[SEDXC] RMS TITANIC SPECIAL EVENTS

[Neil Foster]

  FYI, here is some info about the REAL DEAL Titanic stations, GI100MGY 
and GI2012MGY operating from the Belfast shipyard, just yards away from 
where the Titanic was launched. Also, 'MGY' was the Titanic's radio call 
sign. Shown below is an email I got from Frank, GI4NKB who is the spark 
plug behind setting up these Belfast special event stations. 73, Carter 
K8VT > On 04/04/2012 02:29, k8vt wrote: > > Hi Carter! > > This is 
rumour control, here are the facts > > Two special specials will be 
active from Belfast for the 100th > anniversary of the sinking of the 
RMS Titanic. GI100MGY will be > active from The City Hall, Belfast 
7-10th of April as part of the > councils Titanic 2012 festival. We'll 
actually be setting up station > in the council chambers, point your 
browser here: > > http://preview.tinyurl.com/ccecos4 > > and have a look 
at page 27 in the festival programme where we get a > mention, this 
programme was distributed free to every home in the > Belfast area - 
quite a coup for amateur radio. > > GI2012MGY will then run from 12-18th 
from onboard the SS Nomadic, > the last surviving link to the Titanic 
and the White Star line: > > 
http://www.nomadicpreservationsociety.co.uk/index.asp > > We'll be 
operating mere yards from where the Titanic and indeed the > Nomadic 
where built AND where MTV will be staging their Titanic > Sounds concert 
on the 13th, again quite a coup. > > The two callsigns are "firsts" for 
the UK being the first time a > regional designator has been allowed to 
be used as a special event > callsign, we expect interest to be huge. 
GI100MGY will of necessity > be a 100w station while GI2010MGY will run 
the legal limit. We'll be > QRV on all bands 80 - 10m using CW and SSB, 
it is unlikely we'll do > any digital modes as operating time is short 
and we want to give as > many as possible a chance to work us. That's 
about it Carter, if > you've any more questions don't hesitate to ask. 
See you on the bands. > > 73, Frank GI4NKB > Chairman, City of Belfast 
Radio Amateur Society. > > > -- > It was long ago and far away > And so 
much better than it is today. >
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