Monday, December 11th, will mark the 96th anniversary of the first message
to ever be sent across the Atlantic Ocean using shortwave
frequencies.
The original event in 1921 was called "The Transatlantic
Tests" and was organized to determine if amateur radio signals could be heard in
Europe using short wave frequencies.
Several (amateur) stations will be
participating by establishing contacts between the U.S. and Europe
including:
N1BCG (Greenwich, CT - where the first successful message was
sent by 1BCG)
GM7VSB (Ardossan, Scotland - where the receiving station
was located)
KB3WFV (Chesapeake Bay, MD)
W2PA (Millbrook,
NY)
N1ALF (Greenwich, CT)
Bands and frequencies have not
been set to permit flexibility due to propagation, but will likely begin during
the day (Eastern U.S.) on 20 meters USB.
Additional information can be
found at:
