Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:
> Back in 1946 -1948 ish,  C for "yes", and R or EN for  "Received and 
> understood" was used on the amateur bands.  The same practice was used by my 
> school's cadet signal corps and the army in South Africa during and after 
> WWII.

C also means "affirmative" in the maritime International Code of Signals, and N 
means "negative".
NC is the distress signal.

Jon LA4RT.
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