GB100MWT Sunday Oct 17

Special event station GB100MWT, run by the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS), will be active on HF during Sunday, Oct 17, to celebrate the centenary of the Airship America rescue.

GB100MWT will be on the air from the Marconi Hut at Sandford Mill museum in Chelmsford, the "Birthplace of Radio".

They will be using CW until mid-day then SSB. 40 Metres is the preferred band but all HF bands may be used.

See the QRZ.com entry at
http://www.qrz.com/db/GB100MWT

Read the UK IET magazine Airship America story at
http://kn.theiet.org/magazine/issues/1015/
airship-wireless.cfm

Airship America Centenary - K2TQN video
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/october2010/
airship_america_video.htm

Log of Airship America in New York Times
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=
FB0B11F6345D16738DDDAF0894D9415B808DF1D3

BBC News - Airship America's landmark crossing attempt recalled
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11547569

CARS Airship America
http://www.g0mwt.org.uk/events/airship-america/
airship-america.htm

Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS)
http://www.g0mwt.org.uk/

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