantern 111; title: 19. Field signal lantern without tripod 112; title: 20. Generator with cartridge in place, sectional view 114; title: 21. Lamp showing regulator by-pass valve 116; title: 22. Removing top of generator 117; title: 23. Placing cartridge in generator 117; title: 24. Attaching cartridge to generator 118; title: 25. Telegraphic key for signaling with flash lantern 118; title: 26. Station signaling lantern, showing telescoping sighting tube 121; title: 27. Station signaling lantern, showing insulated handle. 122; title: 28. Station signaling lantern, front view 123; title: 29. Station signaling lantern, rear view 124; title: 30. Key for station signaling lamp 126; title: 31. Cases containing station signaling lantern packed for transportation 127; title: 32. Parts of generator 128; title: 33. Reading lamp or station lamp 129; title: 34. Keyboard for night signal set, Ardois system 145; title: 35. Keyboard for night signal set, Ardois system, showing receptacles for cables 146; title: 36. Keyboard with cover and lamp 147; title: 37. Mechanism of keyboard 148; title: 38. Diagram of connections of night-signal set 149; title: 39. Receptacle and plug 150; title: 40. Wiring diagram of truck lights 154; title: 41. Truck-light controller 155; title: 42. A hoist 156; title: 43. Ardois system in use 156; title: 44. Telescope holder in position 176; title: 45. Prism-system 181; title: 46. Cipher disk 196