For the International Marconi Day on 19th April 1997, using call GB4JAM, for the third year GX3IW took part as a 'Marconi station' - one of only 40 around the world. We erected a 21MHz ¼ wave vertical, a 14 MHz ¼ wave vertical, and on some scaffold tower a 12 ele 144MHz yagi. We also used our ~80m long wire. The day was successful and approx. 800 contacts were made, including USA (sunspot count was then very low).