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Special Event Amateur Radio Station W0SThis event is to mark the 95th anniversary of the Titanic disaster and will take place on Saturday, April 14 starting at 13.00 UTC to Sunday, April 15, ending at 00.00 UTC. The special event station will be located at the World’s Largest Titanic Museum Attraction on Highway 76 in Branson, MO. April 14, 1912 was the night the Titanic met her demise with a huge iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England. Radio operators played a large part during this disaster. It was one of the first times the new international distress call “SOS” gained popularity. Three stations will operate simultaneously using SSB, CW and Echolink. A moment of silence will be observed by all amateur stations calling W0S for one minute ot more, at the time of the sinking distress call on April 14. That time has yet to be determined. During that time period, contact will be attempted with the Belfast Amateur Radio Club with a special message, which has a Special Event call representing the Titanic’s call sign “MGY”. That call is GB2MGY. Operators at the Titanic Museum will be stationed in full view of the visitors at it’s entrance. The owners will provide the uniforms of the original communication officers. All scheduled operators will wear these uniforms during operations
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