GORC 173rd Anniversary Event January 6-7th

"[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]On January 6th, 1838 an event occurred that would change the world as we know it today. On January 6th, 1838, Alfred Vail, Samuel Morse and a boy named William Baxter gave the first successful demonstration of a working telegraph in the United States of America. On this day this small group sent the first demo message on a working telegraph at the Speedwell Iron Works located in the State of New Jersey. This revolutionary device sent the message, " a patient waiter is no loser " over two miles of cotton-covered hat wire coiled around the room. The demonstration was given to Judge Stephen Vail, the father and financial backer of Alfred Vail.

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]To honor this special event in history the Great Outdoor Radio Club or GORC will operate the special event station W3M on January 6 - 7th, 2011. Look for W3M on CW and PSK31. Listen for W3M to use a straight key for this event!"[/FONT]


http://www.wa3wsj.org/Morse_Telegraph_Event.html

Really hope I can finish learning CW and get a rig before this, the certificate looks really nice.