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WE OPERATED AS GB2ZE IN THE 160 METER TRANSATLANTIC CENTENARY QSO PARTY ON
1814 KHZ.  IN ARDROSSAN, WE WERE THE FIRST LOCATION TO USE GB2ZE, PRIOR TO
TO BEING PASSED TO OTHER OPERATORS FOR USE AT LOCATIONS ACROSS SCOTLAND.
WE CONTINUED ON 1814 KHZ UNTIL 0222 UTC, AND CONTACTED 26 NORTH AMERICAN
AND EUROPEAN STATIONS ON CW.  THE FIRST US STATION TO BE LOGGED WAS RICK
NISWANDER, K7GM, AND THE FIRST UK STATION WAS BOB BARDEN, MD0CCE.  THE
REENACTMENT TRANSMISSION WE WERE AMAZED TO DISCOVER THAT 160 METERS HAD
OPENED UP JUST IN TIME FOR US TO START HEARING NORTH AMERICAN STATIONS.
THE REENACTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR 0252 UTC.  AT 0250 UTC WE TUNED TO 1825
KHZ, WHERE WE EXPECTED W2RCA TO BE TRANSMITTING.  SHORTLY AFTER AT 0252
UTC, WE HEARD THE FIRST CLEAR DECODE OF W2RCA.  IT WAS A SUCCESS THE
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