International Marconi Day 2008

The 21st International Marconi Day event takes place on
the 26th of April next.

Among the stations taking part will be EI0MAR, from the Vintage Radio Museum, located in the Martello tower in Howth, Ireland.

An experimental Marconi wireless telegraphy station was set up at the same location in 1905. The HMS Monarch, with wireless telegraphy equipment aboard, transmitted from various locations in the Irish Sea each time relaying its
distance from the receiving station in Howth where signal strengths were logged.

Though not a contest, EI0MAR, as an award station will
be eagerly sought for QSO’s during the event. Visitors
are invited to come along and operate on the day.

The EI0MAR website is ei5em.110mb.com/ei0mar.html.
If you follow links from that page to the museum page, you can download a free booklet that chronicles the history of
the Martello tower and gives greater details of the 1905 Marconi tests.

The International Marconi Day event is organised by the Cornish Radio Amateur Club. Further details and a list of participating award stations is available at the club's web site www.gb4imd.org.uk.

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