International Marconi Day (IMD) 24th April 1999 A total of 401 contacts were made using GB4JAM on IMD. 80m report In about 15 hours of total operation, 217 contacts were made. There was a quiet period between 03:00 and 05:00 utc, otherwise operation continued with occasional breaks to 21:34 utc. Equipment used, Yaseau FT101ZD providing typically 80 watts into an ATU, and then into a 200ft long wire, average height 12ft above ground, one end about 20ft. Voice on ssb was used. Most contacts were from UK and Ireland, with a handful from France, Holland, Germany, and Russia. The following IMD stations were contacted : GX4CRC the organising club in Cornwall, just before midnight, GB2MRI Rathlin Island, EI4IMD Galway, EI5IMD Crookhaven, GB4GM Fraserburgh, GX0MWT Chelmsford, GB4IMD Truro, GB0MBS Dorset, GB2MDI Pepperbox Hill, GB3WM Puckpool. Other stations of interest, GB4YOU was also contacted. Other bands report A temporary setup was used for about 1 ½ hours on 2m fm. 20 contacts were made, the furthest being Reading and Winchester. Another temporary setup was used for about 1 hour on 6m ssb. 8 contacts were made, including GB2MDI IMD station on Pepperbox Hill, the furthest contacts being Cwmbran and Bath. 20m report In just under 12 hours of total operation, 157 contacts were made. Equipment used, Kenwood TS680S providing typically 70 watts direct into ¼ wave ground plane vertical. Voice on ssb was used. The base of vertical was 32ft above ground, with 3, ¼ wave ground radials. Car battery and charger for 12V PSU. From 00:00 to 00:51 hrs. UTC on 24th April there were 31 contacts with USA (mostly eastern states as far as Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Florida) and Canada (again eastern side), and 1 to Brazil. The conditions went then until morning when Europe came through, followed by Canada (Prince Edward Isle) at 09:05 ! The conditions died out at 21:43, the last contact being to W1 in USA. The following IMD stations were contacted : OE1M, VE1IMD, GB3WM Puckpool, And others of interest : GB0SUB Gosport, VO1XT 2 miles from Signal hill, LZ5DB using 1 watt, 4N1DX Belgrade. The following 29 countries were contacted: 4N1 Yugoslavia 4Z4 Israel CT1 Portugal CU3 Azores EA5 Spain ER2 Moldova EU1 Belarus G UK HA5 Hungary I Italy LA Norway LY4 Lithuania LZ Bulgaria OE Austria OH Finland OM Slovakia OX2 Greenland PT2 Brazil R Russia S5 Slovenia SM Sweden SP Poland SV Greece T94 Bosnia TF8 Iceland UR Ukraine VE Canada W USA YO7 Romania