[LeArc] Titanic special event stations

[Duane Whittingham]

Special Events to Commemorate 95th Anniversary of Titanic Tragedy

NEWINGTON, CT, Apr 4, 2007 -- Several Amateur Radio special event
operations are scheduled to mark the 95th anniversary of the sinking
of the RMS Titanic. The "unsinkable" White Star Line passenger vessel
was on its maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City
when it struck and iceberg and sank early on April 15, 1912. More than
1500 people perished, while some 700 passengers in 19 lifeboats were
rescued by the RMS Carpathia, whose radio operator copied the frantic
distress call (the still common "CQD" signal, possibly coupled with
the then-new "SOS") transmitted by MGY radio operator Jack Phillips as
the Titanic foundered.

W0S/GB2MGY

Special event W0S, which stands for "White Star Line," will be on the
air from the Titanic Museum in Branson, Missouri. The W0S operation
will commence at 1300 UTC on Saturday, April 14, and conclude at 2400
UTC on Sunday, April 15. Members of the Nixa Amateur Radio Club and
the Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club (SMARC) will be among those
at the helm of W0S. Icom has loaned Amateur Radio equipment for the
special event.

Look for W0S on or around these frequencies: SSB, 3.860, 7.260 and
14.260 MHz; CW, 3.560, 7.060 and 14.060 MHz. Operators will be
listening 2 kHz up for calls. Visitors are welcome. E-mail the Nixa
club for more information. In conjunction with the W0S operation,
GB2MGY will be on the air from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

GB95MGY

In Titanic wireless operator Jack Phillips' home town of Godalming,
England, members and guests of the Wey Valley Amateur Radio Group will
run special event station GB95MGY. Operation will begin at 1000 UTC on
April 14 and continue through 0547 UTC on April 15, the time the
Titanic sank. After a short radio silence, operation will continue
until April 16 at 0547 UTC. The special event will celebrate Phillips'
heroism. The 25-year-old radio operator went down with the ship.

GB95MGY will operate CW only on all HF bands, 80 through 15 meters, 15
kHz up from the band edge, and will QSL all contacts (QSL via the
bureau). For more information, contact Michael Shortland, G0EFO.

W1MGY

Special event station W1MGY will be on the air from the Titanic
Historical Society Museum in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts. Operation
will concentrate on 40 and 20 meters April 14 from 1400 UTC until 2030
UTC, although W1MGY may be on the air at other times, bands and modes
throughout the 95th anniversary weekend.

Look for W1MGY on or around: CW, 3.533, 7.033, 14.033, 18.099, 21.033
and 28.033 MHz; SSB, 3.860, 7.260, 14.260, 18.160, 21.360 and 28.336
MHz, conditions permitting.

To schedule a contact with W1MGY, contact Dave Isham, KB1MU,
indicating a preferred date, time, and frequency. Include an SASE with
QSL requests to Titanic Historical Society, W1MGY, PO BOX 51053,
Indian Orchard, MA 01151-0053 USA.