International Marconi Day (IMD) 25th April 1998
A report on the activities of the Amateur Radio Section of the SPR & IW Community Club.
Technical
A 15m ¼ wave vertical was erected on a 12ft pole, and a 20 m ¼ wave vertical 
was erected on a 32ft pole, supported by guys. Both had ¼ wave ground radials 
at approx. 40-60 degrees below horizontal. 
Those 2 antennas plus a 150ft long wire (average height 15ft) plus ATU were 
used with a Yaseu FT101ZD and Kenwood TS680S. 
Activity which started at 00:00hrs UTC was on 80m and 20m, going quiet in the 
early hours, then improving on 80m and then 20m. 40m and 15m were used as 
warranted. 
There was some de sensing of the FT101 on 80m (long wire) when the TS680 was 
Txing on 15m or 20m, and on the TS680, 20dB attenuator had to be used to 
reduce splatter when the FT101 was Txing on 80m.
Contacts made
About 400 contacts were made in about 20 hours of operation, including 10 
other 'Marconi stations' e.g. Pepperbox hill, New York, New Jersey, Cape Cod, 
Rome, Poldhu, Potters Bar, and Caenarfon. 
The following countries were contacted :- 
Most of Europe and Scandinavia, PA, F, I, EI, EA, OK, SV, YO, ER, SM, OZ, CT, 
HA, OH, OM, SP, TF, LA, 4N, 9A, ES, OE, CS, YZ, T9, EU, LZ, ZB. 
USA (East side) WJ, W4, NA, WA, K4, WC4, WA1 
Paraguay ZP5 
Kenya 5Z4 
Brazil PP7 
Russia RK, UA, RV 
Ukraine UR8, UT5, US3, EN5 
Belarus EU6 
Canada VO1, VY2, VE3 
Some notable ones :- 
OH9 Lapland (Kemi), SV8 Isle Lemnos EU049, 4N9 EU163, 9A EU136, T94 Bosnia H, 
CS98 Madeira, ER5 Moldova, VY2 Prince Edward Isle, TF8 Iceland, 4X1 Israel, 
ES4 Estonia, ZB2 Gibraltar