Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
On November 18th, 1921, six members of the Radio Club of America, at on informal meeting, decided to build a transmitting station that would be heard in Europe. The six men were: E. H. Armstrong, Walter Inman, E. V. Amy, John Grinan, Minton Cronkhite, and George Burghard. Much discussion as to the locations of the station followed, but it was finally decided to build at Greenwich, Conn., on the site of Cronkhite’s present station 1BCG. On December 11, 1921, radio history was made when a signal from this amateur station in Greenwich Connecticut was heard in Ardrossan, Scotland, marking the first successful transatlantic radio transmission using shortwave frequencies.
For more information visit 1BCG.org
Antique Wireless Association founding member Bruce Kelley, W2ICE, explores the 1921 Trans-Atlantic tests in this AWA Classic presentation.
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On November 18th, 1921, six members of the Radio Club of America, at on informal meeting, decided to build a transmitting station that would be heard in Europe. The six men were: E. H. Armstrong, Walter Inman, E. V. Amy, John Grinan, Minton Cronkhite, and George Burghard. Much discussion as to the locations of the station followed, but it was finally decided to build at Greenwich, Conn., on the site of Cronkhite’s present station 1BCG. On December 11, 1921, radio history was made when a signal from this amateur station in Greenwich Connecticut was heard in Ardrossan, Scotland, marking the first successful transatlantic radio transmission using shortwave frequencies.
For more information visit 1BCG.org
Antique Wireless Association founding member Bruce Kelley, W2ICE, explores the 1921 Trans-Atlantic tests in this AWA Classic presentation.
If you enjoyed this video, consider becoming a member of the Antique Wireless Association at: antiquewireless.org/homepage/membership
Subscribe to the Antique Wireless Museum channel and you'll receive news of our latest video uploads.
