Worldwide Amateur Ham Radio Broadcast Event
April 14-15, 2007
To commemorate the 95th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic, ham radio operators worldwide will participate in a special-event broadcast originating from the TITANIC Museum Attraction beginning at 8a.m., Saturday April 14, and concluding at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 15, 2007.
Ham operators will transmit the news of the anniversary using special event call sign W0S. Operators from Nixa, Missouri have permission from the FCC to broadcast using this special call sign, which stands for "White Star," the name of the company that built the Titanic.
The brainchild of museum attraction co-owner, Mary Kellogg Joslyn and Nixa Amateur Radio Operators Rich Vogt (KB9YZE), Dave Beckler (WA0SAP), Al Gallo (W0ERE) and Rod Kittleman (K0ADI), the worldwide broadcast will take place to honor the radio broadcasters working aboard the Titanic on the night she sank. [Pete’s-dx-newsdesk] Titanic commemorative Event April 14-15, 2007.
SPECIAL EVENT. To commemorate the 95th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, ham radio operators worldwide will participate in a special event broadcast originating from the TITANIC Museum Attraction (in Branson, Missouri) beginning at 8 a.m., Saturday, April 14th, and concluding at 7p.m., Sunday, April 15th. Members of the Nixa Amateur Radio Club will
transmit the news of the anniversary using the special event callsign W0S. Operators from Nixa, Missouri, have permission from the FCC to broadcast using this special callsign which stands for "White Star," the name of the company that built the Titanic. The worldwide broadcast will take place to honor the radio broadcasters working aboard the Titanic on the night she sank. ADDED NOTE: A UK group is also expected to be active. Details should be forthcoming.
April 14-15, 2007
To commemorate the 95th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic, ham radio operators worldwide will participate in a special-event broadcast originating from the TITANIC Museum Attraction beginning at 8a.m., Saturday April 14, and concluding at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 15, 2007.
Ham operators will transmit the news of the anniversary using special event call sign W0S. Operators from Nixa, Missouri have permission from the FCC to broadcast using this special call sign, which stands for "White Star," the name of the company that built the Titanic.
The brainchild of museum attraction co-owner, Mary Kellogg Joslyn and Nixa Amateur Radio Operators Rich Vogt (KB9YZE), Dave Beckler (WA0SAP), Al Gallo (W0ERE) and Rod Kittleman (K0ADI), the worldwide broadcast will take place to honor the radio broadcasters working aboard the Titanic on the night she sank. [Pete’s-dx-newsdesk] Titanic commemorative Event April 14-15, 2007.
SPECIAL EVENT. To commemorate the 95th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, ham radio operators worldwide will participate in a special event broadcast originating from the TITANIC Museum Attraction (in Branson, Missouri) beginning at 8 a.m., Saturday, April 14th, and concluding at 7p.m., Sunday, April 15th. Members of the Nixa Amateur Radio Club will
transmit the news of the anniversary using the special event callsign W0S. Operators from Nixa, Missouri, have permission from the FCC to broadcast using this special callsign which stands for "White Star," the name of the company that built the Titanic. The worldwide broadcast will take place to honor the radio broadcasters working aboard the Titanic on the night she sank. ADDED NOTE: A UK group is also expected to be active. Details should be forthcoming.
(Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #802)
Branson, Mo.
March 22 2007
PRNewswire
The World’s Largest TITANIC Museum Attraction
(www.titanicbranson.com/) will host a special event amateur radio transmission from Branson,
Missouri to Belfast, Ireland and other points across the globe April 14-15, 2007. Ham operators stationed at the TITANIC Museum Attraction will transmit the news of the 95th anniversary
of the sinking of the Titanic using special event call sign W0S. Operators from Nixa, Missouri
have permission from the FCC to transmit using this special call sign, which stands for "White Star," the name of the company that built the Titanic. Radio operators in Belfast will use the actual call sign of the Titanic, GB6MGY.
