An Amateur Radio special event on December 11 will commemorate the 95th anniversary of the first transatlantic shortwave reception between Greenwich, Connecticut, and Ardrossan, Scotland. ARRL, the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB), and the Radio Club of America (RCA) are partnering in sponsoring the activity. The Greenwich Historical Society will also participate.
On December 11, 1921, a radio signal transmitted from the location of 1BCG
in Connecticut, was heard in Scotland by Paul Godley, 2ZE, during the
second ARRL transatlantic tests. The special event will use N1BCG, the call
sign of Clark Burgard of Greenwich, a radio history buff who was instrumental
in making arrangements for the event.
The N1BCG special
event, which will be set up at a school near the original 1BCG site, will
begin on Sunday, December 11, at 1200 and conclude at 0300 UTC on December
12. Operation will be on AM on 75 and 40 meters; CW and SSB on 40 meters,
CW on 30 meters, and CW and SSB on 20 and 17 meters. Approximate frequencies
are 3.880 (AM), 7.290 (AM), 7.235 (SSB), 7.040 (CW), 10.112 (CW), 14.280
(SSB), 14.040 (CW), 18.125 (SSB), and 18.088 MHz CW.
