W0S - Titanic Museum - April 14/15
03/04/07 10:51 Filed in: Special
Activity
Titanic Museum Attraction
www.titanicbranson.com
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 7p.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.
www.titanicbranson.com
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 7p.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.