Centenary of Transatlantic Amateur Signals

December 2021 marks the centenary of the first amateur radio signals crossing the Atlantic.

Signals from the USA were received by Paul Godley, 2ZE, at a specially prepared receiving setup at Ardrossan in Scotland.

From 1 to 26 December 2021, all UK and Crown Dependency licensees may add the suffix /2ZE to their amateur call sign to mark the centenary.

A programme of celebratory events will take place throughout December 2021 on both sides of the Atlantic—more details will be included in next week’s GB2RS News.

Transatlantic Test Centenary - http://www.transatlantic.org.uk/

GB2/GB100 Scotland Special Event

Special event stations GB1002ZE and GB2ZE will be active to commemorate centenary achievement by Paul Godley's, 1921 DXpedition to Ardrossan, Scotland.

Paul Godley, 2ZE, was able to receive the first transatlantic shortwave amateur radio message from the amateur station 1BCG located in Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.A. The received message was recorded in Godley's logbook on the 12th December 1921 at 02:52 GMT which was hastily composed by his 1BCG colleagues:

“Nr 1 de 1BCG words 12, New York. Date December 11, 1921, to Paul Godley, Ardrossan, Scotland. Hearty Congratulations. (Signed) Burghard, Inman, Grinan, Armstrong, Amy, Cronkhite.”

— QSL via GM0SEI

More details - https://www.transatlantic.org.uk

All UK and Crown dependency licensed radio amateurs may use the suffix "/2ZE" with your own callsign between December 1-26th, 2021

Ireland and India Join Parks on the Air

Portable radio enthusiasts are thrilled with the news that Parks on the Air has added two new countries.

In Parks on the Air News, in October we welcomed Ireland and India to Parks on the Air! So please join me in saying dia duit and namaste to our newest POTA friends! October was another record-setting month, with an all-time high for both number of activators and number of QSOs, with 1,630 activators making a combined 329,019 QSOs.

In our last news item for the month, POTA is excited to officially announce that for our 2022 summer plaque event, we will be adding several plaques for DX QSOs. There will be up to 6 DX plaques available, pending sponsorship – one each for the most QSOs made as an activator outside of the continental United States for IARU Regions 1, 2, and 3, and 1 each for hunters who make the most QSOs with activators in those same regions. If you or your organization is interested in sponsoring one of these new DX plaques in 2022, please send an email to n3vem@parksontheair.com for details.

This is November 3 Victor Echo Mike with your October Parks on the air Update. Be sure to visit parksontheair.com for information about the program, and pota.app for spotting, park information, leader boards, and more.