<div dir="ltr"><h1 style="font-size:16pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">96th anniversary of 1st transatlantic shortwave transmission</h1><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium">Monday, December 11th, will mark the 96th anniversary of the first message to ever be sent across the Atlantic Ocean using shortwave frequencies.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium">The original event in 1921 was called &quot;The Transatlantic Tests&quot; and was organized to determine if amateur radio signals could be heard in Europe using short wave frequencies.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium">Several stations will be participating by establishing contacts between the U.S. and Europe including:<br>N1BCG (Greenwich, CT - where the first successful message was sent<br>by 1BCG)<br>GM7VSB (Ardossan, Scotland - where the receiving station was located)<br>KB3WFV (Chesapeake Bay, MD)<br>W2PA (Millbrook, NY)<br>N1ALF (Greenwich, CT)</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium">Bands and frequencies have not been set to permit flexibility due to propagation, but will likely begin during the day (Eastern U.S.) on<br>20 meters USB.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium">Additional information can be found at:<br><a href="https://www.qrz.com/db/N1BCG" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">https://www.qrz.com/db/N1BCG</a><br><a href="http://www.internetwork.com/radio/n1bcg" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">http://www.internetwork.com/radio/n1bcg</a><br><a href="http://w2pa.net/HRH/crossingsi-aquitania" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">http://w2pa.net/HRH/crossingsi-aquitania</a><br><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=1...2&amp;pg=PP7#v=onepage&amp;q=qst%20february%201922&amp;f=true" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">https://books.google.com/books?id=1...2&amp;pg=PP7#v=onepage&amp;q=qst february 1922&amp;f=true</a></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><font size="1">OPDX</font></p></div>