Famous Radio Rooms and Call Signs

The Titanic: MGY

The Titanic's call sign was MGY, and for an amazingly interesting website about the Titanic's radio, visit the RMS Titanic Radio Page.

Additional technical details about the Titanic's radio equipment are available at The Marconi Wireless Installation in R.M.S. Titanic by Parks Stephenson.

The Hindenburg: DEKKA

The call sign of the German airship Hindenburg was DEKKA, and information about the zeppelin's radio room can be found at that website.

Technical details about the Hindenburg's radio equipment are available at the Antique Radios website.

The Hindenburg's chief radio operator was Willy Speck, who died in the Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst on May 6, 1937.

The Queen Mary: GBTT

The call sign of the great British ocean liner RMS Queen Mary was GBTT, and wonderful information is available about the liner's wireless installation. Additional technical information was also compiled by Geoff Dyson, who served as Radio Officer aboard Queen Mary.

The Queen Mary has is now permanently berthed at Long Beach, California, where it is the home of radio station W6RO.

King Hussein: JY1

The late King Hussein of Jordan was well known as a ham radio operator, under the call letters JY1.

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