EG1912T

　今週の ARRL からのメルマガによると、タイタニック号の記念局 EG1912T が運用されるようです。

EG1921T 局と CW で交信すると、special QSL カードが貰えるそうです。

う～ん、CW は下手だけど、挑戦してみたい。

以下、メルマガからの引用です。
Honoring the Titanic
Amateur radio operators worldwide will have an opportunity to honor the passengers and radio crew of the RMS Titanic that sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912.

A Spanish special event station, EG1912T, will be on the air from 0000 UTC on April 10, the date on which the Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, until 2359 on April 15, the date on which it sank after hitting an iceberg. The call sign is unique for this event. EG identifies Spain, 1912 signifies the year the ship sank, and T stands for Titanic.

“Radio station managers and telegraph operators Jack Phillips, Harold Bride, and Harold Cottam, who played a leading role in the telegraphic communications during the rescue, will also be honored,” said Carlos Reboreda, EA1PJ, president of the Vigo-Val Miñor Amateur Radio Union, which is sponsoring the 2026 special event operation.

All amateur radio operators are invited to participate. Bands used will be HF, VHF, UHF, and SHF (amateur radio satellite). All modes will be available with special emphasis on telegraphy. All stations that contact EG1921T using CW will receive a special QSL card. All other stations making contact on any frequency or mode can receive a confirmation via eQSL and LoTW.


From right to left: Jack Phillips, head of the Titanic's radio room. Harold Cottam, telegraph operator on the Carpathia, the ship that was first to arrive at the scene of the shipwreck. Harold Bride, second operator in the radio room. [Photos courtesy of the Vigo-Val Miñor Amateur Radio Union]