The T46W Special Station will be on the air again during the weekend from 27 to 29 of september, 2019. The transmissions will originate from “The heights of San Felipe” in the municipality of Caibarién northeast of the province from Villa clara at the Republic of Cuba. This station will be activated at the bands from 80 to 10 meters and T46W will work in the modes: ssb, cw and ft8. Contacts with the T46W can be confirmed through LoTW. The operators of this station will be members of the Radio Club of Caibarien, who have conceived a special event to celebrate the 128th anniversary of Manuel Antonio Álvarez Álvarez (Manolín CO6MA). With her they begin a commemorative day that extends until the month of August of 2020, date in which the centenary of the 1 anniversary is fulfilled. The contacts made on this occasion with the T46W will be valid to opt for a special Diploma that will be awarded in the month of September next year. More information about the Diplomas in CQCaibarien "Manolin" has been considered the "Pioneer" of Radio in Cuba. He was born in Santiago de Ambas, in the Beginning of Asturias Autonomous Community of Spain, on Tuesday, September 29th, 1891 at 8:00 a.m. His biographers, especially Jesús Díaz Loyola, will be located on September 21, 1920, the day an intelligible and powerful radio transmission was officially placed from the city of Caibarién, Cuba. This Spaniard, based on the Caribbean island, also stood out as a brilliant amateur radio, this activity for more than 70 years without interruption.
