Thursday, September 26, 2019

WWV Centennial Special Event Station On Air 9/28-10/2

The WWV transmitter building
(NIST photo)
Help celebrate the 100th anniversary of WWV ... on the air, of course!

The following is provided by the Case Amateur Radio Club at Case Western Reserve University, which has been involved in centennial planning:

Fort Collins, Colorado -- Special event station WW0WWV will celebrate the 100th anniversary of NIST radio station WWV from Friday, September 28th through Wednesday, October 2nd. Operations will be from the site of WWV. Multiple transmitters will be operating CW, SSB, and digital on the HF bands, including 160m and 6m meteor scatter (see website for schedule). Educational activities, community outreach, and a citizen-science experiment will be conducted. Email: wwv@ncarc.net Website: wwv100.com.