Transatlantic Tests

The early 1920s saw the dawn of international amateur radio. A series of significant milestones led over some five years from no amateur transmission ever having been heard on another continent, to intercontinental two-way communications becoming commonplace.

The RSGB will commemorate these historic events by encouraging everyone to get on the air to make QSOs – focusing on December 2021 and December 2022. Full details of the how you can participate will be published here.

Special Events and Activities

RSGB, ARRL and our members are organising some great on-air activities to celebrate the achievement of transatlantic communications by radio amateurs one hundred years ago.

The RSGB and the ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio^® in the US have announced joint events to celebrate the achievement of transatlantic communications by radio amateurs 100 years ago. The press release can be read here.

RSGB and ARRL Joint Events

3-5 December 2021	ARRL 160m Contest 2021 – with 1920s RSGB callsigns
12 December, 2021 – 0200–0800 UTC	160m Transatlantic Centenary QSO Party
December 2022	Transatlantic Centenary Marathon – save the date for next year

Other Activities

13-14 November 2021	Transatlantic QSO Party, sponsored by the Radio Club of America
11-12 December 2021	1BCG Special Event – activation on 160m CW using a replica transmitter. Note, this is transmission only.
November 2021 onwards	Celebrating the events of 1921 at Ardrossan in 2021
1-26 December 2021	Special “/2ZE” suffix authorised to mark the Centenary of Paul Godley’s work