Marconi 100th Anniversary Special Event January 11-19, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The special event was a success with over 13,000 contacts! One really notable contact
was with the International Space Station!
The ARRL has posted an
article regarding this contact.
Check the logs at http://www.qsl.net/k1usn/marclog/logs.html. |
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The 100th Anniversary of Guglielmo Marconi�s First Wireless Telegraph transmission between the United States and Europe was on on January 18, 2003. From atop high, sandy cliffs overlooking the Atlantic, Marconi transmitted a simple, 54-word greeting from President Theodore Roosevelt to Great Britain�s King Edward VII. Within hours, the King acknowledged receiving the message, and the spark of global communications began. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Marconi Radio Club, W1AA, and the Marconi Cape Cod Memorial Radio Club, KM1CC, working in partnership with the National Park Service at Cape Cod National Seashore, operated a Special Event station 24/7 from January 11-19 at the former Coast Guard station at Coast Guard Beach in Eastham, Massachusetts. The location was near the site of the original Marconi 1903 Station on Cape Cod. From 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day, the public was able to tour the station, listen to voice and Morse Code discussions with other radio operators around the world, and learn about wireless technology. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The callsign used for the event is the call of the Marconi Cape Cod Memorial Radio Club. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KM1CC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For those who remember this was the same call sign used during the 75th anniversary in 1978. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KM1CC transmitted a PRESIDENTIAL Commemerative message from The President of the United States George W. Bush on January 18, 2003. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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