The brainchild of the museum attraction co-owner, Mary Kellogg Joslyn and Nixa Amateur Radio Operators Rich Vogt (KB9YZE), Dave Beckler (WA0SAP), Al Gallo (W0ERE) and Rod Kittleman (K0ADI), the worldwide transmission will take place to honor the radio broadcasters working aboard the Titanic on the night she sank.
"The wireless radio operators aboard Titanic sent a distress signal which was heard by operators in Cape Race, Newfoundland immediately after the ship hit the iceberg. The arpathia’s operators also heard the signal," said Rod Kittleman, spokesperson for the group. "Without these successful radio transmissions, many additional lives would have been lost that night." Spectators are invited to witness these ham operators live at the TITANIC Museum Attraction’s free Outdoor Entertainment Center from 8 a.m. Saturday, April 14 until 7 p.m. Sunday, April 15, 2007. For more information or to participate as a ham volunteer, visit www.nixahams.net/ or www.zeros.com .
The World’s Largest TITANIC Museum Attraction opened in 2006 and is Branson’s new landmark tourist destination. The 17,000 square foot, ship- shaped structure -- built half scale to Titanic’s original size -- towers more than 100 feet above its anchored position on the Branson Strip. A 90-minute, self-guided tour covers 20 galleries on two decks where more
than 400 priceless artifacts that once belonged to Titanic’s passengers or crew are on display. None of the artifacts were retrieved from the ocean’s fl oor. The NEW ‘London Waterloo Train Station’ opens at TITANIC on April 12, 2007. Visit www.titanicbranson.com for the full story.
(Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin # 799/ODXA Listening In-Ham Radio Corner)
Branson, Mo.
March 22 2007
PRNewswire
The World’s Largest TITANIC Museum Attraction
(www.titanicbranson.com/) will host a special event amateur radio transmission from Branson,
Missouri to Belfast, Ireland and other points across the globe April 14-15, 2007. Ham operators stationed at the TITANIC Museum Attraction will transmit the news of the 95th anniversary
of the sinking of the Titanic using special event call sign W0S. Operators from Nixa, Missouri
have permission from the FCC to transmit using this special call sign, which stands for "White Star," the name of the company that built the Titanic. Radio operators in Belfast will use the actual call sign of the Titanic, GB6MGY.
The brainchild of the museum attraction co-owner, Mary Kellogg Joslyn and Nixa Amateur Radio Operators Rich Vogt (KB9YZE), Dave Beckler (WA0SAP), Al Gallo (W0ERE) and Rod Kittleman (K0ADI), the worldwide transmission will take place to honor the radio broadcasters working aboard the Titanic on the night she sank.
"The wireless radio operators aboard Titanic sent a distress signal which was heard by operators in Cape Race, Newfoundland immediately after the ship hit the iceberg. The arpathia’s operators also heard the signal," said Rod Kittleman, spokesperson for the group. "Without these successful radio transmissions, many additional lives would have been lost that night." Spectators are invited to witness these ham operators live at the TITANIC Museum Attraction’s free Outdoor Entertainment Center from 8 a.m. Saturday, April 14 until 7 p.m. Sunday, April 15, 2007. For more information or to participate as a ham volunteer, visit www.nixahams.net/ or www.zeros.com .
The World’s Largest TITANIC Museum Attraction opened in 2006 and is Branson’s new landmark tourist destination. The 17,000 square foot, ship- shaped structure -- built half scale to Titanic’s original size -- towers more than 100 feet above its anchored position on the Branson Strip. A 90-minute, self-guided tour covers 20 galleries on two decks where more
than 400 priceless artifacts that once belonged to Titanic’s passengers or crew are on display. None of the artifacts were retrieved from the ocean’s fl oor. The NEW ‘London Waterloo Train Station’ opens at TITANIC on April 12, 2007. Visit www.titanicbranson.com for the full story.
(Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin # 799/ODXA Listening In-Ham Radio Corner)