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SCOTLAND OPERATIONS FROM THE TRANSATLANTIC TESTS CENTENARY EVENTS THIS
SMALL RADIO CLUB RECAPS THE ACTIVITIES OF THEIR SPECIAL EVENT STATION IN
ARDROSSAN, INCLUDING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE REENACTMENT TRANSMISSION ON
DECEMBER 12, 2021.  BARRY J. BEGGS, GM3YEH  AT 0252 UTC ON DECEMBER 12,
1921, PAUL GODLEY, 2ZE, RECEIVED THE FIRST TRANSATLANTIC SHORTWAVE RADIO
SIGNALS AT ARDROSSAN, SCOTLAND, SENT FROM 1BCG IN GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT,
AS PART OF THE TRANSATLANTIC TESTS.  A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES ARRANGED BY
ARRL AND THE RADIO SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN RSGB TOOK PLACE LAST DECEMBER
TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENARY OF THIS HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT.  OUR SPECIAL EVENT
STATION THE ORGANIZERS OF THE CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS ASKED THE KILMARNOCK
AND LOUDOUN AMATEUR RADIO CLUB KLARC TO OPERATE A COMMEMORATIVE STATION FOR
THE EVENTS IN SCOTLAND.  WE SET UP A PORTABLE SPECIAL EVENT STATION USING
THE CALL SIGN GS2ZE TO OPERATE FROM DECEMBER 11 12, 2021.  BECAUSE THE
ORIGINAL SITE GODLEY USED IN 1921 HAS BEEN BUILT OVER, NORTH AYRSHIRE
COUNCIL KINDLY GRANTED US PERMISSION TO SET UP OUR STATION AT A PUBLIC
SPACE THAT WAS ADJACENT TO THE ORIGINAL SITE.  OUR KEY OBJECTIVE WAS TO
RECEIVE AND COPY A REENACTMENT TRANSMISSION THAT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE MADE
BY THE RADIO CLUB OF AMERICA RCA, W2RCA, ON 160 METERS.  THE 1921
TRANSATLANTIC TESTS WERE CONDUCTED AT A WAVELENGTH OF AROUND 200 METERS, SO
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