[CW] 100 Year Anniversary - Dec. 11, 1921 - 2021

[David J Ring Jr]

You Are Invited--RCA QSO Party Kicks off Transatlantic Centennial

Few dates are more important in ham radio than December 11, 1921. That’s 
when members of the Radio Club of America (RCA) and the American Radio 
Relay League (ARRL) successfully transmitted signals that spanned the 
Atlantic Ocean. The 100^th  anniversary of that day is upon us and YOU 
are invited to celebrate!

WHY WE CELEBRATE

During the month of November, 1921, a group of Radio Club of America 
members, led by Major Edwin Armstrong quickly pulled together an amateur 
radio transmitting station in Greenwich Connecticut. It was the cutting 
edge of the era: a nearly thousand watt CW station at the (considered 
useless) ‘shortwaves’ (just below the present 160m band). On the other 
end, in Ardrossan Scotland, Armstrong’s new superheterodyne receiver 
combined with RCA member Harold Beverage’s new ‘wave’ antenna allowed 
state of the art receive selectivity and sensitivity. The missing piece? 
The ionosphere: speculated to exist and to work for long distance at the 
new shortwaves. On December 11, 1921, it all came together and station 
1BCG made it across, the first of about two dozen amateur radio stations 
heard.

The importance? Notes RCA President John Facella, K9FJ: “Hams, through 
the innovations of the RCA members, used ingenuity, smaller, state of 
the art electronic equipment, and new bands and mode to connect the 
continents. That set the pace for the 100 years of smaller and higher 
performance telecommunications wonders that followed, making a truly 
connected world.” Yes, the world owes it to ham radio!

JOIN US IN A QSO PARTY ON 13 NOVEMBER
The Radio Club of America is celebrating the 100^th  anniversary of the 
Transatlantic Test by hosting a CW and SSB QSO Party from 1200Z, 
November 13 to 0400Z, November 14. We will all contact each other—not 
just special event stations. Open to ALL hams and shortwave listeners on 
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters, with 10 bonus points awarded (per 
band and mode) for contacting Radio Club of America’s station, 
W2RCA. Scores should be posted to 3830 Scores Home 
<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qEIzk_aTCi1vpzMrwqdcyTb40_aJgDduzQfvCoWPgZN7c_KYkUm8Iyyczx8V_u0YqIMRHctzSKs9ZL5LG8fE2jSnkFbHevCaTel2yXhPRd7syiPM4NFrzh4IaPirdyNm3XX_mJ_sJfCwAdtWictnuQ==&c=e4Z9sbFmPijsBcoNSw1gTMZoUTHmHKmUBL6PDDaQ5ArFk4gWiNKOdQ==&ch=fWEyCbnhjG72BHJaE1P4ebA4nZZZKoHyfsVfxdTDUlBlbCp6AMP-fQ==>.
You can find all the rules and more information about additional events 
commemorating the Transatlantic Test’s centennial:
Transatlantic Test Centennial - Radio Club of America 
<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qEIzk_aTCi1vpzMrwqdcyTb40_aJgDduzQfvCoWPgZN7c_KYkUm8I6uG2RFdLzIH5wlYFRR8Gkbn1eNk0jgZsCnJkTMr5E4SujkSqo7hdwAWFB9lWBNkXy2wsz8HQRBo8DhddQvLNewTbowXMcQ1H6yc7wSRFORg2RfzrFWq5XioYBujklRkl6gBw3jaKNJAFDyEEJgbiMPCCUHK1A0XbRLXxdYC7hDKHfPkscd_PWL1j0rs1BxAQQ==&c=e4Z9sbFmPijsBcoNSw1gTMZoUTHmHKmUBL6PDDaQ5ArFk4gWiNKOdQ==&ch=fWEyCbnhjG72BHJaE1P4ebA4nZZZKoHyfsVfxdTDUlBlbCp6AMP-fQ==>
A free certificate will be available, along with a complimentary copy of 
the commemorative RCA Proceedings, from the RCA site.
A MONTH OF FESTIVITIES
The RCA Transatlantic QSO Party is held as a centennial anniversary 
commensurate with the building of TX station in November. Note that this 
is the ONLY participatory QSO event for the Transatlantic Centennial, so 
plan your celebration now😊
But…stay tuned… the Radio Club of America will be RE-ENACTING the 
TRANSATLANTIC TRANSMISSIONS at 02:52 UT on 12 December on 160m with 
W2RCA. More info to come!
The Antique Wireless Association(AWA), American Radio Relay 
League(ARRL), The Radio Society of Great Britain(RSGB), Radio Club of 
America(RCA), and others all are participating in the Transatlantic 
Centennial festivities Watch for additional news pieces as the month 
progresses!
(text by W1YW and KE8JFW)

73
DR
Life Member SOWP, ARRL, Radio Club of America, FISTS, LICWC, VWOA.

1988 Gold Medalist VWOA Marconi Medal of Service.
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