IEEE Historical Milestone Event RCA Radio Central’s First Transoceanic Radio Transmission

On 5 November 1921, the world’s most powerful transoceanic radio facility at the time, RCA Radio Central, was inaugurated. Located at Rocky Point and Riverhead, New York, its Alexanderson 220 kW, 18.3 kHz transmitters and Beverage long-wire receiving antennas provided reliable worldwide radio communications. This November 5, the IEEE will commemorate this historic milestone with a ceremony at the Frank J. Carasiti School in Rocky Point. A luncheon will follow at Majestic Gardens,420 Route 25A, Rocky Point. The cost of the luncheon is $40. Checks made payable to RPHS may be sent to:

RPHS
PO Box 1720
Rocky Point, NY 11778

Co-sponsored by: Rocky Point Historical Society

Speaker(s): David Lundquist, Arnold Stillman

Bldg: Marconi Radio Shack, Frank J. Carasiti School, 90 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, New York, United States, 11778